diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3b01e1..f655777 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ Called when an error is encountered
 EXAMPLE USAGE
 -------------
 
-	var util = require('util');
 	var xml = require("./lib/node-xml");
 	
 	var parser = new xml.SaxParser(function(cb) {
@@ -126,27 +125,27 @@ EXAMPLE USAGE
 		
 	  });
 	  cb.onStartElementNS(function(elem, attrs, prefix, uri, namespaces) {
-	      util.log("=> Started: " + elem + " uri="+uri +" (Attributes: " + JSON.stringify(attrs) + " )");
+	      console.log("=> Started: " + elem + " uri="+uri +" (Attributes: " + JSON.stringify(attrs) + " )");
 	  });
 	  cb.onEndElementNS(function(elem, prefix, uri) {
-	      util.log("<= End: " + elem + " uri="+uri + "\n");
+	      console.log("<= End: " + elem + " uri="+uri + "\n");
 	         parser.pause();// pause the parser
 	         setTimeout(function (){parser.resume();}, 200); //resume the parser
 	  });
 	  cb.onCharacters(function(chars) {
-	      //util.log('<CHARS>'+chars+"</CHARS>");
+	      //console.log('<CHARS>'+chars+"</CHARS>");
 	  });
 	  cb.onCdata(function(cdata) {
-	      util.log('<CDATA>'+cdata+"</CDATA>");
+	      console.log('<CDATA>'+cdata+"</CDATA>");
 	  });
 	  cb.onComment(function(msg) {
-	      util.log('<COMMENT>'+msg+"</COMMENT>");
+	      console.log('<COMMENT>'+msg+"</COMMENT>");
 	  });
 	  cb.onWarning(function(msg) {
-	      util.log('<WARNING>'+msg+"</WARNING>");
+	      console.log('<WARNING>'+msg+"</WARNING>");
 	  });
 	  cb.onError(function(msg) {
-	      util.log('<ERROR>'+JSON.stringify(msg)+"</ERROR>");
+	      console.log('<ERROR>'+JSON.stringify(msg)+"</ERROR>");
 	  });
 	});
 	
diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index 654c999..9fde39f 100755
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var util = require('util');
 var xml = require("./lib/node-xml");
 
 var parser = new xml.SaxParser(function(cb) {
@@ -9,27 +8,27 @@ var parser = new xml.SaxParser(function(cb) {
       
   });
   cb.onStartElementNS(function(elem, attrs, prefix, uri, namespaces) {
-      util.log("=> Started: " + elem + " uri="+uri +" (Attributes: " + JSON.stringify(attrs) + " )");
+      console.log("=> Started: " + elem + " uri="+uri +" (Attributes: " + JSON.stringify(attrs) + " )");
   });
   cb.onEndElementNS(function(elem, prefix, uri) {
-      util.log("<= End: " + elem + " uri="+uri + "\n");
+      console.log("<= End: " + elem + " uri="+uri + "\n");
          parser.pause();// pause the parser
          setTimeout(function (){parser.resume();}, 100); //resume the parser
   });
   cb.onCharacters(function(chars) {
-      util.log('<CHARS>'+chars+"</CHARS>");
+      console.log('<CHARS>'+chars+"</CHARS>");
   });
   cb.onCdata(function(cdata) {
-      util.log('<CDATA>'+cdata+"</CDATA>");
+      console.log('<CDATA>'+cdata+"</CDATA>");
   });
   cb.onComment(function(msg) {
-      util.log('<COMMENT>'+msg+"</COMMENT>");
+      console.log('<COMMENT>'+msg+"</COMMENT>");
   });
   cb.onWarning(function(msg) {
-      util.log('<WARNING>'+msg+"</WARNING>");
+      console.log('<WARNING>'+msg+"</WARNING>");
   });
   cb.onError(function(msg) {
-      util.log('<ERROR>'+JSON.stringify(msg)+"</ERROR>");
+      console.log('<ERROR>'+JSON.stringify(msg)+"</ERROR>");
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/node-xml.js b/lib/node-xml.js
index 180a482..e58f3ec 100755
--- a/lib/node-xml.js
+++ b/lib/node-xml.js
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ XMLP.prototype._parseDTD = function(iB) {
 }
 
 XMLP.prototype._parseElement = function(iB) {
-    util = require('util');
     var iE, iDE, iNE, iRet;
     var iType, strN, iLast;
 
@@ -795,17 +794,7 @@ SaxParser.CMNT  = 9;
 SaxParser.DTD_B = 10;
 SaxParser.DTD_E = 11;
 
-SaxParser.prototype.parseFile = function(filename) { //This function will only work in the node.js environment.
-    var fs = require('fs');
-    var that = this;
-    fs.readFile(filename, function (err, data) {
-      that.parseString(data);
-    });
-}
-
-
 SaxParser.prototype.parseString = function(strD) {
-    util = require('util');
     var that = this;
     var startnew = true;
     if(!that.m_parser){
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7807ad7..627dea4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
         "type" : "git",
         "url" : "git://github.com/robrighter/node-xml.git"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}