diff --git a/lib/message.js b/lib/message.js
index edeae64..dc407eb 100644
--- a/lib/message.js
+++ b/lib/message.js
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var chalk = require('chalk');
 var Twig = require('twig');
-require('chalk-twig-filters')(Twig, chalk);
+
+// add chalk to twig
+Object.keys(chalk.styles).forEach(function (style) {
+  Twig.extendFilter(style, function (input) {
+    return chalk[style](input);
+  });
+});
 
 exports.get = function (message, data) {
     var fileTemplate = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '/messages', message + '.twig'), 'utf8');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bdc8b1f..2259ed4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^0.9.0",
     "chalk": "^0.5.1",
-    "chalk-twig-filters": "0.0.3",
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
     "log-symbols": "^1.0.1",
     "require-dir": "^0.1.0",