diff --git a/lib/metaltest.js b/lib/metaltest.js
index 2fdecdd..c4f0192 100644
--- a/lib/metaltest.js
+++ b/lib/metaltest.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { nullreporter } from '../reporter/nullreporter.js'
-
 const metaltest = (title) => {
   const suite = []
   const only = []
@@ -19,11 +17,17 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
   runner.before = (fn) => { before.push(fn) }
   runner.after = (fn) => { after.push(fn) }
 
-  runner.run = async (...reporters) => {
-    const rs = reporters.map(r => Object.assign({}, nullreporter, r))
+  const notify = async (reporters, event, ...args) => {
+    for (const reporter of reporters) {
+      if (!reporter[event]) continue
 
-    rs.forEach(r => r.start(title))
-    rs.forEach(r => r.before())
+      await reporter[event](...args)
+    }
+  }
+
+  runner.run = async (...reporters) => {
+    notify(reporters, 'start', title)
+    notify(reporters, 'before')
 
     const tests = only.length ? only : suite
     for (const test of tests) {
@@ -31,22 +35,21 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
         for (const fn of before) await fn()
         await test.fn()
         success++
-        rs.forEach(r => r.success(test))
+        notify(reporters, 'success', test)
       }
       catch (e) {
         fail++
+
         testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error: e }))
-        rs.forEach(r => r.fail(test, e))
+        notify(reporters, 'fail', test, e)
       }
     }
 
     for (const fn of after) await fn()
-
-    rs.forEach(r => r.after())
+    notify(reporters, 'after')
 
     const stats = { title, success, fail, total: success + fail, testSuccess, testFail }
-
-    rs.forEach(r => r.end(stats))
+    notify(reporters, 'end', stats)
 
     return stats
   }
diff --git a/reporter/nullreporter.js b/reporter/nullreporter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f47bc90..0000000
--- a/reporter/nullreporter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-const nullreporter = {
-  start: (title) => { },
-  before: () => { },
-  success: (test) => { },
-  fail: (test, e) => { },
-  after: () => { },
-  end: (stats) => { },
-}
-
-export { nullreporter }
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