diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fb3cc4..4b84361 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.2.0] 2021-11-04
+### Changed
+- Slight breaking change in the JavaScript helper. The constructor will now only accept a permissions array or JSON encoded string.
+- You don't need to pass a whole user object into the `Deadbolt()` constructor.
+
 ## [2.1.0] 2021-09-01
 ### Added
 - Added a simple JavaScript library to aid in using permissions on the front-end (ESM).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7bdbc5..73a40e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class DatabaseDriver implements DriverInterface
 How the `permissions` method sources permissions is up to you. It could a database request, or even a remote API request.
 
 ## JavaScript Helper
-Deadbolt includes a simple JavaScript helper that provides some simple tools for checking permissions. You'll need to pass your User object to your front-end. You can import the `Deadbolt` class into your JavaScript component. If you're using Vue you could use it something like this:
+Deadbolt includes a simple JavaScript helper that provides some simple tools for checking permissions. You'll need to pass the user permissions to your front-end. You can import the `Deadbolt` class into your JavaScript component. If you're using Vue you could do something like this:
 
 ```javascript
 import Deadbolt from '../../vendor/thepublicgood/deadbolt/dist/Deadbolt';
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ export default {
   },
   setup (props) {
     
-    const permissions = new Deadbolt(props.user);
+    const permissions = new Deadbolt(props.user.permissions);
     
     // Check if the user has a permission
     permissions.has('articles.create');
diff --git a/dist/Deadbolt.js b/dist/Deadbolt.js
index 4d31275..a15a6a4 100644
--- a/dist/Deadbolt.js
+++ b/dist/Deadbolt.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default class Deadbolt {
-    constructor(user, column = 'permissions') {
-        if (typeof user.permissions === 'string') {
-            this._permissions = JSON.parse(user[column]);
+    constructor(permissions) {
+        if (typeof permissions === 'string') {
+            this._permissions = JSON.parse(permissions);
         }
         else {
-            this._permissions = user[column];
+            this._permissions = permissions;
         }
     }
     has(permission) {
diff --git a/dist/Deadbolt.js.map b/dist/Deadbolt.js.map
index ef10e8a..265ecf1 100644
--- a/dist/Deadbolt.js.map
+++ b/dist/Deadbolt.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"Deadbolt.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/js/Deadbolt.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAEA,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,QAAQ;IAIzB,YAAY,IAAU,EAAE,SAAiB,aAAa;QAClD,IAAI,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,WAAW,KAAK,QAAQ,EAAE;YACtC,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC;SAChD;aAAM;YACH,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,CAAC;SACpC;IACL,CAAC;IAED,GAAG,CAAE,UAAkB;QACnB,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC;IAClD,CAAC;IAED,MAAM,CAAE,WAAqB;QACzB,OAAO,WAAW,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,MAAM,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC;IAClG,CAAC;IAED,MAAM,CAAE,WAAqB;QACzB,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,MAAM,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC;IAC/F,CAAC;IAED,OAAO,CAAE,WAAqB;QAC1B,OAAO,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;IACrC,CAAC;IAED,GAAG;QACC,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC;IAC7B,CAAC;CACJ"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"Deadbolt.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/js/Deadbolt.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,QAAQ;IAIzB,YAAY,WAA4B;QAEpC,IAAI,OAAO,WAAW,KAAK,QAAQ,EAAE;YACjC,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC,KAAK,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;SAC/C;aAAM;YACH,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,GAAG,WAAW,CAAC;SACnC;IACL,CAAC;IAED,GAAG,CAAE,UAAkB;QACnB,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC;IAClD,CAAC;IAED,MAAM,CAAE,WAAqB;QACzB,OAAO,WAAW,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,MAAM,KAAK,CAAC,CAAC;IAClG,CAAC;IAED,MAAM,CAAE,WAAqB;QACzB,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,EAAE,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,QAAQ,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,MAAM,GAAG,CAAC,CAAC;IAC/F,CAAC;IAED,OAAO,CAAE,WAAqB;QAC1B,OAAO,CAAC,IAAI,CAAC,MAAM,CAAC,WAAW,CAAC,CAAC;IACrC,CAAC;IAED,GAAG;QACC,OAAO,IAAI,CAAC,YAAY,CAAC;IAC7B,CAAC;CACJ"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/User.js b/dist/User.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4459182..0000000
--- a/dist/User.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export {};
-//# sourceMappingURL=User.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/User.js.map b/dist/User.js.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 3141119..0000000
--- a/dist/User.js.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"User.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/js/User.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":""}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/Deadbolt.ts b/src/js/Deadbolt.ts
index cce54f6..8d56110 100644
--- a/src/js/Deadbolt.ts
+++ b/src/js/Deadbolt.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import {User} from '@/User';
-
 export default class Deadbolt {
 
     readonly _permissions: string[];
 
-    constructor(user: User, column: string = 'permissions') {
-        if (typeof user.permissions === 'string') {
-            this._permissions = JSON.parse(user[column]);
+    constructor(permissions: string|string[]) {
+
+        if (typeof permissions === 'string') {
+            this._permissions = JSON.parse(permissions);
         } else {
-            this._permissions = user[column];
+            this._permissions = permissions;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/User.ts b/src/js/User.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b8a79e6..0000000
--- a/src/js/User.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export interface User {
-    permissions: string[]|string,
-}
diff --git a/tests/js/deadbolt.test.js b/tests/js/deadbolt.test.js
index 2d5af33..f1e8e56 100644
--- a/tests/js/deadbolt.test.js
+++ b/tests/js/deadbolt.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const user = {
     ],
 }
 
-const permissions = new Deadbolt(user);
+const permissions = new Deadbolt(user.permissions);
 
 it('"has" should return true for an existing permission', () => {
     assert.equal(permissions.has('articles.create'), true);