diff --git a/lib/http-invocation.js b/lib/http-invocation.js
index 0839dcfd..265c7b6f 100644
--- a/lib/http-invocation.js
+++ b/lib/http-invocation.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var request = require('request');
 var Dynamic = require('./dynamic');
 var SUPPORTED_TYPES = ['json', 'application/javascript', 'text/javascript'];
-var qs = require('qs');
 var urlUtil = require('url');
 var ReadableStream = require('stream').Readable;
 var MuxDemux = require('mux-demux');
@@ -212,7 +211,11 @@ HttpInvocation.prototype.createRequest = function() {
   }
 
   if (query) {
-    req.url += '?' + qs.stringify(query);
+    var urlParams = Object.keys(query).map(function(key) {
+      return key + '=' + JSON.stringify(query[key]);
+    }).join('&');
+
+    req.url += '?' + encodeURI(urlParams);
   }
 
   return req;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99b8eb50..f74ae4eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "js2xmlparser": "^1.0.0",
     "loopback-phase": "^1.3.0",
     "mux-demux": "^3.7.9",
-    "qs": "^6.2.1",
     "request": "^2.55.0",
     "sse": "0.0.6",
     "strong-globalize": "^2.6.6",