diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d9d45aaa97..c815991f3d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "lodash": "^4.2.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.2.1",
-    "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
+    "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
+    "symbol-observable": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.3.15",
diff --git a/src/createStore.js b/src/createStore.js
index f67f18de3dc..c0d173cba46 100644
--- a/src/createStore.js
+++ b/src/createStore.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import isPlainObject from 'lodash/isPlainObject'
-import $$observable from './utils/Symbol_observable'
+import $$observable from 'symbol-observable';
 
 /**
  * These are private action types reserved by Redux.
diff --git a/src/utils/Symbol_observable.js b/src/utils/Symbol_observable.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f892e5a709e..00000000000
--- a/src/utils/Symbol_observable.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-let $$observable
-
-if (typeof Symbol === 'function') {
-  if (!Symbol.observable) {
-    if (typeof Symbol.for === 'function') {
-      $$observable = Symbol.for('observable')
-    } else {
-      $$observable = Symbol()
-    }
-    Symbol.observable = $$observable
-  } else {
-    $$observable = Symbol.observable
-  }
-} else {
-  $$observable = '@@observable'
-}
-
-export default $$observable