diff --git a/bitcask.go b/bitcask.go
index edbe3a4..3707ed6 100644
--- a/bitcask.go
+++ b/bitcask.go
@@ -473,17 +473,3 @@ func Open(path string, options ...Option) (*Bitcask, error) {
 
 	return bitcask, nil
 }
-
-// Merge calls Bitcask.Merge()
-// XXX: Deprecated; Please use the `.Merge()` method
-// XXX: This is only kept here for backwards compatibility
-//      it will be removed in future releases at some point
-func Merge(path string, force bool) error {
-	db, err := Open(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return db.Merge()
-}
-
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cb5c52e..15577ef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 module github.com/prologic/bitcask
 
+go 1.12
+
 require (
 	github.com/derekparker/trie v0.0.0-20190805173922-4e1a77fb815d
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.7.1
-	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.1
 	github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.1 // indirect
-	github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 	github.com/tidwall/redcon v1.0.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190718202018-cfdd5522f6f6
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190712062909-fae7ac547cb7 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190804053845-51ab0e2deafa // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fee9543..e4305d1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.2.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3Ee
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man v1.0.10/go.mod h1:SmD6nW6nTyfqj6ABTjUi3V3JVMnlJmwcJI5acqYI6dE=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -35,13 +34,11 @@ github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/me
 github.com/gofrs/flock v0.7.1 h1:DP+LD/t0njgoPBvT5MJLeliUIVQR03hiKR6vezdwHlc=
 github.com/gofrs/flock v0.7.1/go.mod h1:F1TvTiK9OcQqauNUHlbJvyl9Qa1QvF/gOUDKA14jxHU=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.1.1/go.mod h1:r8qH/GZQm5c6nD/R0oafs1akxWv10x8SbQlK7atdtwQ=
-github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.1 h1:/s5zKNz0uPFCZ5hddgPdo2TK2TVrUNMn0OOX8/aZMTE=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.2.1/go.mod h1:hp+jE20tsWTFYpLwKvXlhS1hjn+gTNwPg2I6zVXpSg4=
 github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20160126235308-23def4e6c14b/go.mod h1:SBH7ygxi8pfUlaOkMMuAQtPIUF8ecWP5IEl/CR7VP2Q=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20190129154638-5b532d6fd5ef/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.1.1/go.mod h1:oTYuIxOrZwtPieC+H1uAHpcLFnEyAGVDL/k47Jfbm0A=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1 h1:YF8+flBXS5eO826T4nzqPrxfhQThhXl0YzfuUPu4SBg=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.1.0/go.mod h1:Ii8DK3G1RaLaWxj9trq07+26W01tbo22
 github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0/go.mod h1:SYymIcj16QtmaHHD7aYtjjsJG7VTCxuUUipMqKk8s4w=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EZBBE59ingxPouuu3KfxchcWSUPOHkagtvWXihfKN4Q=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
-github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1 h1:mweAR1A6xJ3oS2pRaGiHgQ4OO8tzTaLawm8vnODuwDk=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2 h1:DB17ag19krx9CFsz4o3enTrPXyIXCl+2iCXH/aMAp9s=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.2/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
@@ -77,8 +73,6 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2 h1:fmNYVwqnSfB9mZU6OS2O6GsXM+wcskZDuKQz
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20161129095857-cc309e4a2223/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1/go.mod h1:CirwcVhetQ6Lv90oh/F+FBtV6XMibvdAFo93nm5qn4U=
-github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c h1:rp5dCmg/yLR3mgFuSOe4oEnDDmGLROTvMragMUXpTQw=
-github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c/go.mod h1:X07ZCGwUbLaax7L0S3Tw4hpejzu63ZrrQiUe6W0hcy0=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 h1:T5zMGML61Wp+FlcbWjRDT7yAxhJNAiPPLOFECq181zc=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.4.0 h1:u3Z1r+oOXJIkxqw34zVhyPgjBsm6X2wn21NWs/HfSeg=
@@ -118,7 +112,6 @@ github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 h1:ue6voC5bR5F8YxI5S67j9i582FU4Qvo2bmq
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0/go.mod h1:aNWZUN0dPAAO/Ljvb5BEdw96iTZ0EXowPYD95IqWIGo=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3 h1:zPAT6CGy6wXeQ7NtTnaTerfKOsV6V6F8agHXFiazDkg=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
-github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2 h1:VUFqw5KcqRf7i70GOzW7N+Q7+gxVBkSSqiXB12+JQ4M=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.3.2/go.mod h1:ZiWeW+zYFKm7srdB9IoDzzZXaJaI5eL9QjNiN/DMA2s=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0 h1:yXHLWeravcrgGyFSyCgdYpXQ9dR9c/WED3pg1RhxqEU=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0/go.mod h1:PTJ7Z/lr49W6bUbkmS1V3by4uWynFiR9p7+dSq/yZzE=
@@ -139,12 +132,11 @@ go.uber.org/atomic v1.4.0/go.mod h1:gD2HeocX3+yG+ygLZcrzQJaqmWj9AIm7n08wl/qW/PE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.10.0/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9 h1:mKdxBk7AujPs8kU4m80U72y/zjbZ3UcXC7dClwKbUI0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181203042331-505ab145d0a9/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190510104115-cbcb75029529/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190718202018-cfdd5522f6f6 h1:1xlTfQXUyQvvbx4TFsXRgoj9r0YUwcqq9XGX9u9OODU=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190718202018-cfdd5522f6f6/go.mod h1:JhuoJpWY28nO4Vef9tZUw9qufEGTyX1+7lmHxV5q5G4=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56 h1:estk1glOnSVeJ9tdEZZc5mAMDZk5lNJNyJ6DvrBkTEU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190731235908-ec7cb31e5a56/go.mod h1:JhuoJpWY28nO4Vef9tZUw9qufEGTyX1+7lmHxV5q5G4=
 golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190227222117-0694c2d4d067/go.mod h1:kZ7UVZpmo3dzQBMxlp+ypCbDeSB+sBbTgSJuh5dn5js=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190313153728-d0100b6bd8b3/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
@@ -164,13 +156,13 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181107165924-66b7b1311ac8/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181116152217-5ac8a444bdc5/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181205085412-a5c9d58dba9a h1:1n5lsVfiQW3yfsRGu98756EH1YthsFqr/5mxHduZW2A=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181205085412-a5c9d58dba9a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894 h1:Cz4ceDQGXuKRnVBDTS23GTn/pU5OE2C0WrNTOYK1Uuc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190712062909-fae7ac547cb7 h1:LepdCS8Gf/MVejFIt8lsiexZATdoGVyp5bcyS+rYoUI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190712062909-fae7ac547cb7/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190804053845-51ab0e2deafa h1:KIDDMLT1O0Nr7TSxp8xM5tJcdn8tgyAONntO829og1M=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190804053845-51ab0e2deafa/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
@@ -186,7 +178,6 @@ google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20180817151627-c66870c02cf8/go.mod h1:JiN7NxoA
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.21.0/go.mod h1:oYelfM1adQP15Ek0mdvEgi9Df8B9CZIaU1084ijfRaM=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/internal/datafile.go b/internal/datafile.go
index b4735e1..58ec8e3 100644
--- a/internal/datafile.go
+++ b/internal/datafile.go
@@ -175,4 +175,4 @@ func (df *Datafile) Write(e model.Entry) (int64, int64, error) {
 	df.offset += n
 
 	return e.Offset, n, nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/internal/proto/entry.pb.go b/internal/proto/entry.pb.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e39b620..0000000
--- a/internal/proto/entry.pb.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
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-
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-
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-
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-var _ = fmt.Errorf
-var _ = math.Inf
-
-// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
-// is compatible with the proto package it is being compiled against.
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-
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-	Offset               int64    `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=Offset,proto3" json:"Offset,omitempty"`
-	Value                []byte   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=Value,proto3" json:"Value,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
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-func (*Entry) ProtoMessage()    {}
-func (*Entry) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
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-func (m *Entry) XXX_Unmarshal(b []byte) error {
-	return xxx_messageInfo_Entry.Unmarshal(m, b)
-}
-func (m *Entry) XXX_Marshal(b []byte, deterministic bool) ([]byte, error) {
-	return xxx_messageInfo_Entry.Marshal(b, m, deterministic)
-}
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-}
-func (m *Entry) XXX_Size() int {
-	return xxx_messageInfo_Entry.Size(m)
-}
-func (m *Entry) XXX_DiscardUnknown() {
-	xxx_messageInfo_Entry.DiscardUnknown(m)
-}
-
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-
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-func init() {
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diff --git a/internal/proto/entry.proto b/internal/proto/entry.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index ac0a79a..0000000
--- a/internal/proto/entry.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package proto;
-
-message Entry {
-	uint32 Checksum = 1;
-	bytes Key = 2;
-	int64 Offset = 3;
-	bytes Value = 4;
-}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 20b267d..74dc2a4 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package bitcask
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -18,12 +17,6 @@ const (
 	DefaultMaxValueSize = 1 << 16 // 65KB
 )
 
-var (
-	// ErrMaxConcurrencyLowerEqZero is the error returned for
-	// maxConcurrency option not greater than zero
-	ErrMaxConcurrencyLowerEqZero = errors.New("error: maxConcurrency must be greater than zero")
-)
-
 // Option is a function that takes a config struct and modifies it
 type Option func(*config) error