diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 348609f..52b9c65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
-    "noble-secp256k1": "^1.1.1",
-    "pws": "^5.0.2"
+    "noble-secp256k1": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "decentralization",
diff --git a/relay.js b/relay.js
index 88f1c5d..b8776b0 100644
--- a/relay.js
+++ b/relay.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import PersistentWebSocket from 'pws'
 import {verifySignature} from './event'
 
 export function normalizeRelayURL(url) {
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ export function normalizeRelayURL(url) {
 export function relayConnect(url, onEvent, onNotice) {
   url = normalizeRelayURL(url)
 
-  const ws = new PersistentWebSocket(
+  const ws = new WebSocket(
     url + (url.indexOf('?') !== -1 ? '&' : '?') + `session=${Math.random()}`,
     {
       pingTimeout: 180 * 1000
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9ba167b..4fece1c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1165,11 +1165,6 @@ picomatch@^2.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.2.2.tgz#21f333e9b6b8eaff02468f5146ea406d345f4dad"
   integrity sha512-q0M/9eZHzmr0AulXyPwNfZjtwZ/RBZlbN3K3CErVrk50T2ASYI7Bye0EvekFY3IP1Nt2DHu0re+V2ZHIpMkuWg==
 
-pws@^5.0.2:
-  version "5.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pws/-/pws-5.0.2.tgz#86b581ad5e811417d514f06868ae4d9c71bdaa48"
-  integrity sha512-V4ZwsJIAiG9YoNv1IO/JSoapG9NrwRhmKKdQ0C7q0tBIxBTptGeTBhdnE53o5qrcoEHDqw5Mc3T1XF0NlvHTlQ==
-
 randombytes@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/randombytes/-/randombytes-2.1.0.tgz#df6f84372f0270dc65cdf6291349ab7a473d4f2a"