diff --git a/lib/parsers/api.js b/lib/parsers/api.js
index 82bc871..5efa363 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 function parse(content) {
-    content = trim(content);
+    content = content.trim();
 
     // Search: type, url and title
     // Example: {get} /user/:id Get User by ID.
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_define.js b/lib/parsers/api_define.js
index ccb5b39..76f866b 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_define.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_define.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var trim     = require('../utils/trim');
 var unindent = require('../utils/unindent');
 
 var ParameterError = require('../errors/parameter_error');
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ var _messages = {
 function parse(content, source, messages) {
     messages = messages || _messages;
 
-    content = trim(content);
+    content = content.trim();
 
     var parseRegExp = /^(\w*)(.*?)(?:\s+|$)(.*)$/gm;
     var matches = parseRegExp.exec(content);
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_deprecated.js b/lib/parsers/api_deprecated.js
index 6e958a8..b5a43c4 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_deprecated.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_deprecated.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-var trim     = require('../utils/trim');
 var unindent = require('../utils/unindent');
 
 function parse(content) {
-  var deprecated = trim(content);
+  var deprecated = content.trim();
 
   if (deprecated.length > 0) {
     return {
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_description.js b/lib/parsers/api_description.js
index 8a06537..c64e47f 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_description.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_description.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-var trim     = require('../utils/trim');
 var unindent = require('../utils/unindent');
 
 function parse(content) {
-    var description = trim(content);
+    var description = content.trim();
 
     if (description.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_example.js b/lib/parsers/api_example.js
index 1da3fa1..622845c 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_example.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_example.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-var trim     = require('../utils/trim');
 var unindent = require('../utils/unindent');
 
 function parse(content, source) {
-    source = trim(source);
+    source = source.trim();
 
     var title = '';
     var text = '';
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_group.js b/lib/parsers/api_group.js
index a53661f..6a04ec4 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_group.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_group.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 function parse(content) {
-	var group = trim(content);
+	var group = content.trim();
 
 	if (group.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_name.js b/lib/parsers/api_name.js
index f0f9085..1fc8292 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_name.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_name.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 function parse(content) {
-    var name = trim(content);
+    var name = content.trim();
 
     if(name.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_param.js b/lib/parsers/api_param.js
index aa2140b..032cf67 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_param.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_param.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var trim     = require('../utils/trim');
 var unindent = require('../utils/unindent');
 
 var group = '';
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ var allowedValuesWithQuoteRegExp = new RegExp(/\'[^\']*[^\']\'/g);
 var allowedValuesRegExp = new RegExp(/[^,\s]+/g);
 
 function parse(content, source, defaultGroup) {
-    content = trim(content);
+    content = content.trim();
 
     // replace Linebreak with Unicode
     content = content.replace(/\n/g, '\uffff');
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_sample_request.js b/lib/parsers/api_sample_request.js
index 79c99e6..e75f50d 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_sample_request.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_sample_request.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 function parse(content) {
-    var url = trim(content);
+    var url = content.trim();
 
     if(url.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_use.js b/lib/parsers/api_use.js
index b430dd4..9a63415 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_use.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_use.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 function parse(content) {
-    var name = trim(content);
+    var name = content.trim();
 
     if (name.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/parsers/api_version.js b/lib/parsers/api_version.js
index 220bf18..1be0f5b 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/api_version.js
+++ b/lib/parsers/api_version.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 var semver = require('semver');
 
-var trim = require('../utils/trim');
-
 var ParameterError = require('../errors/parameter_error');
 
 function parse(content) {
-    content = trim(content);
+    content = content.trim();
 
     if (content.length === 0)
         return null;
diff --git a/lib/utils/trim.js b/lib/utils/trim.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b2ca28..0000000
--- a/lib/utils/trim.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Strip whitespace from the beginning and end of a string
- *
- * @param str string
- * @returns string
- */
-module.exports = function trim(str) {
-    return str.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, '');
-};