diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e9f6fd8..0abf683 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 - add `nonStrict` combinator ([#90](https://github.com/hoeck/simple-runtypes/pull/90))
   - `nonStrict` creates a non-strict `record` runtype from a provided `record` runtype
   - a non-strict `record` runtype will ignore keys that are not specified in the original runtype's typemap
-  - non-strict `record` runtypes will replace `sloppyRecord` runtypes
+- remove `sloppyRecord`
+  - replaced by `nonStrict`: `sloppyRecord(X)` -> `nonStrict(record(X))`
+  - fixes [#23](https://github.com/hoeck/simple-runtypes/issues/23)
 - fix: allow literal booleans as type-discriminators in discriminated unions, see [#98](https://github.com/hoeck/simple-runtypes/issues/98)
 
 ### 7.1.3
diff --git a/src/record.ts b/src/record.ts
index 6c06a44..f3cb149 100644
--- a/src/record.ts
+++ b/src/record.ts
@@ -128,28 +128,3 @@ export function record<
 > {
   return internalRecord(typemap as any)
 }
-
-/**
- * Like record but ignore unknown keys.
- *
- * Returns a new object that only contains the keys specified in the typemap.
- * Additional keys are ignored.
- *
- * Keeps you save from unwanted propertiers and evil __proto__ injections.
- */
-export function sloppyRecord<
-  T,
-  Typemap = { [K in keyof T]: Runtype<T[K]> | OptionalRuntype<T[K]> },
-  OptionalKeys extends keyof Typemap = {
-    [K in keyof Typemap]: Typemap[K] extends OptionalRuntype<any> ? K : never
-  }[keyof Typemap]
->(
-  typemap: Typemap,
-): Runtype<
-  Collapse<
-    { [K in Exclude<keyof Typemap, OptionalKeys>]: Unpack<Typemap[K]> } &
-      { [K in OptionalKeys]?: Unpack<Typemap[K]> }
-  >
-> {
-  return internalRecord(typemap as any, true)
-}
diff --git a/test/sloppyRecord.test.ts b/test/sloppyRecord.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c2a1e7..0000000
--- a/test/sloppyRecord.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-import { expectAcceptValuesImpure, objectAttributes, st } from './helpers'
-
-describe('sloppyRecord', () => {
-  it('accepts simple records', () => {
-    const runtype = st.sloppyRecord({
-      a: st.integer(),
-      b: st.string(),
-    })
-
-    expectAcceptValuesImpure(runtype, [{ a: 0, b: 'foo' }])
-  })
-
-  it('accepts empty records', () => {
-    const runType = st.sloppyRecord({})
-
-    const value: {} = runType({})
-
-    expect(value).toEqual({})
-  })
-
-  it('accepts records with optional values', () => {
-    const runtype = st.sloppyRecord({
-      a: st.integer(),
-      b: st.optional(st.string()),
-    })
-
-    let value: { a: number; b?: string }
-
-    value = runtype({ a: 0, b: 'foo' })
-    expect(value).toEqual({ a: 0, b: 'foo' })
-
-    value = runtype({ a: 0, b: undefined })
-    expect(value).toEqual({ a: 0, b: undefined })
-  })
-
-  it('accepts nested records', () => {
-    const runtype = st.sloppyRecord({
-      a: st.sloppyRecord({
-        b: st.sloppyRecord({
-          c: st.string(),
-        }),
-      }),
-    })
-
-    let value: { a: { b: { c: string } } }
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
-    value = runtype({ a: { b: { c: 'foo' } } })
-    expect(value).toEqual({ a: { b: { c: 'foo' } } })
-  })
-
-  it('returns runtypes values', () => {
-    const runtype = st.sloppyRecord({
-      a: st.sloppyRecord({
-        b: st.sloppyRecord({
-          c: st.string({ trim: true }), // returns a modified string
-        }),
-      }),
-    })
-
-    let value: { a: { b: { c: string } } }
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-const
-    value = runtype({ a: { b: { c: '  foo  ' } } })
-
-    expect(value).toEqual({ a: { b: { c: 'foo' } } })
-  })
-
-  it('returns records with known keys', () => {
-    const runType = st.sloppyRecord({
-      a: st.integer(),
-      b: st.string(),
-    })
-
-    expect(runType({ a: 1, b: 'foo', c: 'not-in-record-definition' })).toEqual({
-      a: 1,
-      b: 'foo',
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('ignores object attributes', () => {
-    const runType = st.sloppyRecord({
-      x: st.number(),
-    })
-
-    objectAttributes
-      // JSON.parse bc the __proto__ attr cannot be assigned in js
-      .map((a) => ({ a, o: JSON.parse(`{"x": 1, "${a}": {"y":2}}`) }))
-      .forEach(({ a, o }) => {
-        const x = runType(o)
-        const y = runType(Object.assign({}, o))
-        expect(x).not.toBe(o)
-        expect(x).toEqual({ x: 1 })
-        expect(y).toEqual({ x: 1 })
-        expect((x as any).y).toBeUndefined()
-        expect((y as any).y).toBeUndefined()
-        expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(x, a)).toBeFalsy()
-        expect(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(y, a)).toBeFalsy()
-      })
-  })
-})