diff --git a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
index 4893913..80ce0ea 100644
--- a/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 var Url = require("url");
-var spawn = require("child_process").spawn;
 var fs = require("fs");
 
 exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
@@ -381,11 +380,11 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
       withCredentials: self.withCredentials
     };
 
+    var done = false;
+
     // Reset error flag
     errorFlag = false;
 
-    // Handle async requests
-    if (settings.async) {
       // Use the proper protocol
       var doRequest = ssl ? https.request : http.request;
 
@@ -447,10 +446,12 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
             setState(self.DONE);
             sendFlag = false;
           }
+          done = true;
         });
 
         response.on("error", function(error) {
           self.handleError(error);
+          done = true;
         });
       };
 
@@ -470,58 +471,13 @@ exports.XMLHttpRequest = function() {
       request.end();
 
       self.dispatchEvent("loadstart");
-    } else { // Synchronous
-      // Create a temporary file for communication with the other Node process
-      var contentFile = ".node-xmlhttprequest-content-" + process.pid;
-      var syncFile = ".node-xmlhttprequest-sync-" + process.pid;
-      fs.writeFileSync(syncFile, "", "utf8");
-      // The async request the other Node process executes
-      var execString = "var http = require('http'), https = require('https'), fs = require('fs');"
-        + "var doRequest = http" + (ssl ? "s" : "") + ".request;"
-        + "var options = " + JSON.stringify(options) + ";"
-        + "var responseText = '';"
-        + "var req = doRequest(options, function(response) {"
-        + "response.setEncoding('utf8');"
-        + "response.on('data', function(chunk) {"
-        + "  responseText += chunk;"
-        + "});"
-        + "response.on('end', function() {"
-        + "fs.writeFileSync('" + contentFile + "', JSON.stringify({err: null, data: {statusCode: response.statusCode, headers: response.headers, text: responseText}}), 'utf8');"
-        + "fs.unlinkSync('" + syncFile + "');"
-        + "});"
-        + "response.on('error', function(error) {"
-        + "fs.writeFileSync('" + contentFile + "', JSON.stringify({err: error}), 'utf8');"
-        + "fs.unlinkSync('" + syncFile + "');"
-        + "});"
-        + "}).on('error', function(error) {"
-        + "fs.writeFileSync('" + contentFile + "', JSON.stringify({err: error}), 'utf8');"
-        + "fs.unlinkSync('" + syncFile + "');"
-        + "});"
-        + (data ? "req.write('" + JSON.stringify(data).slice(1,-1).replace(/'/g, "\\'") + "');":"")
-        + "req.end();";
-      // Start the other Node Process, executing this string
-      var syncProc = spawn(process.argv[0], ["-e", execString]);
-      while(fs.existsSync(syncFile)) {
-        // Wait while the sync file is empty
-      }
-      var resp = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(contentFile, 'utf8'));
-      // Kill the child process once the file has data
-      syncProc.stdin.end();
-      // Remove the temporary file
-      fs.unlinkSync(contentFile);
-
-      if (resp.err) {
-        self.handleError(resp.err);
-      } else {
-        response = resp.data;
-        self.status = resp.data.statusCode;
-        self.responseText = resp.data.text;
-        setState(self.DONE);
+
+      while(!done) {
+         require('deasync').sleep(10);
       }
-    }
-  };
 
-  /**
+    }
+    /**
    * Called when an error is encountered to deal with it.
    */
   this.handleError = function(error) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c14434d..f9c41d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest.git"
   },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "deasync": ">= 0.1.0"
+  },
   "bugs": "http://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/issues",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.4.0"