diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 1fbc584..e38cfb6 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 'use strict'
 
-var trim = require('trim')
 var pack = require('./package.json')
 var syllable = require('.')
 
@@ -69,3 +68,7 @@ function help() {
 function sum(a, b) {
   return a + b
 }
+
+function trim(d) {
+  return d.trim()
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15403dd..0b76d21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
   "bin": "cli.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "normalize-strings": "^1.1.0",
-    "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
-    "trim": "0.0.1"
+    "pluralize": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^16.0.0",