diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d6e5095..bc36704 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ This driver depends on:
 
 * `Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>`_
 * `Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>`_
+* `Pypixelbuf <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Pypixelbuf>`_
 
 Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem.
 This is easily achieved by downloading
diff --git a/neopixel_spi.py b/neopixel_spi.py
index 69670da..639813a 100644
--- a/neopixel_spi.py
+++ b/neopixel_spi.py
@@ -43,17 +43,8 @@
 * Adafruit's Bus Device library: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice
 """
 
-# The following creates a mock neopixel_write module to allow importing
-# the CircuitPython NeoPixel module without actually providing neopixel_write.
-#pylint: disable=wrong-import-position, exec-used
-import sys
-from types import ModuleType
-MOCK_MODULE = ModuleType('mock_neopixel_write')
-exec('def neopixel_write(): pass', MOCK_MODULE.__dict__)
-sys.modules['neopixel_write'] = MOCK_MODULE
-#pylint: enable=wrong-import-position, exec-used
-
-from neopixel import NeoPixel
+from adafruit_pypixelbuf import PixelBuf, fill
+from adafruit_bus_device.spi_device import SPIDevice
 
 __version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_NeoPixel_SPI.git"
@@ -68,7 +59,7 @@
 GRBW = 'GRBW'
 """Green Red Blue White"""
 
-class NeoPixel_SPI(NeoPixel):
+class NeoPixel_SPI(PixelBuf):
     """
     A sequence of neopixels.
 
@@ -91,46 +82,19 @@ class NeoPixel_SPI(NeoPixel):
         pixels = neopixel_spi.NeoPixel_SPI(board.SPI(), 10)
         pixels.fill(0xff0000)
     """
-    #pylint: disable=invalid-name, super-init-not-called, too-many-instance-attributes
 
     FREQ = 6400000  # 800kHz * 8, actual may be different
     TRST = 80e-6    # Reset code low level time
 
     def __init__(self, spi, n, *, bpp=3, brightness=1.0, auto_write=True, pixel_order=None):
-        # We can't call super().__init__() since we don't actually
-        # have a pin to supply it. So setup is done manually.
-        #
-        # neopixel stuff
-        #
-        self.bpp = bpp
-        self.n = n
+
+        # configure bpp and pixel_order
         if not pixel_order:
             pixel_order = GRB if bpp == 3 else GRBW
         else:
-            self.bpp = bpp = len(pixel_order)
-        #
-        # pypixelbuf stuff
-        #
-        bpp, byteorder_tuple, has_white, _ = self.parse_byteorder(pixel_order)
-        self._pixels = n
-        self._bytes = bpp * n
-        self._byteorder = byteorder_tuple
-        self._byteorder_string = pixel_order
-        self._has_white = has_white
-        self._bpp = bpp
-        self._bytearray = bytearray(n * bpp)
-        self._two_buffers = True
-        self._rawbytearray = bytearray(n * bpp)
-        self._offset = 0
-        self._dotstar_mode = False
-        self._pixel_step = bpp
-        self.auto_write = False
-        self.brightness = min(1.0, max(0, brightness))
-        self.auto_write = auto_write
-        #
-        # neopixel_spi stuff
-        #
-        from adafruit_bus_device.spi_device import SPIDevice
+            bpp = len(pixel_order)
+
+        # set up SPI related stuff
         self._spi = SPIDevice(spi, baudrate=self.FREQ)
         with self._spi as spibus:
             try:
@@ -139,9 +103,16 @@ def __init__(self, spi, n, *, bpp=3, brightness=1.0, auto_write=True, pixel_orde
             except AttributeError:
                 # use nominal
                 freq = self.FREQ
-        self.RESET = bytes([0]*round(freq * self.TRST / 8))
+        self._reset = bytes([0]*round(freq * self.TRST / 8))
         self.spibuf = bytearray(8 * n * bpp)
 
+        # everything else taken care of by base class
+        super().__init__(n, bytearray(n * bpp),
+                         brightness=brightness,
+                         rawbuf=bytearray(n * bpp),
+                         byteorder=pixel_order,
+                         auto_write=auto_write)
+
     def deinit(self):
         """Blank out the NeoPixels."""
         self.fill(0)
@@ -155,7 +126,7 @@ def show(self):
         with self._spi as spi:
             # write out special byte sequence surrounded by RESET
             # leading RESET needed for cases where MOSI rests HI
-            spi.write(self.RESET + self.spibuf + self.RESET)
+            spi.write(self._reset + self.spibuf + self._reset)
 
     def _transmogrify(self):
         """Turn every BIT of buf into a special BYTE pattern."""
@@ -169,3 +140,7 @@ def _transmogrify(self):
                 else:
                     self.spibuf[k] = 0b11000000 # A NeoPixel 0 bit
                 k += 1
+
+    def fill(self, color):
+        """Colors all pixels the given ***color***."""
+        fill(self, color)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b5c6a11..3c95591 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 Adafruit-Blinka
 adafruit-circuitpython-busdevice
-adafruit-circuitpython-neopixel
+adafruit-circuitpython-pypixelbuf
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6f3d8d9..ccb2f5c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         'Adafruit-Blinka',
         'adafruit-circuitpython-busdevice',
-        'adafruit-circuitpython-neopixel'
+        'adafruit-circuitpython-pypixelbuf'
     ],
 
     # Choose your license