diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Example
 
 This is a simple POP3 login and listing.
 
-    var   sys           = require('sys')
+    var   util = require('util')
         , StreamHandler = require('stream-handler')
     ;
      
diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-    var   sys           = require('sys')
+    var   util = require('util')
         , StreamHandler = require('stream-handler')
     ;
      
diff --git a/node_stream_handler.js b/node_stream_handler.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/node_stream_handler.js
+++ b/node_stream_handler.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var   events = require('events')
-    , sys    = require('sys')
+    , util = require('util')
     , net    = require('net')
 ;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function StreamHandler(host, port, delimiter) {
 		}
 	});
 }
-sys.inherits(StreamHandler, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(StreamHandler, events.EventEmitter);
 
 StreamHandler.prototype.write = function(data) {
 	this.conn.write(data);
[fix] Changed require('sys') to require('util') for compatibility with node <I>