diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50ed976..5d8e4ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,8 +193,11 @@ gulp.task('svgstore', function () {
     return gulp
         .src('test/src/*.svg')
         .pipe(svgstore({ inlineSvg: true }))
-        .pipe(cheerio(function ($) {
-            $('svg').attr('style',  'display:none');
+        .pipe(cheerio({
+            run: function ($) {
+                $('svg').attr('style',  'display:none');
+            },
+            parserOptions: { xmlMode: true }
         }))
         .pipe(gulp.dest('test/dest'));
 });
@@ -202,8 +205,8 @@ gulp.task('svgstore', function () {
 
 ## Extracting metadata from combined svg
 
-Since gulp-svgstore and gulp-cheerio plugins cache cheerio in gulp file object,
-you may use it in your pipeline to extract metadata from svg sources or combined svg.
+You can extract data with cheerio.
+
 The following example extracts viewBox and id from each symbol in combined svg.
 
 ```js
@@ -211,13 +214,14 @@ var gulp = require('gulp');
 var gutil = require('gulp-util');
 var svgstore = require('gulp-svgstore');
 var through2 = require('through2');
+var cheerio = require('cheerio');
 
 gulp.task('metadata', function () {
     return gulp
         .src('test/src/*.svg')
         .pipe(svgstore())
         .pipe(through2.obj(function (file, encoding, cb) {
-            var $ = file.cheerio;
+            var $ = cheerio.load(file.contents.toString(), {xmlMode: true});
             var data = $('svg > symbol').map(function () {
                 return {
                     name: $(this).attr('id'),
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7605d4a..37ebc94 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
 
     if (file.isNull()) return cb()
 
-    if (!file.cheerio) {
-      file.cheerio = cheerio.load(file.contents.toString(), { xmlMode: true })
-    }
 
-    var $svg = file.cheerio('svg')
+    var $svg = cheerio.load(file.contents.toString(), { xmlMode: true })('svg')
 
     if ($svg.length === 0) return cb()
 
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       }
     }
 
-    var $defs = file.cheerio('defs')
+    var $defs = $svg.find('defs')
     if ($defs.length > 0) {
       $combinedDefs.append($defs.contents())
       $defs.remove()
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       $combinedSvg.attr(nsName, namespaces[nsName])
     }
     var file = new gutil.File({ path: fileName, contents: new Buffer($.xml()) })
-    file.cheerio = $
     this.push(file)
     cb()
   }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 8098326..78a2f77 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -166,50 +166,6 @@ describe('gulp-svgstore unit test', function () {
 
   })
 
-  it('should use cached cheerio object instead of file contents', function (done) {
-
-    var stream = svgstore({ inlineSvg: true })
-    var file = new gutil.File({
-      contents: new Buffer('<svg><rect x="1" y="1" width="2" height="2"/></svg>')
-    , path: 'square.svg'
-    })
-
-    file.cheerio = cheerio.load('<svg><circle cx="2" cy="2" r="1"/></svg>', { xmlMode: true })
-
-    stream.on('data', function (file) {
-      var result = file.contents.toString()
-      var target =
-      '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">' +
-      '<symbol id="square"><circle cx="2" cy="2" r="1"/></symbol>' +
-      '</svg>'
-      assert.equal( result, target )
-      done()
-    })
-
-    stream.write(file)
-    stream.end()
-
-  })
-
-  it('should cache cheerio object for the result file', function (done) {
-
-    var stream = svgstore()
-
-    stream.on('data', function (file) {
-      assert.ok(file.cheerio)
-      assert.equal( file.contents.toString(), file.cheerio.xml() )
-      done()
-    })
-
-    stream.write(new gutil.File({
-      contents: new Buffer('<svg viewBox="0 0 4 4"><circle cx="2" cy="2" r="1"/></svg>')
-    , path: 'circle.svg'
-    }))
-
-    stream.end()
-
-  })
-
   it('should merge defs to parent svg file', function (done) {
 
     var stream = svgstore({ inlineSvg: true })