diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 87555bc..c32b85b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 var cycle = require('./cycle');
 
 exports.stringify = function stringify(value, replacer, space, _options) {
+
+  if (arguments.length < 4) {
+    try {
+      if (arguments.length === 1) {
+        return JSON.stringify(value);
+      } else {
+        return JSON.stringify.apply(JSON, arguments);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {}
+  }
+
   var options = _options || false;
   if (typeof options === 'boolean') {
     options = {
@@ -28,12 +39,14 @@ exports.stringify = function stringify(value, replacer, space, _options) {
 
 exports.parse = function parse(text, reviver) {
   var needsRetrocycle = /"\$jsan"/.test(text);
-  var replaced = JSON.parse(text);
-  var resolved = cycle.retrocycle(replaced);
-  if(reviver) {
-    var temp = JSON.stringify(resolved);
-    var parsed = JSON.parse(temp, reviver);
-    return parsed;
+  var parsed;
+  if (arguments.length === 1) {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(text);
+  } else {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(text, reviver);
+  }
+  if (needsRetrocycle) {
+    parsed = cycle.retrocycle(parsed);
   }
-  return resolved;
+  return parsed;
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a7d779..0000000
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,322 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "jsan",
-  "version": "3.1.10",
-  "lockfileVersion": 1,
-  "requires": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "balanced-match": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "benchmark": {
-      "version": "2.1.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/benchmark/-/benchmark-2.1.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-CfPeMckWQl1JjMLuVloOvzwqVik=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "lodash": "4.17.10",
-        "platform": "1.3.5"
-      }
-    },
-    "brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "1.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "balanced-match": "1.0.0",
-        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "circular-json": {
-      "version": "0.3.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/circular-json/-/circular-json-0.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UZK3NBx2Mca+b5LsG7bY183pHWt5Y1xts4P3Pz7ENTwGVnJOUWbRb3ocjvX7hx9tq/yTAdclXm9sZ38gNuem4A==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "concat-map": {
-      "version": "0.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "fs.realpath": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "glob": {
-      "version": "7.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MJTUg1kjuLeQCJ+ccE4Vpa6kKVXkPYJ2mOCQyUuKLcLQsdrMCpBPUi8qVE6+YuaJkozeA9NusTAw3hLr8Xe5EQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "fs.realpath": "1.0.0",
-        "inflight": "1.0.6",
-        "inherits": "2.0.3",
-        "minimatch": "3.0.4",
-        "once": "1.4.0",
-        "path-is-absolute": "1.0.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "immutable": {
-      "version": "3.8.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immutable/-/immutable-3.8.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-wkOZUUVbs5kT2vKBN28VMOEErfM=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "inflight": {
-      "version": "1.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "once": "1.4.0",
-        "wrappy": "1.0.2"
-      }
-    },
-    "inherits": {
-      "version": "2.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "jsan": {
-      "version": "3.1.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsan/-/jsan-3.1.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Rpme/mJFG3BlIM8/9L+0qAIGccx6dyYEODdkZUHYKyJI3NIl6d13buXa7aE3lO1kZAGMalG0/6QzalXdDdUc4g==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "json-stringify-safe": {
-      "version": "5.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-stringify-safe/-/json-stringify-safe-5.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Epai1Y/UXxmg9s4B1lcB4sc1tus=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UejweD1pDoXu+AD825lWwp4ZGtSwgnpZxb3JDViD7StjQz+Nb/6l093lx4OQ0foGWNRoc19mWy7BzL+UAK2iVg==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "brace-expansion": "1.1.11"
-      }
-    },
-    "mobx": {
-      "version": "2.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mobx/-/mobx-2.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-zz2C0YwMp/RY2PKiQIF7PcflSgE=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "mocha": {
-      "version": "2.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-2.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-BKL4rrFJ/lAXfgCn710IxjnpEms=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
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-        "debug": "2.0.0",
-        "diff": "1.0.8",
-        "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.2",
-        "glob": "3.2.3",
-        "growl": "1.8.1",
-        "jade": "0.26.3",
-        "mkdirp": "0.5.0",
-        "supports-color": "1.2.1"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "commander": {
-          "version": "2.3.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.3.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-/UMOiJgy7DU7ms0d4hfBHLPu+HM=",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "debug": {
-          "version": "2.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-ib2d9nMrUSVrxnBTQrugLtEhMe8=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "ms": "0.6.2"
-          },
-          "dependencies": {
-            "ms": {
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-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.6.2.tgz",
-              "integrity": "sha1-2JwhJMb9wTU9Zai3e/GqxLGTcIw=",
-              "dev": true
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "diff": {
-          "version": "1.0.8",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-1.0.8.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-NDJ2MI7Jkbe8giZ+1VvBQR+XFmY=",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "escape-string-regexp": {
-          "version": "1.0.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-1.0.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-Tbwv5nTnGUnK8/smlc5/LcHZqNE=",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "glob": {
-          "version": "3.2.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-3.2.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-4xPusknHr/qlxHUoaw4RW1mDlGc=",
-          "dev": true,
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-            },
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-                  "integrity": "sha1-2COIrpyWC+y+oMc7uet5tsbOmus=",
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-                  "integrity": "sha1-ZqKzp0mui1+4nv1PzAHclPvgIpY=",
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-          "integrity": "sha1-Sy3sjZB+k9szZiTc7AGDUC+MlCg=",
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-            "mkdirp": "0.3.0"
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-          "dependencies": {
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-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-0.6.1.tgz",
-              "integrity": "sha1-+mihT2qUXVTbvlDYzbMyDp47GgY=",
-              "dev": true
-            },
-            "mkdirp": {
-              "version": "0.3.0",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.3.0.tgz",
-              "integrity": "sha1-G79asbqCevI1dRQ0kEJkVfSB/h4=",
-              "dev": true
-            }
-          }
-        },
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-          "integrity": "sha1-HXMHam35hs2TROFecfzAWkyavxI=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
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-          "dependencies": {
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-              "version": "0.0.8",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
-              "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0=",
-              "dev": true
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        "supports-color": {
-          "version": "1.2.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-1.2.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-Eu4hUHCGzZjBBY2ewPSsR2t687I=",
-          "dev": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "once": {
-      "version": "1.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "wrappy": "1.0.2"
-      }
-    },
-    "path-is-absolute": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "platform": {
-      "version": "1.3.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/platform/-/platform-1.3.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TuvHS8AOIZNAlE77WUDiR4rySV/VMptyMfcfeoMgs4P8apaZM3JrnbzBiixKUv+XR6i+BXrQh8WAnjaSPFO65Q==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "remotedev-serialize": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remotedev-serialize/-/remotedev-serialize-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-D1mAALfddRXWf5tRph0hHhjOlVQ=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "jsan": "3.1.10"
-      }
-    },
-    "rimraf": {
-      "version": "2.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lreewLK/BlghmxtfH36YYVg1i8IAce4TI7oao75I1g245+6BctqTVQiBP3YUJ9C6DQOXJmkYR9X9fCLtCOJc5w==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "glob": "7.1.2"
-      }
-    },
-    "wrappy": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
-      "dev": true
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47e9373..58a3c49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "benchmark": "^2.1.2",
     "circular-json": "^0.3.0",
-    "immutable": "^3.8.2",
+    "immutable": "^3.7.6",
     "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
     "mobx": "^2.4.1",
     "mocha": "^2.2.1",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
-    "remotedev-serialize": "^0.1.1"
+    "rimraf": "^2.5.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {},
   "repository": {
diff --git a/test/regression-remotedev-serialize.js b/test/regression-remotedev-serialize.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5793f42..0000000
--- a/test/regression-remotedev-serialize.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-var assert = require('assert');
-var immutable = require('immutable');
-var serialize = require('remotedev-serialize/immutable/serialize');
-
-var jsan = require('../');
-
-describe('remotedev-serialize', function() {
-  it('tests immutable js serialization/deserialization with references', function() {
-    var sharedValue = [];
-    var record = immutable.Record({
-        prop: sharedValue,
-    });
-
-    var refs = [record];
-
-    var obj = immutable.Map({
-        fst: new record(),
-        scnd: new record(),
-    });
-    var serialized = jsan.stringify(obj, serialize(immutable, refs).replacer, null, true);
-    var parsed = JSON.parse(serialized);
-
-    var fstProp = parsed.data.fst.data.prop;
-    var scndProp = parsed.data.scnd.data.prop;
-
-    assert.notStrictEqual(fstProp, scndProp);
-    assert.ok(scndProp.hasOwnProperty('$jsan') && (typeof scndProp.$jsan === 'string' || parsed.data.scnd.data.prop.$jsan instanceof String));
-
-    var deserialized = jsan.parse(serialized, serialize(immutable, refs).reviver);
-    assert.ok(Array.isArray(deserialized.get('scnd').get('prop')), 'deserialized structure has unresolved references');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/test/unit.js b/test/unit.js
index 65e4648..4f2a851 100644
--- a/test/unit.js
+++ b/test/unit.js
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ describe('jsan', function() {
       var str = '{"a":1,"b":"string","c":[2,3],"d":null}';
       assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(str), jsan.parse(str));
     });
+   
+    it('uses reviver function', function() {
+      var str = '{"a":1,"b":null}';
+      assert.deepEqual({"a":1,"b":2},
+        jsan.parse(str, function (key, value) { return key === "b" ? 2 : value; })
+      );
+    });
 
     it('can decode dates', function() {
       var str = '{"$jsan":"d1400000000000"}';
@@ -235,6 +242,12 @@ describe('jsan', function() {
       assert(obj instanceof Date);
     });
 
+    it('can decode dates while using reviver', function() {
+      var str = '{"$jsan":"d1400000000000"}';
+      var obj = jsan.parse(str, function (key, value) { return value; });
+      assert(obj instanceof Date);
+    });
+
     it('can decode regexes', function() {
       str = '{"$jsan":"r,test"}';
       var obj = jsan.parse(str);