diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffe5f559..f56f8fbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "aws-sdk-mock": "^1.6.1",
     "chai": "^2.0.0",
     "hoek": "^2.11.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "mocha": "",
     "should": ""
   },
diff --git a/test/main.js b/test/main.js
index 4c7a7315..7cd3019b 100644
--- a/test/main.js
+++ b/test/main.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var program = require('commander');
 var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var Hoek = require('hoek');
 var lambda = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'lib', 'main'));
-var _ = require('lodash');
 var zip = require('node-zip');
 var rimraf = require('rimraf');
 
@@ -279,10 +278,7 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
 
       lambda._npmInstall(program, codeDirectory, function (err, result) {
         var contents = fs.readdirSync(codeDirectory);
-
-        result = _.includes(contents, 'node_modules');
-        assert.equal(result, true);
-
+        assert.include(contents, 'node_modules');
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -364,12 +360,10 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
 
       lambda._zip(program, codeDirectory, function (err, data) {
         var archive = new zip(data);
-        var contents = _.map(archive.files, function (f) {
-          return f.name.toString();
+        var contents = Object.keys(archive.files).map(function (k) {
+          return archive.files[k].name.toString();
         });
-        var result = _.includes(contents, 'index.js');
-        assert.equal(result, true);
-
+        assert.include(contents, 'index.js');
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -381,13 +375,11 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
 
       lambda._archive(program, function (err, data) {
         var archive = new zip(data);
-        var contents = _.map(archive.files, function (f) {
-          return f.name.toString();
+        var contents = Object.keys(archive.files).map(function (k) {
+          return archive.files[k].name.toString();
         });
-        var result = _.includes(contents, 'index.js');
-        assert.equal(result, true);
-        result = _.includes(contents, path.join('node_modules', 'async', 'lib', 'async.js'));
-        assert.equal(result, true);
+        assert.include(contents, 'index.js');
+        assert.include(contents, path.join('node_modules', 'async', 'lib', 'async.js'));
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -408,13 +400,16 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
       program.prebuiltDirectory = buildDir;
       lambda._archive(program, function (err, data) {
         var archive = new zip(data);
-        var contents = _.map(archive.files, function (f) {
-          return f.name.toString();
+        var contents = Object.keys(archive.files).map(function (k) {
+          return archive.files[k].name.toString();
+        });
+        [
+          'testa',
+          path.join('d', 'testb'),
+          path.join('node_modules', 'a')
+        ].forEach(function (needle) {
+          assert.include(contents, needle, `Target: "${needle}"`);
         });
-        var result = _.includes(contents, 'testa') &&
-                     _.includes(contents, path.join('d', 'testb')) &&
-                     _.includes(contents, path.join('node_modules', 'a'));
-        assert.equal(result, true);
         done();
       });
     });
@@ -474,13 +469,11 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
         lambda._archive(_program, function (err, data) {
           // same test as "installs and zips with an index.js file and node_modules/async"
           var archive = new zip(data);
-          var contents = _.map(archive.files, function (f) {
-            return f.name.toString();
+          var contents = Object.keys(archive.files).map(function (k) {
+            return archive.files[k].name.toString();
           });
-          var result = _.includes(contents, 'index.js');
-          assert.equal(result, true);
-          result = _.includes(contents, path.join('node_modules', 'async', 'lib', 'async.js'));
-          assert.equal(result, true);
+          assert.include(contents, 'index.js');
+          assert.include(contents, path.join('node_modules', 'async', 'lib', 'async.js'));
           done();
         });
       });