diff --git a/lib/mirage.js b/lib/mirage.js
index add3dc9..62c3758 100644
--- a/lib/mirage.js
+++ b/lib/mirage.js
@@ -277,22 +277,14 @@ Mirage.prototype.__doPostStream = function(
               //   special non-user level events.
               if (eventBlock === "system") {
                 if (dataPart === STREAM_START_TAG) {
-                  // Process at next event loop tick, as the 'start' event \
-                  //   might come out-of-order.
-                  setImmediate(function() {
-                    // Raise 'start' event
-                    emitter.emit("start");
-                  });
+                  // Raise 'start' event
+                  emitter.emit("start");
                 } else if (dataPart === STREAM_DONE_TAG) {
                   // Clear previous stall timeout (as needed)
                   fnCancelNextChunkStall();
 
-                  // Process at next event loop tick, as the 'done' event \
-                  //   might come out-of-order.
-                  setImmediate(function() {
-                    // Raise 'done' event
-                    emitter.emit("done");
-                  });
+                  // Raise 'done' event
+                  emitter.emit("done");
                 }
               } else {
                 var dataPartObject = JSON.parse(dataPart);
@@ -306,12 +298,8 @@ Mirage.prototype.__doPostStream = function(
                   eventName = (":" + eventName);
                 }
 
-                // Process at next event loop tick, as the 'data' event might \
-                //   come out-of-order.
-                setImmediate(function() {
-                  // Raise event (fallback to 'data' if no event block)
-                  emitter.emit(eventName, dataPartObject);
-                });
+                // Raise event (fallback to 'data' if no event block)
+                emitter.emit(eventName, dataPartObject);
               }
 
               // Abort parsing of line there.