diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 51ff71f..cdbb8c7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ var path = require('path');
 var through = require('through');
 var assign = require('object-assign');
 var defaults = require('lodash.defaults');
-var gutil = require('gulp-util');
+var Vinyl = require('vinyl');
+var PluginError = require('plugin-error');
 var Promise = require('bluebird');
 var DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
 	fileName: 'busters.json',
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ var OPTION_TYPES = {
 var hashesStore = {}; // options.fileName: { relativePath: hash }
 
 function error(msg) {
-	return new gutil.PluginError('gulp-buster', msg);
+	return new PluginError('gulp-buster', msg);
 }
 
 function hash(file, options) {
@@ -90,13 +91,13 @@ module.exports = exports = function(options) {
 		}).then(function(formatted) {
 			if (typeof formatted !== 'string') throw error('Return/fulfill value of `options.formatter` must be a string');
 
-			this.emit('data', new gutil.File({
+			this.emit('data', new Vinyl({
 				path: path.join(process.cwd(), options.fileName),
 				contents: new Buffer(formatted),
 			}));
 			this.emit('end');
 		}).catch(function(err) {
-			this.emit('error', err instanceof gutil.PluginError ? err : error(err));
+			this.emit('error', err instanceof PluginError ? err : error(err));
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1887012..07247e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^3.3.5",
-    "gulp-util": "^3.0.7",
     "lodash.defaults": "^4.0.1",
     "object-assign": "^4.0.1",
-    "through": "^2.3.8"
+    "plugin-error": "^1.0",
+    "through": "^2.3.8",
+    "vinyl": "^2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 0.10"
diff --git a/test/main.js b/test/main.js
index 7fc89f3..936a61d 100644
--- a/test/main.js
+++ b/test/main.js
@@ -2,29 +2,30 @@
 
 var bust = require('..');
 var assign = require('object-assign');
-var gutil = require('gulp-util');
+var Vinyl = require('vinyl');
 require('should');
 
 var fileContentStr = 'foo';
 var file2ContentStr = 'bar';
-var file = new gutil.File({
+var file = new Vinyl({
 	cwd: 'C:/users/ult/',
 	base: 'C:/users/ult/test',
 	path: 'C:/users/ult/test/file.js',
 	contents: new Buffer(fileContentStr),
 });
-var file2 = new gutil.File({
+var file2 = new Vinyl({
 	cwd: 'C:/users/ult/',
 	base: 'C:/users/ult/test',
 	path: 'C:/users/ult/test/file2.js',
 	contents: new Buffer(file2ContentStr),
 });
-var fileBinary = new gutil.File({
+var fileBinary = new Vinyl({
 	cwd: 'C:/users/ult/',
 	base: 'C:/users/ult/test',
 	path: 'C:/users/ult/test/file2.js',
 	contents: new Buffer([0x80]), // `Buffer.from` is not supported in Node 0.10
 });
+var PluginError = require('plugin-error');
 var fileBustPath = bust._relativePath(file.cwd, '.', file.path);
 var fileBustPathRelative = bust._relativePath(file.cwd, 'test/', file.path);
 var file2BustPath = bust._relativePath(file2.cwd, '.', file2.path);
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ beforeEach(bust._reset);
 describe('Configuration-independent internal methods', function() {
 	describe('_error()', function() {
 		it('should return an instance of PluginError', function() {
-			bust._error('err').should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.PluginError);
+			bust._error('err').should.be.an.instanceOf(PluginError);
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Core', function() {
 	it('should bust two files into the same output file in the same stream', function(done) {
 		var stream = bust();
 		stream.on('data', function(newFile) {
-			newFile.should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.File);
+			newFile.should.be.an.instanceOf(Vinyl);
 			newFile.should.have.property('path');
 			newFile.should.have.property('relative');
 			newFile.should.have.property('contents');
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ describe('Configuration options', function() {
 		it('should emit an error when function does not return a string or promise', function(done) {
 			var stream = bust({ algo: function() {} });
 			stream.on('error', function(err) {
-				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.PluginError);
+				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(PluginError);
 				done();
 			});
 			stream.end(file);
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ describe('Configuration options', function() {
 				},
 			});
 			stream.on('error', function(err) {
-				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.PluginError);
+				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(PluginError);
 				done();
 			});
 			stream.end(file);
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ describe('Configuration options', function() {
 		it('should emit an error when function does not return a string or promise', function(done) {
 			var stream = bust({ formatter: function() {} });
 			stream.on('error', function(err) {
-				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.PluginError);
+				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(PluginError);
 				done();
 			});
 			stream.end(file);
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ describe('Configuration options', function() {
 				},
 			});
 			stream.on('error', function(err) {
-				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(gutil.PluginError);
+				err.should.be.an.instanceOf(PluginError);
 				done();
 			});
 			stream.end(file);