diff --git a/Classes/BITFeedbackManager.m b/Classes/BITFeedbackManager.m
index 854ac8f1cd..2189b89141 100644
--- a/Classes/BITFeedbackManager.m
+++ b/Classes/BITFeedbackManager.m
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@
         
         NSError *error = NULL;
         
-        NSDictionary *feedDict = (NSDictionary *)bit_parseJSON(responseString, &error);
+        NSDictionary *feedDict = (NSDictionary *)[NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[responseString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] options:kNilOptions error:&error];
         
         // server returned empty response?
         if (error) {
diff --git a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.h b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.h
index 3e7ceec8b3..6121ea409b 100644
--- a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.h
+++ b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 NSString *bit_URLEncodedString(NSString *inputString);
 NSString *bit_URLDecodedString(NSString *inputString);
 NSComparisonResult bit_versionCompare(NSString *stringA, NSString *stringB);
-id bit_parseJSON(NSString *inputString, NSError **error);
 NSString *bit_encodeAppIdentifier(NSString *inputString);
 
 /* UIImage helpers */
diff --git a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
index 4e7dfeda4c..73193d0d6a 100644
--- a/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
+++ b/Classes/BITHockeyHelper.m
@@ -76,83 +76,6 @@ NSComparisonResult bit_versionCompare(NSString *stringA, NSString *stringB) {
   return result;
 }
 
-// parse JSON depending on the available framework
-id bit_parseJSON(NSString *inputString, NSError **error) {
-  error = nil;
-  
-  if (!inputString)
-    return nil;
-
-  id feedResult = nil;
-  
-#if BW_NATIVE_JSON_AVAILABLE
-  feedResult = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[jsonString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] options:kNilOptions error:&error];
-#else
-  id nsjsonClass = NSClassFromString(@"NSJSONSerialization");
-  SEL nsjsonSelect = NSSelectorFromString(@"JSONObjectWithData:options:error:");
-  SEL sbJSONSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"JSONValue");
-  SEL jsonKitSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"objectFromJSONStringWithParseOptions:error:");
-  SEL yajlSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"yajl_JSONWithOptions:error:");
-  
-  if (nsjsonClass && [nsjsonClass respondsToSelector:nsjsonSelect]) {
-    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[nsjsonClass methodSignatureForSelector:nsjsonSelect]];
-    invocation.target = nsjsonClass;
-    invocation.selector = nsjsonSelect;
-    NSData *jsonData = [inputString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-    
-    if (!jsonData)
-      return nil;
-    
-    [invocation setArgument:&jsonData atIndex:2]; // arguments 0 and 1 are self and _cmd respectively, automatically set by NSInvocation
-    NSUInteger readOptions = kNilOptions;
-    [invocation setArgument:&readOptions atIndex:3];
-    [invocation setArgument:&error atIndex:4];
-    [invocation invoke];
-    [invocation getReturnValue:&feedResult];
-  } else if (jsonKitSelector && [inputString respondsToSelector:jsonKitSelector]) {
-    // first try JSONkit
-    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[inputString methodSignatureForSelector:jsonKitSelector]];
-    invocation.target = inputString;
-    invocation.selector = jsonKitSelector;
-    int parseOptions = 0;
-    [invocation setArgument:&parseOptions atIndex:2]; // arguments 0 and 1 are self and _cmd respectively, automatically set by NSInvocation
-    [invocation setArgument:&error atIndex:3];
-    [invocation invoke];
-    [invocation getReturnValue:&feedResult];
-  } else if (sbJSONSelector && [inputString respondsToSelector:sbJSONSelector]) {
-    // now try SBJson
-    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[inputString methodSignatureForSelector:sbJSONSelector]];
-    invocation.target = inputString;
-    invocation.selector = sbJSONSelector;
-    [invocation invoke];
-    [invocation getReturnValue:&feedResult];
-  } else if (yajlSelector && [inputString respondsToSelector:yajlSelector]) {
-    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[inputString methodSignatureForSelector:yajlSelector]];
-    invocation.target = inputString;
-    invocation.selector = yajlSelector;
-    
-    NSUInteger yajlParserOptions = 0;
-    [invocation setArgument:&yajlParserOptions atIndex:2]; // arguments 0 and 1 are self and _cmd respectively, automatically set by NSInvocation
-    [invocation setArgument:&error atIndex:3];
-    
-    [invocation invoke];
-    [invocation getReturnValue:&feedResult];
-  } else {
-    if (error != NULL)
-      *error = [[NSError errorWithDomain:kBITHockeyErrorDomain
-                                    code:HockeyAPIClientMissingJSONLibrary
-                                userInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:@"You need a JSON Framework in your runtime for iOS4!", NSLocalizedDescriptionKey, nil]] retain];
-    return nil;
-  }
-#endif
-  
-  if (error != NULL) {
-    return nil;
-  }
-  
-  return feedResult;
-}
-
 NSString *bit_encodeAppIdentifier(NSString *inputString) {
   return (inputString ? bit_URLEncodedString(inputString) : bit_URLEncodedString([[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleIdentifier"]));
 }
diff --git a/Classes/BITUpdateManager.m b/Classes/BITUpdateManager.m
index 67bf42c14d..e2fbd9d397 100644
--- a/Classes/BITUpdateManager.m
+++ b/Classes/BITUpdateManager.m
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@
   if ([responseData length]) {
     NSString *responseString = [[[NSString alloc] initWithBytes:[responseData bytes] length:[responseData length] encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding] autorelease];
     
-    NSDictionary *feedDict = (NSDictionary *)bit_parseJSON(responseString, &error);
-    
+    NSDictionary *feedDict = (NSDictionary *)[NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[responseString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] options:kNilOptions error:&error];
+
     // server returned empty response?
     if (![feedDict count]) {
       [self reportError:[NSError errorWithDomain:kBITUpdateErrorDomain
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@
     BITHockeyLog(@"INFO: Received API response: %@", responseString);
     
     NSError *error = nil;
-    id json = bit_parseJSON(responseString, &error);
+    NSDictionary *json = (NSDictionary *)[NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[responseString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] options:kNilOptions error:&error];
+                                              
     self.trackerConfig = (([self checkForTracker] && [[json valueForKey:@"tracker"] isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) ? [json valueForKey:@"tracker"] : nil);
     
     if (![self isAppStoreEnvironment]) {