diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b32ab093..3ccf4ba3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var nanohref = require('nanohref')
 var nanoraf = require('nanoraf')
 var nanobus = require('nanobus')
 var assert = require('assert')
-var xtend = require('xtend')
 
 module.exports = Choo
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ function Choo (opts) {
   var events = { events: this._events }
   if (this._hasWindow) {
     this.state = window.initialState
-      ? xtend(window.initialState, events)
+      ? Object.assign({}, window.initialState, events)
       : events
     delete window.initialState
   } else {
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ Choo.prototype.mount = function mount (selector) {
 }
 
 Choo.prototype.toString = function (location, state) {
-  this.state = xtend(this.state, state || {})
+  Object.assign(this.state, state || {})
 
   assert.notEqual(typeof window, 'object', 'choo.mount: window was found. .toString() must be called in Node, use .start() or .mount() if running in the browser')
   assert.equal(typeof location, 'string', 'choo.toString: location should be type string')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02da8835..d37be450 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
     "nanoraf": "^3.0.0",
     "nanorouter": "^2.0.0",
     "nanotiming": "^6.0.0",
-    "scroll-to-anchor": "^1.0.0",
-    "xtend": "^4.0.1"
+    "scroll-to-anchor": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^8.0.20",