diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/BackendConnector.ts b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/BackendConnector.ts
index dc25302c..ca760bc0 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/BackendConnector.ts
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/BackendConnector.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { parse } from 'non-blocking-json'
-
 import { AppMessage } from './overmind/types'
 
 type Message = {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/actions.ts b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/actions.ts
index 527a0578..8d0d8b73 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/actions.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import { createApp, getActionId, isValidJson } from './utils'
 
 export const onMessage: Operator<Message> = pipe(
   o.ensureCurrentApp(),
-  o.stringifyMessage(),
-  o.filterStringified(),
   o.ensureApp(),
   o.addClientMessage(),
   o.getMessage(),
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/operators.ts b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/operators.ts
index 3791b345..358133a4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/operators.ts
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind-devtools-client/src/overmind/operators.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { parse, Payload } from 'non-blocking-json'
 import { Operator, filter, fork, map, mutate } from 'overmind'
 
 import {
@@ -106,18 +105,6 @@ export const addClientMessage: () => Operator<Message> = () =>
     state.apps[message.appName].messages.unshift(message.message)
   })
 
-export const stringifyMessage: () => Operator<Message> = () =>
-  map((_, message) => {
-    const result = parse(message.message as unknown as Payload)
-
-    return result ? {
-      ...message,
-      message: result
-    } : undefined
-  })
-
-export const filterStringified: () => Operator<Message> = () =>
-  filter((_, message) => Boolean(message))
 
 export const addComponent: () => Operator<AddComponentMessage> = () =>
   mutate(({ state }, message) => {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind/src/Devtools.ts b/packages/node_modules/overmind/src/Devtools.ts
index c23d9ff7..528e4122 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind/src/Devtools.ts
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind/src/Devtools.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { stringify } from 'non-blocking-json'
 import { SERIALIZE } from './rehydrate'
 
 export type Message = {
@@ -83,11 +82,8 @@ export class Devtools {
     const unsafeClassNames = this.unsafeClassNames
     const circularReferenceCache = this.circularReferenceCache
 
-    stringify(
+    this.sendMessage(JSON.stringify(
       message,
-      (payload) => {
-        this.sendMessage(payload)
-      },
       function (_, value) {
         if (typeof value === 'function') {
           return '[Function]'
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ export class Devtools {
 
         return value
       }
-    )
+    ))
     circularReferenceCache.length = 0
   }