diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 222978a..27fb0e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.0.1-dev
+
+* Require the latest shelf, remove dead code.
+
 ## 1.0.0
 
 * Migrate to null safety.
diff --git a/lib/src/web_socket_handler.dart b/lib/src/web_socket_handler.dart
index b4657c8..c190ec9 100644
--- a/lib/src/web_socket_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/src/web_socket_handler.dart
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@
       _onConnection(
           WebSocketChannel(channel, pingInterval: _pingInterval), protocol);
     });
-
-    // [request.hijack] is guaranteed to throw a [HijackException], so we'll
-    // never get here.
-    assert(false);
-    throw StateError('unreachable');
   }
 
   /// Selects a subprotocol to use for the given connection.
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3501d59..2a001d6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: shelf_web_socket
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.0.1-dev
 
 description: >-
   A shelf handler that wires up a listener for every connection.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   sdk: ">=2.12.0-0 <3.0.0"
 
 dependencies:
-  shelf: ^1.0.0
+  shelf: ^1.1.0
   stream_channel: ^2.1.0
   web_socket_channel: ^2.0.0
 
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
   test: ^1.16.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
+  shelf:
+    git: https://github.com/dart-lang/shelf.git
   test: ^1.16.0