diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 3d1a458..09bbe21 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ my $builder = Module::Build->new(
     requires => {
         'autodie'                    => 0,
         'indirect'                   => 'v0.30',
-        'Module::Runtime'            => 0,
         'parent'                     => 0,
         'perl'                       => '5.014',
         'strictures'                 => 1,
diff --git a/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm b/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
index 620fedb..670b860 100644
--- a/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
+++ b/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package Sipwise::Base 1.005;
 use 5.014;
-use Module::Runtime qw(use_module);
+use strictures ();
 use parent 'autodie';
 
 sub import {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sub import {
     }
     my $caller = caller;
 
-    use_module('strictures')->import(1);
+    strictures->import(1);
 
     my $export = "package $caller;\n";
     for my $f (sort keys %features) {