diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 77a88c2..42d38b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,10 @@ coverage
 node_modules
 browser/bitcore.js
 browser/tests.js
+
+
+CONTRIBUTING.html
+LICENSE.html
+README.html
+examples.html
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a6ab75c..857b5de 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ bitcore.Txout = require('./lib/txout');
 
 //dependencies, subject to change
 bitcore.deps = {};
-bitcore.deps.aes = require('aes');
 bitcore.deps.bnjs = require('bn.js');
 bitcore.deps.bs58 = require('bs58');
 bitcore.deps.Buffer = Buffer;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2f116c..639174c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "aes": "=0.1.0",
     "bn.js": "=0.15.0",
     "bs58": "=1.2.1",
     "elliptic": "=0.15.12",