diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 739fa4f5..6d67b190 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var datasourceJuggler = require('loopback-datasource-juggler');
 loopback.Connector = require('./lib/connectors/base-connector');
 loopback.Memory = require('./lib/connectors/memory');
 loopback.Mail = require('./lib/connectors/mail');
-loopback.Remote = require('./lib/connectors/remote');
+loopback.Remote = require('loopback-connector-remote');
 
 /**
  * Types
diff --git a/lib/connectors/remote.js b/lib/connectors/remote.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 26beb4a5..00000000
--- a/lib/connectors/remote.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Dependencies.
- */
-
-var assert = require('assert');
-var remoting = require('strong-remoting');
-var DataAccessObject = require('loopback-datasource-juggler/lib/dao');
-
-/**
- * Export the RemoteConnector class.
- */
-
-module.exports = RemoteConnector;
-
-/**
- * Create an instance of the connector with the given `settings`.
- */
-
-function RemoteConnector(settings) {
-  assert(typeof settings === 'object', 'cannot initiaze RemoteConnector without a settings object');
-  this.client = settings.client;
-  this.adapter = settings.adapter || 'rest';
-  this.protocol = settings.protocol || 'http'
-  this.root = settings.root || '';
-  this.host = settings.host || 'localhost';
-  this.port = settings.port || 3000;
-  this.remotes = remoting.create();
-
-  // TODO(ritch) make sure this name works with Model.getSourceId()
-  this.name = 'remote-connector';
-
-  if(settings.url) {
-    this.url = settings.url;
-  } else {
-    this.url = this.protocol + '://' + this.host + ':' + this.port + this.root;
-  }
-
-  // handle mixins in the define() method
-  var DAO = this.DataAccessObject = function() {};
-}
-
-RemoteConnector.prototype.connect = function() {
-  this.remotes.connect(this.url, this.adapter);
-}
-
-RemoteConnector.initialize = function(dataSource, callback) {
-  var connector = dataSource.connector = new RemoteConnector(dataSource.settings);
-  connector.connect();
-  callback();
-}
-
-RemoteConnector.prototype.define = function(definition) {
-  var Model = definition.model;
-  var remotes = this.remotes;
-  var SharedClass;
-
-  assert(Model.sharedClass, 'cannot attach ' + Model.modelName
-    + ' to a remote connector without a Model.sharedClass');
-
-  remotes.addClass(Model.sharedClass);
-
-  Model
-    .sharedClass
-    .methods()
-    .forEach(function(remoteMethod) {
-      // TODO(ritch) more elegant way of ignoring a nested shared class
-      if(remoteMethod.name !== 'Change'
-        && remoteMethod.name !== 'Checkpoint') {
-        createProxyMethod(Model, remotes, remoteMethod);
-      }
-    });
-}
-
-function createProxyMethod(Model, remotes, remoteMethod) {
-  var scope = remoteMethod.isStatic ? Model : Model.prototype;
-  var original = scope[remoteMethod.name];
-  
-  scope[remoteMethod.name] = function remoteMethodProxy() {
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-    var lastArgIsFunc = typeof args[args.length - 1] === 'function';
-    var callback;
-    if(lastArgIsFunc) {
-      callback = args.pop();
-    }
-
-    remotes.invoke(remoteMethod.stringName, args, callback);
-  }
-}
-
-function noop() {}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fc257f4..a5f9f403 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,16 +33,17 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "~0.9.0",
+    "bcryptjs": "~2.0.2",
     "body-parser": "~1.8.1",
     "canonical-json": "0.0.4",
+    "debug": "~2.0.0",
     "ejs": "~1.0.0",
     "express": "4.x",
-    "strong-remoting": "^2.4.0",
-    "bcryptjs": "~2.0.2",
-    "debug": "~2.0.0",
     "inflection": "~1.4.2",
+    "loopback-connector-remote": "^1.0.1",
     "nodemailer": "~1.3.0",
     "nodemailer-stub-transport": "~0.1.4",
+    "strong-remoting": "^2.4.0",
     "uid2": "0.0.3",
     "underscore": "~1.7.0",
     "underscore.string": "~2.3.3"