diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index 962827a..2b33c35 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const path = require('path');
-const niceTry = require('nice-try');
 const resolveCommand = require('./util/resolveCommand');
 const escape = require('./util/escape');
 const readShebang = require('./util/readShebang');
@@ -12,7 +11,13 @@ const isExecutableRegExp = /\.(?:com|exe)$/i;
 const isCmdShimRegExp = /node_modules[\\/].bin[\\/][^\\/]+\.cmd$/i;
 
 // `options.shell` is supported in Node ^4.8.0, ^5.7.0 and >= 6.0.0
-const supportsShellOption = niceTry(() => semver.satisfies(process.version, '^4.8.0 || ^5.7.0 || >= 6.0.0', true)) || false;
+let supportsShellOption = false;
+
+try {
+    supportsShellOption = semver.satisfies(process.version, '^4.8.0 || ^5.7.0 || >= 6.0.0', true);
+} catch (error) {
+    /* Empty */
+}
 
 function detectShebang(parsed) {
     parsed.file = resolveCommand(parsed);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3a53d5b..ad05021 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7064,11 +7064,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-Sr6/7tdUHywnrPspvbvRXI1bpPc=",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "nice-try": {
-      "version": "1.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nice-try/-/nice-try-1.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2NpiFHqC87y/zFke0fC0spBXL3bBsoh/p5H1EFhshxjCR5+0g2d6BiXbUFz9v1sAcxsk2htp2eQnNIci2dIYcA=="
-    },
     "node-int64": {
       "version": "0.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-int64/-/node-int64-0.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c04713..0b36f64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "nice-try": "^1.0.4",
     "path-key": "^2.0.1",
     "semver": "^5.5.0",
     "shebang-command": "^1.2.0",