diff --git a/berkshelf-api.gemspec b/berkshelf-api.gemspec
index 8e00bd5c..fa315ba0 100644
--- a/berkshelf-api.gemspec
+++ b/berkshelf-api.gemspec
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'celluloid', '~> 0.14.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'reel', '= 0.4.0.pre'
   spec.add_dependency 'grape', '>= 0.3.2'
-  spec.add_dependency 'multi_json', '>= 1.0.4'
-  spec.add_dependency 'json', '~> 1.7.7'
   spec.add_dependency 'hashie', '>= 2.0.4'
   spec.add_dependency 'faraday'
   spec.add_dependency 'faraday_middleware'
diff --git a/lib/berkshelf/api.rb b/lib/berkshelf/api.rb
index 72f7e627..1743f746 100644
--- a/lib/berkshelf/api.rb
+++ b/lib/berkshelf/api.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 require 'grape'
 require 'celluloid'
-require 'multi_json'
 require 'hashie'
 require 'faraday'
 require 'faraday_middleware'
+require 'json'
 require 'zlib'
 require 'rubygems/package'
 require 'ridley'
diff --git a/lib/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache.rb b/lib/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache.rb
index 899fb915..74dc2f2a 100644
--- a/lib/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ class << self
       #
       # @return [DependencyCache]
       def from_file(filepath)
-        contents = MultiJson.decode(File.read(filepath.to_s))
+        contents = JSON.parse(File.read(filepath.to_s))
         new(contents)
       rescue Errno::ENOENT => ex
         raise Berkshelf::SaveNotFoundError.new(ex)
-      rescue MultiJson::LoadError => ex
+      rescue JSON::ParserError => ex
         raise Berkshelf::InvalidSaveError.new(ex)
       end
     end
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def to_hash
 
     # @return [String]
     def to_json(options = {})
-      MultiJson.encode(to_hash, options)
+      JSON.generate(to_hash, options)
     end
 
     # @return [Array<RemoteCookbook>]
diff --git a/lib/berkshelf/api/endpoint/v1.rb b/lib/berkshelf/api/endpoint/v1.rb
index a01dd792..e2cfda3e 100644
--- a/lib/berkshelf/api/endpoint/v1.rb
+++ b/lib/berkshelf/api/endpoint/v1.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class V1 < Endpoint::Base
       format :json
 
       rescue_from Grape::Exceptions::Validation do |e|
-        body = MultiJson.encode(status: e.status, message: e.message, param: e.param)
+        body = JSON.generate({status: e.status, message: e.message, param: e.param})
         rack_response(body, e.status, "Content-type" => "application/json")
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache_spec.rb b/spec/unit/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache_spec.rb
index 7c0feba7..0a19b0b7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/berkshelf/api/dependency_cache_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
       context "when the file contains valid json" do
         before do
-          @tempfile.write(MultiJson.encode(brooke: "winsor"))
+          @tempfile.write(JSON.generate({brooke: "winsor"}))
           @tempfile.flush
         end
 
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
   end
 
   let(:chicken) do
-    { "1.0" => 
+    { "1.0" =>
       { :dependencies => { "tuna" => "= 3.0.0" },
         :platforms => { "centos" => ">= 0.0.0" }
       }
     }
   end
   let(:tuna) do
-    { "3.0.0" => 
+    { "3.0.0" =>
       { :dependencies => { },
         :platforms => { "centos" => ">= 0.0.0" }
       }