diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5640f78..19a36ea 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var Qlobber = require('qlobber').Qlobber
 var Packet = require('aedes-packet')
 var EE = require('events').EventEmitter
 var inherits = require('util').inherits
-var fastparallel = require('fastparallel')
 var MultiStream = require('multistream')
 
 var QlobberOpts = {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ function CachedPersistence (opts) {
   this.destroyed = false
   this._matcher = new Qlobber(QlobberOpts)
   this._waiting = {}
-  this._parallel = fastparallel({ results: false })
 
   var that = this
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8f5898..be472f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "aedes-packet": "^1.0.0",
     "aedes-persistence": "^4.0.0",
-    "fastparallel": "^2.2.1",
     "multistream": "^2.1.0",
     "qlobber": "^0.8.0"
   }