diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74a59ad3..a348b67a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-<a name="0.15.2"></a>
-## [0.15.2](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.2) (2018-06-01)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* race condition using pump ([2e430c1](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star/commit/2e430c1))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* using block-stream to control webRTC transport ([8d76dd0](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star/commit/8d76dd0))
-
-
-
 <a name="0.15.1"></a>
 ## [0.15.1](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p-webrtc-star/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1) (2018-06-01)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a273fd37..6599cd2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ const ws2 = new WStar({ wrtc: electronWebRTC() })
 const WStar = require('libp2p-webrtc-star')
 
 const ws = new WStar()
-
-// defining maximum allowed buffer (defaults to 16kb)
-const ws3 = new Wstar({
-  blockStreamSize: 64 * 1024 // 64kb
-})
 ```
 
 ## API
@@ -99,7 +94,7 @@ Defaults:
 ## Hosted Rendezvous Server
 
 We host a signalling server at `star-signal.cloud.ipfs.team` that can be used for practical demos and experimentation, it **should not be used for apps in production**.
-A libp2p-webrtc-star address, using the signalling server we provide, looks like:
+A libp2p-webrtc-star address, using the signalling server we provide, looks like: 
 
 `/dns4/star-signal.cloud.ipfs.team/wss/p2p-webrtc-star/ipfs/<your-peer-id>`
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d57b77f6..9548be07 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libp2p-webrtc-star",
-  "version": "0.15.2",
+  "version": "0.15.1",
   "description": "libp2p WebRTC transport that includes a discovery mechanism provided by the signalling-star",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^2.6.0",
-    "block-stream": "0.0.9",
     "class-is": "^1.1.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "detect-node": "^2.0.3",
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
     "peer-id": "~0.10.7",
     "peer-info": "~0.14.1",
     "pull-stream": "^3.6.8",
-    "pump": "^3.0.0",
     "simple-peer": "^9.1.1",
     "socket.io": "^2.1.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.1.0",
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@
     "Pedro Teixeira <i@pgte.me>",
     "Richard Littauer <richard.littauer@gmail.com>",
     "Steverman <Steverman@users.noreply.github.com>",
-    "Yahya <ya7yaz@gmail.com>",
     "dmitriy ryajov <dryajov@dmitriys-MBP.HomeNET>",
     "greenkeeper[bot] <greenkeeper[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>",
     "greenkeeperio-bot <support@greenkeeper.io>",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 940f6490..cb488242 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 const Connection = require('interface-connection').Connection
 const toPull = require('stream-to-pull-stream')
-const BlockStream = require('block-stream')
-const pump = require('pump')
 const once = require('once')
 const setImmediate = require('async/setImmediate')
 const webrtcSupport = require('webrtcsupport')
@@ -43,8 +41,6 @@ class WebRTCStar {
       this.wrtc = options.wrtc
     }
 
-    this.blockStreamSize = options.blockStreamSize || 16 * 1024
-
     this.discovery = new EE()
     this.discovery.start = (callback) => { setImmediate(callback) }
     this.discovery.stop = (callback) => { setImmediate(callback) }
@@ -73,14 +69,7 @@ class WebRTCStar {
 
     const channel = new SimplePeer(spOptions)
 
-    const block = new BlockStream(this.blockStreamSize, {nopad: true})
-
-    pump(channel, block, channel, (err) => {
-      if (err) return callback(err)
-    })
-
-    const conn = new Connection(toPull.duplex(block))
-
+    const conn = new Connection(toPull.duplex(channel))
     let connected = false
 
     channel.on('signal', (signal) => {
@@ -180,13 +169,7 @@ class WebRTCStar {
 
         const channel = new SimplePeer(spOptions)
 
-        const block = new BlockStream(this.blockStreamSize, {nopad: true})
-
-        pump(channel, block, channel, (err) => {
-          if (err) return callback(err)
-        })
-
-        const conn = new Connection(toPull.duplex(block))
+        const conn = new Connection(toPull.duplex(channel))
 
         channel.once('connect', () => {
           conn.getObservedAddrs = (callback) => {