diff --git a/Brocfile.js b/Brocfile.js
index 6a903d695..8ff687eba 100644
--- a/Brocfile.js
+++ b/Brocfile.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var styles = require('./broccoli/styles');
 var jquery = require('./broccoli/jquery');
 
 var vendoredModules = [
-  {name: 'content-kit-utils', options: {libDirName: 'src'}},
   {name: 'mobiledoc-html-renderer'},
   {name: 'mobiledoc-text-renderer'}
 ];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf289109a..acdbee039 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     "Matthew Beale <matt.beale@madhatted.com> (http://madhatted.com/)"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "mobiledoc-html-renderer": "^0.2.0",
+    "mobiledoc-text-renderer": "^0.2.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "broccoli": "^0.16.3",
     "broccoli-funnel": "^1.0.1",
@@ -39,11 +43,8 @@
     "broccoli-merge-trees": "^1.0.0",
     "broccoli-multi-builder": "^0.2.8",
     "broccoli-test-builder": "^0.2.0",
-    "content-kit-utils": "^0.2.0",
     "conventional-changelog": "^0.5.1",
     "jquery": "^2.1.4",
-    "mobiledoc-html-renderer": "^0.2.0",
-    "mobiledoc-text-renderer": "^0.2.0",
     "testem": "^0.9.11"
   },
   "main": "dist/commonjs/mobiledoc-kit/index.js"
diff --git a/src/js/editor/editor.js b/src/js/editor/editor.js
index e6cbd4808..969844fed 100644
--- a/src/js/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/js/editor/editor.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import Renderer  from 'mobiledoc-kit/renderers/editor-dom';
 import RenderTree from 'mobiledoc-kit/models/render-tree';
 import mobiledocRenderers from '../renderers/mobiledoc';
 
-import { mergeWithOptions } from 'content-kit-utils';
+import { mergeWithOptions } from '../utils/merge';
 import { clearChildNodes, addClassName } from '../utils/dom-utils';
 import { forEach, filter, contains } from '../utils/array-utils';
 import { setData } from '../utils/element-utils';
diff --git a/src/js/utils/merge.js b/src/js/utils/merge.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987674c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/utils/merge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+function mergeWithOptions(original, updates, options) {
+  options = options || {};
+  for(var prop in updates) {
+    if (options.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+      original[prop] = options[prop];
+    } else if (updates.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+      original[prop] = updates[prop];
+    }
+  }
+  return original;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merges properties of one object into another
+ */
+function merge(original, updates) {
+  return mergeWithOptions(original, updates);
+}
+
+export { mergeWithOptions, merge };
diff --git a/tests/helpers/dom.js b/tests/helpers/dom.js
index 3bdd05a73..3e5a82c47 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/dom.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/dom.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { forEach } from 'mobiledoc-kit/utils/array-utils';
 import KEY_CODES from 'mobiledoc-kit/utils/keycodes';
 import { DIRECTION, MODIFIERS }  from 'mobiledoc-kit/utils/key';
 import { isTextNode } from 'mobiledoc-kit/utils/dom-utils';
-import { merge } from 'content-kit-utils';
+import { merge } from 'mobiledoc-kit/utils/merge';
 
 // walks DOWN the dom from node to childNodes, returning the element
 // for which `conditionFn(element)` is true