diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 21ee747..fb490e9 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
-var shebangRegex = require('shebang-regex');
 
 module.exports = function (str) {
-	var match = str.match(shebangRegex);
+	var match = str.match(/^#!(.*)/);
 
 	if (!match) {
 		return null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebdd6fd..e23ff92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 		"parse",
 		"shebang"
 	],
-	"dependencies": {
-		"shebang-regex": "^1.0.0"
-	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"ava": "^0.17.0",
 		"xo": "^0.16.0"