diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ff7881f..d4c9e49 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
-
 const crypto = require('crypto')
 const Transform = require('stream').Transform
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4c7c976..bdbf586 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4395,7 +4395,8 @@
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kKvNJn6Mm93gAczWVJg7wH+wGYWNrDHdWvpUmHyEsgCtIwwo3bqPtV4tR5tuPaUhTOo/kvhVwd8XwwOllGYkbg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-kKvNJn6Mm93gAczWVJg7wH+wGYWNrDHdWvpUmHyEsgCtIwwo3bqPtV4tR5tuPaUhTOo/kvhVwd8XwwOllGYkbg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "semver": {
       "version": "5.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2973d23..147fef1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@
     "twitter": "maybekatz"
   },
   "license": "ISC",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "safe-buffer": "^5.1.1"
-  },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
     "nyc": "^11.4.1",
     "standard": "^10.0.3",