diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9277f4c078..c637e955a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const MPLEX = require('libp2p-mplex')
 const SECIO = require('libp2p-secio')
 const MulticastDNS = require('libp2p-mdns')
 const DHT = require('libp2p-kad-dht')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 
 class Node extends libp2p {
   constructor (_peerInfo, _peerBook, _options) {
@@ -172,10 +172,8 @@ class Node extends libp2p {
       },
     }
 
-    // overload any defaults of your bundle using https://lodash.com/docs/4.17.5#defaultsDeep
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-
-    super(options)
+    // overload any defaults of your bundle using https://github.com/nodeutils/defaults-deep
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/transports/1.js b/examples/transports/1.js
index 40c9ce9862..f90d1cd3a4 100644
--- a/examples/transports/1.js
+++ b/examples/transports/1.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const libp2p = require('libp2p')
 const TCP = require('libp2p-tcp')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 
 class MyBundle extends libp2p {
   constructor (_options) {
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ class MyBundle extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/transports/2.js b/examples/transports/2.js
index 042e47ddce..ebe1fff146 100644
--- a/examples/transports/2.js
+++ b/examples/transports/2.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const libp2p = require('libp2p')
 const TCP = require('libp2p-tcp')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 const parallel = require('async/parallel')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
 
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ class MyBundle extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/transports/3.js b/examples/transports/3.js
index 8390d21818..27dd18bd06 100644
--- a/examples/transports/3.js
+++ b/examples/transports/3.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const TCP = require('libp2p-tcp')
 const WebSockets = require('libp2p-websockets')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 const parallel = require('async/parallel')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
 
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ class MyBundle extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/transports/README.md b/examples/transports/README.md
index c1637d22ee..8f1e5d6de0 100644
--- a/examples/transports/README.md
+++ b/examples/transports/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ A more complete definition of what is a transport can be found on the [interface
 
 When using libp2p, you always want to create your own libp2p Bundle, that is, pick your set of modules and create your network stack with the properties you need. In this example, we will create a bundle with TCP. You can find the complete solution on the file [1.js](./1.js).
 
-You will need 4 deps total, so go ahead and install all of them with: 
+You will need 5 deps total, so go ahead and install all of them with:
 
 ```bash
-> npm install libp2p libp2p-tcp peer-info async
+> npm install libp2p libp2p-tcp peer-info async @nodeutils/defaults-deep
 ```
 
 Then, on your favorite text editor create a file with the `.js` extension. I've called mine `1.js`.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const libp2p = require('libp2p')
 const TCP = require('libp2p-tcp')
 const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 const waterfall = require('async/waterfall')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 
 // This MyBundle class is your libp2p bundle packed with TCP
 class MyBundle extends libp2p {
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class MyBundle extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ Now we are going to use `async/parallel` to create two nodes, print their addres
 const parallel = require('async/parallel')
 ```
 
-Then, 
+Then,
 
 ```js
 parallel([
@@ -213,8 +212,7 @@ class MyBundle extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d6fa6ba1e..bd2ee30d63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "peer-info": "~0.14.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@nodeutils/defaults-deep": "^1.1.0",
     "aegir": "^14.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "cids": "~0.5.3",
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@
     "libp2p-webrtc-star": "~0.15.3",
     "libp2p-websocket-star": "~0.8.1",
     "libp2p-websocket-star-rendezvous": "~0.2.3",
-    "lodash.defaultsdeep": "^4.6.0",
     "lodash.times": "^4.3.2",
     "pull-goodbye": "0.0.2",
     "pull-serializer": "~0.3.2",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 2d88ac9bf0..03e050227a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Node extends EventEmitter {
 
         // all transports need to be setup before discover starts
         if (this._modules.peerDiscovery && this._config.peerDiscovery) {
-          each(this._modules.peerDiscovery, (D, cb) => {
+          each(this._modules.peerDiscovery, (D, _cb) => {
             // If enabled then start it
             if (this._config.peerDiscovery[D.tag].enabled) {
               let d
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ class Node extends EventEmitter {
 
               d.on('peer', (peerInfo) => this.emit('peer:discovery', peerInfo))
               this._discovery.push(d)
-              d.start(cb)
+              d.start(_cb)
             } else {
-              cb()
+              _cb()
             }
           }, cb)
         } else {
@@ -204,13 +204,11 @@ class Node extends EventEmitter {
         // detect which multiaddrs we don't have a transport for and remove them
         const multiaddrs = this.peerInfo.multiaddrs.toArray()
 
-        this._transport.forEach((transport) => {
-          multiaddrs.forEach((multiaddr) => {
-            if (!multiaddr.toString().match(/\/p2p-circuit($|\/)/) &&
-                !this._transport.find((transport) => transport.filter(multiaddr).length > 0)) {
-              this.peerInfo.multiaddrs.delete(multiaddr)
-            }
-          })
+        multiaddrs.forEach((multiaddr) => {
+          if (!multiaddr.toString().match(/\/p2p-circuit($|\/)/) &&
+              !this._transport.find((transport) => transport.filter(multiaddr).length > 0)) {
+            this.peerInfo.multiaddrs.delete(multiaddr)
+          }
         })
         cb()
       },
diff --git a/test/utils/bundle-browser.js b/test/utils/bundle-browser.js
index 854c8522ea..348cb6b749 100644
--- a/test/utils/bundle-browser.js
+++ b/test/utils/bundle-browser.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const SPDY = require('libp2p-spdy')
 const MPLEX = require('libp2p-mplex')
 const KadDHT = require('libp2p-kad-dht')
 const SECIO = require('libp2p-secio')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 const libp2p = require('../..')
 
 function mapMuxers (list) {
@@ -43,18 +43,16 @@ class Node extends libp2p {
       modules: {
         transport: [
           wrtcStar,
-          wsStar
+          wsStar,
+          new WS()
         ],
         streamMuxer: getMuxers(_options.muxer),
         connEncryption: [
           SECIO
         ],
         peerDiscovery: [
-          // NOTE: defaultsDeep clones these references making the listeners be
-          // attached to a clone and not the original. See the below how
-          // to attach instances.
-          // wrtcStar.discovery,
-          // wsStar.discovery,
+          wrtcStar.discovery,
+          wsStar.discovery,
           Bootstrap
         ],
         peerRouting: [],
@@ -89,14 +87,7 @@ class Node extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-
-    // NOTE: defaultsDeep clones instances and screws things up
-    _options.modules.transport.push(new WS()) // Test with transport instance
-    _options.modules.peerDiscovery.push(wrtcStar.discovery)
-    _options.modules.peerDiscovery.push(wsStar.discovery)
-
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/utils/bundle-nodejs.js b/test/utils/bundle-nodejs.js
index 075b0ec13e..82550eff1c 100644
--- a/test/utils/bundle-nodejs.js
+++ b/test/utils/bundle-nodejs.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const SPDY = require('libp2p-spdy')
 const KadDHT = require('libp2p-kad-dht')
 const MPLEX = require('libp2p-mplex')
 const SECIO = require('libp2p-secio')
-const defaultsDeep = require('lodash.defaultsdeep')
+const defaultsDeep = require('@nodeutils/defaults-deep')
 const libp2p = require('../..')
 
 function mapMuxers (list) {
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ class Node extends libp2p {
       }
     }
 
-    defaultsDeep(_options, defaults)
-
-    // NOTE: defaultsDeep clones instances and screws things up
-    // _options.modules.transport.push(new TCP()) // Test with transport instance
-
-    super(_options)
+    super(defaultsDeep(_options, defaults))
   }
 }