diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0509e251e..0fb988565 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     "buffertools": "2.0.1",
     "commander": "2.1.0",
     "uglifyify": "1.2.3",
-    "soop": "0.1.5",
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "0.5.3",
     "istanbul": "0.2.10",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "0.8.2",
diff --git a/test/mocks/FakeNetwork.js b/test/mocks/FakeNetwork.js
index 4bdf68487..4368e8de5 100644
--- a/test/mocks/FakeNetwork.js
+++ b/test/mocks/FakeNetwork.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-var imports = require('soop').imports();
-var EventEmitter = imports.EventEmitter || require('events').EventEmitter;
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util = require('util');
 
 function Network(opts) {}
 
-Network.parent = EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Network, EventEmitter);
 
 Network.prototype.start = function(opts, cb) {
   // start! :D
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ Network.prototype.iterateNonce = function() {
 };
 
 
-module.exports = require('soop')(Network);
+module.exports = Network;