diff --git a/src/parse/gast_builder.ts b/src/parse/gast_builder.ts
index fd5abbd78..240188332 100644
--- a/src/parse/gast_builder.ts
+++ b/src/parse/gast_builder.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace chevrotain.gastBuilder {
     export function getDirectlyContainedRanges(y:r.IRange, prodRanges:IProdRange[]):IProdRange[] {
         return utils.filter(prodRanges, (x:IProdRange) => {
             let isXDescendantOfY = y.strictlyContainsRange(x.range)
-            let xDoesNotHaveAnyAncestorWhichIsDecendantOfY = _.every(prodRanges, (maybeAnotherParent:IProdRange) => {
+            let xDoesNotHaveAnyAncestorWhichIsDecendantOfY = utils.every(prodRanges, (maybeAnotherParent:IProdRange) => {
                 let isParentOfX = maybeAnotherParent.range.strictlyContainsRange(x.range)
                 let isChildOfY = maybeAnotherParent.range.isStrictlyContainedInRange(y)
                 return !(isParentOfX && isChildOfY)
diff --git a/src/parse/grammar/gast.ts b/src/parse/grammar/gast.ts
index c0ada6cd2..36d5c90cd 100644
--- a/src/parse/grammar/gast.ts
+++ b/src/parse/grammar/gast.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace chevrotain.gast {
             if (prod instanceof NonTerminal) {
                 alreadyVisited.push(prod)
             }
-            return _.every((<AbstractProduction>prod).definition, (subProd:IProduction) => {
+            return utils.every((<AbstractProduction>prod).definition, (subProd:IProduction) => {
                 return isOptionalProd(subProd, alreadyVisited)
             })
         }
diff --git a/src/parse/parser_public.ts b/src/parse/parser_public.ts
index 84e025d63..a02e52f4a 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser_public.ts
+++ b/src/parse/parser_public.ts
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@ namespace chevrotain {
                 this.definitionErrors = cache.CLASS_TO_DEFINITION_ERRORS.get(this.className)
             }
 
-            if (_.isArray(tokensMapOrArr)) {
+            if (utils.isArray(tokensMapOrArr)) {
                 this.tokensMap = <any>utils.reduce(<any>tokensMapOrArr, (acc, tokenClazz:Function) => {
                     acc[tokenName(tokenClazz)] = tokenClazz
                     return acc
                 }, {})
             }
-            else if (_.isObject(tokensMapOrArr)) {
+            else if (utils.isObject(tokensMapOrArr)) {
                 this.tokensMap = utils.cloneObj(tokensMapOrArr)
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/scan/lexer.ts b/src/scan/lexer.ts
index cd5728c3b..09582f688 100644
--- a/src/scan/lexer.ts
+++ b/src/scan/lexer.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace chevrotain {
     export function findInvalidPatterns(tokenClasses:TokenConstructor[]) {
         let tokenClassesWithInvalidPattern = utils.filter(tokenClasses, (currClass) => {
             let pattern = currClass[PATTERN]
-            return !_.isRegExp(pattern)
+            return !utils.isRegExp(pattern)
         })
 
         let errors = utils.map(tokenClassesWithInvalidPattern, (currClass) => {
diff --git a/src/scan/tokens_public.ts b/src/scan/tokens_public.ts
index 572cee921..f1332fc85 100644
--- a/src/scan/tokens_public.ts
+++ b/src/scan/tokens_public.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace chevrotain {
     export function extendToken(tokenName:string, patternOrParent:any = undefined, parentConstructor:Function = Token) {
         let pattern
 
-        if (_.isRegExp(patternOrParent) ||
+        if (utils.isRegExp(patternOrParent) ||
             patternOrParent === chevrotain.Lexer.SKIPPED ||
             patternOrParent === chevrotain.Lexer.NA) {
             pattern = patternOrParent
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index 26b7e9e22..9327cde55 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,28 @@ namespace chevrotain.utils {
 
     export function partial(func:Function, ...restArgs:any[]):Function {
         let firstArg = [null]
-        let allArgs  = firstArg.concat(restArgs)
+        let allArgs = firstArg.concat(restArgs)
         return Function.bind.apply(func, allArgs)
     }
+
+    export function isArray(obj:any):boolean {
+        return Array.isArray(obj)
+    }
+
+    export function isRegExp(obj:any):boolean {
+        return obj instanceof RegExp
+    }
+
+    export function isObject(obj:any):boolean {
+        return obj instanceof Object
+    }
+
+    export function every<T>(arr:T[], predicate:(item:T) => boolean):boolean {
+        for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
+            if (!predicate(arr[i])) {
+                return false
+            }
+        }
+        return true
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/utils/utils_spec.ts b/test/utils/utils_spec.ts
index bc69cfb92..3ad5e7675 100644
--- a/test/utils/utils_spec.ts
+++ b/test/utils/utils_spec.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ namespace chevrotain.utils.spec {
             expect(partial(add, 2)(3)).to.equal(5)
             expect(partial(add, 2, 3)()).to.equal(5)
         })
+
+        it("exports an every utility", () => {
+            expect(every([], (item) => {return true})).to.be.true
+            // empty set always true...
+            expect(every([], (item) => {return false})).to.be.true
+            expect(every([1, 2, 3], (item) => {return item % 2 === 0})).to.be.false
+            expect(every([2, 4, 6], (item) => {return item % 2 === 0})).to.be.true
+        })
     })
 }