diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f33dd3c8..630792de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Next
+
+- **[Fix]** Use `{}` instead of `Object.create(null)` when creating new objects in `DocumentType`.
+  Quickfix for [chaijs/deep-eql#51](https://github.com/chaijs/deep-eql/issues/51).
+
 # 0.6.0 (2018-01-29)
 
 - **[Breaking change]** Remove index module, you need to import specific modules with deep imports
diff --git a/src/lib/bson/document.ts b/src/lib/bson/document.ts
index 9384f977..53f38ce5 100644
--- a/src/lib/bson/document.ts
+++ b/src/lib/bson/document.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { DocumentType, name as typeName, PropertyDescriptor, renameKeys } from "
 
 export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
   function write<T extends {}>(type: DocumentType<T>, val: T): any {
-    const result: any = Object.create(null);
+    const result: any = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<T[keyof T]> = type.properties[key];
       const value: T[keyof T] = val[key];
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
     const missing: Set<string> = new Set();
     const invalid: Map<keyof T, Error> = new Map();
 
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
 
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       if (extra !== undefined) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
   }
 
   function readTrusted<T extends {}>(type: DocumentType<T>, input: any): T {
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<any> = type.properties[key];
       const outValue: any = Reflect.get(input, outKey);
diff --git a/src/lib/qs/document.ts b/src/lib/qs/document.ts
index 9384f977..53f38ce5 100644
--- a/src/lib/qs/document.ts
+++ b/src/lib/qs/document.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { DocumentType, name as typeName, PropertyDescriptor, renameKeys } from "
 
 export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
   function write<T extends {}>(type: DocumentType<T>, val: T): any {
-    const result: any = Object.create(null);
+    const result: any = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<T[keyof T]> = type.properties[key];
       const value: T[keyof T] = val[key];
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
     const missing: Set<string> = new Set();
     const invalid: Map<keyof T, Error> = new Map();
 
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
 
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       if (extra !== undefined) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function register(serializer: Serializer): void {
   }
 
   function readTrusted<T extends {}>(type: DocumentType<T>, input: any): T {
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of renameKeys(type.properties, type.rename)) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<any> = type.properties[key];
       const outValue: any = Reflect.get(input, outKey);
diff --git a/src/lib/types/document.ts b/src/lib/types/document.ts
index 90cdd08f..f99567b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/document.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/document.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export const DocumentType: DocumentTypeConstructor = class<T extends {}> {
   }
 
   readTrustedJson(input: any): T {
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of this.keys) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<any> = this.properties[key];
       const jsonValue: any = Reflect.get(input, outKey);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export const DocumentType: DocumentTypeConstructor = class<T extends {}> {
     const missing: Set<string> = new Set();
     const invalid: Map<keyof T, Error> = new Map();
 
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
 
     for (const [key, outKey] of this.keys) {
       if (extra !== undefined) {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export const DocumentType: DocumentTypeConstructor = class<T extends {}> {
   }
 
   writeJson(val: T): any {
-    const result: any = Object.create(null);
+    const result: any = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const [key, outKey] of this.keys) {
       const descriptor: PropertyDescriptor<T[keyof T]> = this.properties[key];
       const value: T[keyof T] = val[key];
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const DocumentType: DocumentTypeConstructor = class<T extends {}> {
   }
 
   clone(val: T): T {
-    const result: Partial<T> = Object.create(null);
+    const result: Partial<T> = {}; // Object.create(null);
     for (const key in this.properties) {
       result[key] = val[key] === undefined ? undefined : this.properties[key].type.clone(val[key]);
     }