diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c757943..2626502 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "replace-requires": "^1.1.0",
-    "through2": "^4.0.1",
     "transformify": "^0.1.2"
   },
   "standard": {
diff --git a/transform.js b/transform.js
index 81f2069..9f0d960 100644
--- a/transform.js
+++ b/transform.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const through = require('through2')
+const { PassThrough } = require('stream')
 const transformify = require('transformify')
 const replaceRequires = require('replace-requires')
 
 module.exports = function (file, options) {
-  if (/\.json$/.test(file)) return through()
+  if (/\.json$/.test(file)) return new PassThrough()
   return transformify(replaceProxyquire)()
 }