diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d41b2378..3e2d5805 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * @private
  */
 
-var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var cookie = require('cookie');
 var crypto = require('crypto')
 var debug = require('debug')('express-session');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1499a0a0..0a8b9421 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "depd": "~2.0.0",
     "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
     "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
-    "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
     "uid-safe": "~2.1.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {