diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d711f58c..dcd5e78a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ Type: `String`
 
 Default: `process.cwd()`
 
-##### `options.base`
-
-The folder relative to the cwd. This is used to determine the file names when saving in `.dest()`. Can also be a function that takes in a file and returns a folder path.
-
-Type: `String` or `Function`
-
-Default: The `cwd` resolved to the folder path.
-
 ##### `options.mode`
 
 The mode the files should be created with.
@@ -254,14 +246,6 @@ Type: `String`
 
 Default: `process.cwd()`
 
-##### `options.base`
-
-The folder relative to the cwd. This is used to determine the file names when saving in `.symlink()`. Can also be a function that takes in a file and returns a folder path.
-
-Type: `String` or `Function`
-
-Default: The `cwd` resolved to the folder path.
-
 ##### `options.dirMode`
 
 The mode the directory should be created with.
diff --git a/lib/prepare-write.js b/lib/prepare-write.js
index eafacd4f..d1ffb09a 100644
--- a/lib/prepare-write.js
+++ b/lib/prepare-write.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ function prepareWrite(outFolder, file, opt, cb) {
   var defaultMode = file.stat ? file.stat.mode : null;
   var options = assign({}, opt, {
     cwd: defaultValue(process.cwd(), string(opt.cwd, file)),
-    base: string(opt.base, file),
     mode: defaultValue(defaultMode, number(opt.mode, file)),
     dirMode: number(opt.dirMode, file),
     overwrite: defaultValue(true, boolean(opt.overwrite, file)),
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ function prepareWrite(outFolder, file, opt, cb) {
   if (!outFolderPath) {
     throw new Error('Invalid output folder');
   }
-  var basePath = options.base || path.resolve(cwd, outFolderPath);
+  var basePath = path.resolve(cwd, outFolderPath);
   if (!basePath) {
     throw new Error('Invalid base option');
   }
diff --git a/test/dest.js b/test/dest.js
index 427c50f0..ccb1619d 100644
--- a/test/dest.js
+++ b/test/dest.js
@@ -513,68 +513,6 @@ describe('dest stream', function() {
     stream.end();
   });
 
-  it('should change to the specified base as string', function(done) {
-    var inputBase = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures');
-    var inputPath = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/wow/suchempty');
-
-    var firstFile = new File({
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      path: inputPath,
-      stat: fs.statSync(inputPath),
-    });
-
-    var buffered = [];
-
-    var onEnd = function() {
-      buffered[0].base.should.equal(inputBase);
-      done();
-    };
-
-    var stream = vfs.dest('./out-fixtures/', {
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      base: inputBase,
-    });
-
-    var bufferStream = through.obj(dataWrap(buffered.push.bind(buffered)), onEnd);
-
-    stream.pipe(bufferStream);
-    stream.write(firstFile);
-    stream.end();
-  });
-
-  it('should change to the specified base as function', function(done) {
-    var inputBase = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures');
-    var inputPath = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/wow/suchempty');
-
-    var firstFile = new File({
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      path: inputPath,
-      stat: fs.statSync(inputPath),
-    });
-
-    var buffered = [];
-
-    var onEnd = function() {
-      buffered[0].base.should.equal(inputBase);
-      done();
-    };
-
-    var stream = vfs.dest('./out-fixtures/', {
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      base: function(file) {
-        should.exist(file);
-        file.path.should.equal(inputPath);
-        return inputBase;
-      },
-    });
-
-    var bufferStream = through.obj(dataWrap(buffered.push.bind(buffered)), onEnd);
-
-    stream.pipe(bufferStream);
-    stream.write(firstFile);
-    stream.end();
-  });
-
   it('should report IO errors', function(done) {
     var inputPath = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/test.coffee');
     var inputBase = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/');
diff --git a/test/symlink.js b/test/symlink.js
index 02a9b37e..740bdd91 100644
--- a/test/symlink.js
+++ b/test/symlink.js
@@ -351,36 +351,6 @@ describe('symlink stream', function() {
     stream.end();
   });
 
-  it('should change to the specified base', function(done) {
-    var inputBase = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures');
-    var inputPath = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/wow/suchempty');
-
-    var firstFile = new File({
-      base: inputBase,
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      path: inputPath,
-      stat: fs.statSync(inputPath),
-    });
-
-    var buffered = [];
-
-    var onEnd = function() {
-      buffered[0].base.should.equal(inputBase);
-      done();
-    };
-
-    var stream = vfs.symlink('./out-fixtures/', {
-      cwd: __dirname,
-      base: inputBase,
-    });
-
-    var bufferStream = through.obj(dataWrap(buffered.push.bind(buffered)), onEnd);
-
-    stream.pipe(bufferStream);
-    stream.write(firstFile);
-    stream.end();
-  });
-
   it('should report IO errors', function(done) {
     if (isWindows) {
       console.log('Changing the mode of a file is not supported by node.js in Windows.');