diff --git a/lib/prompt.js b/lib/prompt.js
index c43451d..4e2970f 100644
--- a/lib/prompt.js
+++ b/lib/prompt.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 var events = require('events'),
     readline = require('readline'),
-    utile = require('utile'),
-    async = utile.async,
+    async = require('async'),
     read = require('read'),
     validate = require('revalidator').validate,
     winston = require('winston'),
@@ -396,13 +395,18 @@ prompt.confirm = function (/* msg, options, callback */) {
 
   function confirm(target, next) {
     var yes = target.yes || RX_Y,
-      options = utile.mixin({
+      options = {
         description: typeof target === 'string' ? target : target.description||'yes/no',
         pattern: target.pattern || RX_YN,
         name: 'confirm',
         message: target.message || 'yes/no'
-      }, opts || {});
+      };
 
+    for(var k in (opts || {})) {
+      if(opts.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
+        options[k] = opts[k];
+      }
+    }
 
     prompt.get([options], function (err, result) {
       next(err ? false : yes.test(result[options.name]));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bf0f33..ffdc1cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     "validation"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
+    "async": "~0.9.0",
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "read": "1.0.x",
     "revalidator": "0.1.x",
-    "utile": "0.3.x",
     "winston": "2.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {