diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a46a8463..bbbd19a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "fix": "eslint --fix '**/*.js'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/common": "^0.17.0",
+    "@google-cloud/common": "^0.25.0",
     "@google-cloud/paginator": "^0.1.1",
     "@google-cloud/projectify": "^0.3.0",
     "@google-cloud/promisify": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8c0952ba..dec098e0 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const Image = require('./image.js');
  * });
  */
 function Compute(options) {
-  options = common.util.normalizeArguments(this, options);
+  options = options || {};
 
   const config = {
     baseUrl: 'https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1',
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index cd45b97a..38b7a8c5 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -207,20 +207,6 @@ describe('Compute', function() {
       assert(compute instanceof Compute);
     });
 
-    it('should normalize the arguments', function() {
-      let normalizeArgumentsCalled = false;
-      const options = {};
-
-      fakeUtil.normalizeArguments = function(context, options_) {
-        normalizeArgumentsCalled = true;
-        assert.strictEqual(options_, options);
-        return options_;
-      };
-
-      new Compute(options);
-      assert.strictEqual(normalizeArgumentsCalled, true);
-    });
-
     it('should inherit from Service', function() {
       assert(compute instanceof Service);