diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fa5ca3..a23b18f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Available through npm as `vue-typeahead`.
 ```
 npm install --save vue-typeahead
 ```
-> Also, you need to install the [`vue-resource`](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-resource) plugin.
+> Also, you need to install a HTTP client like [`axios`](https://github.com/mzabriskie/axios).
 
 ## Usage
 If you are using `vue@1.0.22+`, you could use the new [`extends`](http://vuejs.org/api/#extends) property (see below).
diff --git a/demo/main.js b/demo/main.js
index a6d95d9..537df96 100644
--- a/demo/main.js
+++ b/demo/main.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
-import VueResource from 'vue-resource'
+import Axios from 'axios'
 import Typeahead from './Typeahead.vue'
 
-Vue.use(VueResource)
+Vue.prototype.$http = Axios
 
 new Vue({
   el: 'body',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36da7b2..bf55f51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-runtime": "^6.0.0",
-    "vue": "^1.0.21",
-    "vue-resource": "^1.0.0"
+    "vue": "^1.0.21"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.15.3",
     "babel-core": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 8f0dd90..d7f64f3 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default {
 
     fetch () {
       if (!this.$http) {
-        return util.warn('You need to install the `vue-resource` plugin', this)
+        return util.warn('You need to provide a HTTP client', this)
       }
 
       if (!this.src) {