diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7434a5bc..1bf3f39ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ For production bots, using node-opus should be considered a necessity, especiall
 - One of the following packages can be installed for faster voice packet encryption and decryption:
     - [sodium](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sodium) (`npm install sodium --save`)
     - [libsodium.js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/libsodium-wrappers) (`npm install libsodium-wrappers --save`)
+- [uws](https://www.npmjs.com/package/uws) for a much faster WebSocket connection (`npm install uws --save`)
 
 ## Example usage
 ```js
diff --git a/docs/general/welcome.md b/docs/general/welcome.md
index 04a401394..f06b4e0c5 100644
--- a/docs/general/welcome.md
+++ b/docs/general/welcome.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ For production bots, using node-opus should be considered a necessity, especiall
 - One of the following packages can be installed for faster voice packet encryption and decryption:
     - [sodium](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sodium) (`npm install sodium --save`)
     - [libsodium.js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/libsodium-wrappers) (`npm install libsodium-wrappers --save`)
+- [uws](https://www.npmjs.com/package/uws) for a much faster WebSocket connection (`npm install uws --save`)
 
 ## Example usage
 ```js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5d3f7be6..e0d48d083 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
     "node-opus": "^0.2.5",
     "opusscript": "^0.0.3",
     "sodium": "^2.0.1",
-    "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.5.1"
+    "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.5.1",
+    "uws": "^0.14.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
index bcd6f57ca..4ed353fe8 100644
--- a/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
+++ b/src/client/websocket/WebSocketConnection.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const browser = require('os').platform() === 'browser';
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const Constants = require('../../util/Constants');
 const zlib = require('zlib');
-const util = require('util');
 const PacketManager = require('./packets/WebSocketPacketManager');
 const erlpack = (function findErlpack() {
   try {