diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1e1eca8..7f08f4c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "async": "3.2.3",
         "dedent": "^0.6.0",
         "highlight-es": "^1.0.0",
-        "is-jquery-obj": "^0.1.0",
         "lodash": "^4.14.0",
         "moment": "^2.14.1",
         "mustache": "^2.2.1",
@@ -3899,11 +3898,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/is-jquery-obj": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-jquery-obj/-/is-jquery-obj-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-18toSebUVF7y717dgw/Dzn6djOCqrkiDp3MhB8P6TdKyCVkbD1ZwE7Uz8Hwx6hUPTvKjbyYH9ncXT4ts4qLaSA=="
-    },
     "node_modules/is-negated-glob": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-negated-glob/-/is-negated-glob-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -11919,11 +11913,6 @@
         "is-extglob": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
-    "is-jquery-obj": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-jquery-obj/-/is-jquery-obj-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-18toSebUVF7y717dgw/Dzn6djOCqrkiDp3MhB8P6TdKyCVkbD1ZwE7Uz8Hwx6hUPTvKjbyYH9ncXT4ts4qLaSA=="
-    },
     "is-negated-glob": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-negated-glob/-/is-negated-glob-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46baf51..1a3b0ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     "async": "3.2.3",
     "dedent": "^0.6.0",
     "highlight-es": "^1.0.0",
-    "is-jquery-obj": "^0.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.14.0",
     "moment": "^2.14.1",
     "mustache": "^2.2.1",
diff --git a/src/client/api/actions/actions.js b/src/client/api/actions/actions.js
index 0d70459..ea7e669 100644
--- a/src/client/api/actions/actions.js
+++ b/src/client/api/actions/actions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as sourceIndexTracker from '../../source-index';
 import forEachSeries from '../../deps/for-each-series';
 import * as sandboxedJQuery from '../../sandboxed-jquery';
 import ERROR_TYPE from '../../../test-run-error/type';
-import isJQueryObj from 'is-jquery-obj';
+import isJQueryObj from '../../../utils/is-jquery-obj';
 
 var nativeMethods = hammerhead.nativeMethods;
 
diff --git a/src/client/api/assertions.js b/src/client/api/assertions.js
index c18a491..7354e94 100644
--- a/src/client/api/assertions.js
+++ b/src/client/api/assertions.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as sourceIndexTracker from '../source-index';
 import SETTINGS from '../settings';
 import CROSS_DOMAIN_MESSAGES from '../cross-domain-messages';
 import ERROR_TYPE from '../../test-run-error/type';
-import isJQueryObj from 'is-jquery-obj';
+import isJQueryObj from '../../utils/is-jquery-obj';
 
 var messageSandbox = hammerhead.eventSandbox.message;
 
diff --git a/src/client/runner-base.js b/src/client/runner-base.js
index ede14f2..57c58f7 100644
--- a/src/client/runner-base.js
+++ b/src/client/runner-base.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import COMMAND from '../test-run/command';
 import ERROR_TYPE from '../test-run-error/type';
 import * as sandboxedJQuery from './sandboxed-jquery';
 import * as transport from './transport';
-import isJQueryObj from 'is-jquery-obj';
+import isJQueryObj from '../utils/is-jquery-obj';
 
 var messageSandbox = hammerhead.eventSandbox.message;
 var nativeMethods  = hammerhead.nativeMethods;
diff --git a/src/utils/is-jquery-obj.js b/src/utils/is-jquery-obj.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c858d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/is-jquery-obj.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function (obj) {
+    return !!(obj && obj.jquery);
+}
diff --git a/test/server/is-jquery-obj-test.js b/test/server/is-jquery-obj-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a28b4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server/is-jquery-obj-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const assert      = require('assert');
+const isjQueryObj = require('../../lib/utils/is-jquery-obj').default;
+
+describe('is-jquery-obj test', () => {
+    it('Should define jquery object correctly', () => {
+        assert.equal(isjQueryObj(void 0), false);
+        assert.equal(isjQueryObj({}), false);
+        assert.equal(isjQueryObj({ jquery: {} }), true);
+    });
+});