diff --git a/lib/saml2.coffee b/lib/saml2.coffee
index fcc1294..e625d8a 100644
--- a/lib/saml2.coffee
+++ b/lib/saml2.coffee
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ _             = require 'underscore'
 async         = require 'async'
 crypto        = require 'crypto'
 debug         = require('debug') 'saml2'
-{parseString} = require 'xml2js'
 url           = require 'url'
 util          = require 'util'
 xmlbuilder    = require 'xmlbuilder2'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac826b4..9b1845d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "saml2-js",
-  "version": "4.0.1",
+  "version": "4.0.2",
   "description": "SAML 2.0 node helpers",
   "author": "Clever",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "underscore": "^1.8.0",
     "xml-crypto": "^3.0.1",
     "xml-encryption": "^3.0.2",
-    "xml2js": "^0.4.0",
     "xmlbuilder2": "^2.4.0"
   }
 }