diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb2802d4..f675bf4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ Default: `false`
 ##### other
 
 Any glob-related options are documented in [glob-stream] and [node-glob].
-Any through2-related options are documented in [through2].
 Those options are forwarded verbatim.
 
 ### `dest(folder[, options])`
@@ -212,11 +211,6 @@ Type: `Boolean`, `String` or `Object`
 
 Default: `undefined` (do not write sourcemaps)
 
-##### other
-
-Any through2-related options are documented in [through2].
-Those options are forwarded verbatim.
-
 ### `symlink(folder[, options])`
 
 Takes a folder path string or a function as the first argument and an options object as the second. If given a function, it will be called with each [vinyl] `File` object and must return a folder path.
@@ -264,18 +258,12 @@ Type: `Boolean`
 
 Default: `true` on Windows, `false` on all other platforms
 
-##### other
-
-Any through2-related options are documented in [through2].
-Those options are forwarded verbatim.
-
 [glob-stream]: https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-stream
 [gulp-sourcemaps]: https://github.com/floridoo/gulp-sourcemaps
 [node-glob]: https://github.com/isaacs/node-glob
 [gaze]: https://github.com/shama/gaze
 [glob-watcher]: https://github.com/wearefractal/glob-watcher
 [vinyl]: https://github.com/wearefractal/vinyl
-[through2]: https://github.com/rvagg/through2
 
 [downloads-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/dm/vinyl-fs.svg
 [npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/vinyl-fs
diff --git a/lib/src/index.js b/lib/src/index.js
index 431b68ee..97205ae5 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.js
+++ b/lib/src/index.js
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ function src(glob, opt) {
     throw new Error('Invalid glob argument: ' + glob);
   }
 
-  // Don't pass `read` option on to through2
-  opt.readFile = opt.read;
-  opt.read = undefined;
-
   var streams = [
     gs(glob, opt),
     resolveSymlinks(opt),
diff --git a/lib/src/read-contents/index.js b/lib/src/read-contents/index.js
index eceb37ea..2a75b1cd 100644
--- a/lib/src/read-contents/index.js
+++ b/lib/src/read-contents/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function readContents(opt) {
   function readFile(file, enc, callback) {
 
     // Skip reading contents if read option says so
-    if (!koalas(boolean(opt.readFile, file), true)) {
+    if (!koalas(boolean(opt.read, file), true)) {
       return callback(null, file);
     }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function readContents(opt) {
     }
   }
 
-  return through.obj(opt, readFile);
+  return through.obj(readFile);
 }
 
 module.exports = readContents;
diff --git a/lib/src/resolve-symlinks.js b/lib/src/resolve-symlinks.js
index 55856385..03fd7d79 100644
--- a/lib/src/resolve-symlinks.js
+++ b/lib/src/resolve-symlinks.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function resolveSymlinks(opt) {
     }
   }
 
-  return through.obj(opt, resolveFile);
+  return through.obj(resolveFile);
 }
 
 module.exports = resolveSymlinks;
diff --git a/lib/symlink/index.js b/lib/symlink/index.js
index 66721a1d..0a1bf769 100644
--- a/lib/symlink/index.js
+++ b/lib/symlink/index.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function symlink(outFolder, opt) {
 
   var stream = pumpify.obj(
     prepare.dest(outFolder, opt),
-    through.obj(opt, linkFile)
+    through.obj(linkFile)
   );
 
   // Sink the stream to start flowing
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89c4ae65..ed5a2707 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "to-through": "^2.0.0",
     "value-or-function": "^2.0.0",
     "vinyl": "^2.0.0",
-    "vinyl-prepare": "^0.1.1",
+    "vinyl-prepare": "^0.2.0",
     "vinyl-sourcemap": "^0.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/dest.js b/test/dest.js
index 04ce4f04..44516db4 100644
--- a/test/dest.js
+++ b/test/dest.js
@@ -806,26 +806,6 @@ describe('.dest()', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  // TODO: need a better way to pass these options through
-  // Or maybe not at all since we fixed highWaterMark
-  it('passes options to through2', function(done) {
-    var file = new File({
-      base: inputBase,
-      path: inputPath,
-      contents: new Buffer(contents),
-    });
-
-    function assert(err) {
-      expect(err.message).toMatch(/Invalid non-string\/buffer chunk/);
-      done();
-    }
-
-    pipe([
-      from.obj([file]),
-      vfs.dest(outputBase, { objectMode: false }),
-    ], assert);
-  });
-
   it('successfully processes files with streaming contents', function(done) {
     var file = new File({
       base: inputBase,
@@ -961,4 +941,26 @@ describe('.dest()', function() {
       vfs.dest(outputBase),
     ], assert);
   });
+
+  it('does not pass options on to through2', function(done) {
+    var file = new File({
+      base: inputBase,
+      path: inputPath,
+      contents: null,
+    });
+
+    // Reference: https://github.com/gulpjs/vinyl-fs/issues/153
+    var read = expect.createSpy().andReturn(false);
+
+    function assert() {
+      // Called never because it's not a valid option
+      expect(read.calls.length).toEqual(0);
+    }
+
+    pipe([
+      from.obj([file]),
+      vfs.dest(outputBase, { read: read }),
+      concat(assert),
+    ], done);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/src.js b/test/src.js
index ce911272..f7fba846 100644
--- a/test/src.js
+++ b/test/src.js
@@ -360,11 +360,12 @@ describe('.src()', function() {
     ], done);
   });
 
-  it('does not pass options.read on to through2', function(done) {
+  it('does not pass options on to through2', function(done) {
     // Reference: https://github.com/gulpjs/vinyl-fs/issues/153
     var read = expect.createSpy().andReturn(false);
 
     function assert() {
+      // Called once to resolve the option
       expect(read.calls.length).toEqual(1);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/symlink.js b/test/symlink.js
index 9c0dcb6b..021fbf97 100644
--- a/test/symlink.js
+++ b/test/symlink.js
@@ -731,23 +731,25 @@ describe('symlink stream', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  // TODO: need a better way to pass these options through
-  // Or maybe not at all since we fixed highWaterMark
-  it('passes options to through2', function(done) {
+  it('does not pass options on to through2', function(done) {
     var file = new File({
       base: inputBase,
       path: inputPath,
       contents: null,
     });
 
-    function assert(err) {
-      expect(err.message).toMatch(/Invalid non-string\/buffer chunk/);
-      done();
+    // Reference: https://github.com/gulpjs/vinyl-fs/issues/153
+    var read = expect.createSpy().andReturn(false);
+
+    function assert() {
+      // Called never because it's not a valid option
+      expect(read.calls.length).toEqual(0);
     }
 
     pipe([
       from.obj([file]),
-      vfs.symlink(outputBase, { objectMode: false }),
-    ], assert);
+      vfs.symlink(outputBase, { read: read }),
+      concat(assert),
+    ], done);
   });
 });