diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ea528ba09..657d368d9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ jobs:
       - image: circleci/node:8
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: yarn add graphql
       - run: yarn install
       - run: yarn test
       - run: npx semantic-release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e71d1685e..97a2833a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,15 +42,11 @@
     "ava": "0.25.0",
     "bundlesize": "0.17.0",
     "fetch-mock": "5.13.1",
-    "graphql-tag": "2.9.2",
     "tslint": "5.9.1",
     "tslint-config-standard": "7.0.0",
     "typescript": "2.7.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cross-fetch": "2.0.0"
-  },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "graphql": "0.13.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 188849bcd..fa680707b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ClientError, GraphQLError, Headers as HttpHeaders, Options, Variables } from './types'
 export { ClientError } from './types'
 import 'cross-fetch/polyfill'
-import { print } from 'graphql'
+
 export class GraphQLClient {
   private url: string
   private options: Options
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export class GraphQLClient {
   }
 
   async request<T extends any>(
-    query: string | object,
+    query: string,
     variables?: Variables,
   ): Promise<T> {
     const { headers, ...others } = this.options
-    const printedQuery = typeof query === 'object' ? print(query) : query
+
     const body = JSON.stringify({
-      query: printedQuery,
+      query,
       variables: variables ? variables : undefined,
     })
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class GraphQLClient {
         typeof result === 'string' ? { error: result } : result
       throw new ClientError(
         { ...errorResult, status: response.status },
-        { query: printedQuery, variables },
+        { query, variables },
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/index.test.ts b/tests/index.test.ts
index 16627cfd7..851064c01 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import test from 'ava'
 import * as fetchMock from 'fetch-mock'
 import { ClientError, rawRequest, request, GraphQLClient } from '../src/index'
 import { Options } from '../src/types'
-import gql from 'graphql-tag'
 
 test('minimal query', async (t) => {
   const data = {
@@ -125,21 +124,6 @@ test('extra fetch options', async (t) => {
   })
 })
 
-test('minimal parsed query', async (t) => {
-  const data = {
-    Actor: {
-      name: "Tom Hardy"
-    }
-  }
-
-  /*
-  This test is flaky because it relies on the internet 
-  but the mock passed for this feature (parsed query) without
-  the implementation. 
-  */
-  t.deepEqual(await request('https://api.graph.cool/simple/v1/movies', gql`query { Actor(name: "Tom Hardy") { name } }`), data)
-})
-
 async function mock(response: any, testFn: () => Promise<void>) {
   fetchMock.mock({
     matcher: '*',
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 3db752bd2..0957ff49f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "strictNullChecks": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "lib": ["es2015", "es2016", "dom", "esnext"]
+    "lib": ["es2015", "es2016", "dom", "esnext.asynciterable"]
   },
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules"