diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7499eb..e6ac77c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v2.1.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+* Refactor bit manipulation and remove `myhdl` dependency by @fsagbuya in https://github.com/linien-org/pyrp3/pull/12
+
 ## [v2.0.2]
 
 ### Fixed
 
 * Don't use setuptools_scm & specify version manually by @doronbehar in https://github.com/linien-org/pyrp3/pull/14
 
+[v2.1.0]: https://github.com/linien-org/pyrp3/compare/v2.0.2...v2.1.0
 [v2.0.2]: https://github.com/linien-org/pyrp3/compare/v2.0.1...v2.0.2
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 7e9b925..ee85329 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ BSD 3-Clause License
 
 Copyright (c) 2016, Pierre Cladé  All rights reserved.
 Copyright (c) 2018-2019, Benjamin Wiegand  All rights reserved.
-Copyright (c) 2022, Bastian Leykauf  All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2022-2024, Bastian Leykauf  All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2024, Doron Behar  All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2024, Florian Agbuya  All rights reserved.
 
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2da39c7..ec8e695 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pyrp3"
-version = "2.0.2"
+version = "2.1.0"
 description = "Python utilities for RedPitaya"
 authors = [
     { name = "Pierre Cladé", email = "pierre.clade@upmc.fr" },
     { name = "Benjamin Wiegand", email = "benjamin.wiegand@physik.hu-berlin.de" },
     { name = "Bastian Leykauf", email = "leykauf@physik.hu-berlin.de" },
     { name = "Doron Behar", email = "doron.behar@gmail.com" },
+    { name = "Florian Agbuya", email = "fa@m-labs.ph" },
 ]
 maintainers = [
     { name = "Bastian Leykauf", email = "leykauf@physik.hu-berlin.de" },
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "cached_property>=1.5.2,<2.0",
-    "myhdl>=0.11",
     "numpy>=1.21.5,<2.0",
     "rpyc>=6.0.0,<7.0",
 ]
diff --git a/pyrp3/instrument.py b/pyrp3/instrument.py
index d58ed84..e234b57 100644
--- a/pyrp3/instrument.py
+++ b/pyrp3/instrument.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from math import ceil, log
 
 import numpy as np
-from myhdl import intbv
 
 from .enum import Enum
 from .memory import MemoryInterface
@@ -12,10 +11,14 @@ def __init__(self, size):
         self.size = size
 
     def to_python(self, val):
-        return int(val & (2**self.size - 1))
+        if not 0 <= val < (1 << self.size):
+            raise ValueError("Input value %s exceeds %s-bit limit" % (val, self.size))
+        return int(val & ((1 << self.size) - 1))
 
     def to_binary(self, val):
-        return intbv(val, max=2**self.size, min=0)._val
+        if not 0 <= val < (1 << self.size):
+            raise ValueError("Input value %s exceeds %s-bit limit" % (val, self.size))
+        return val & ((1 << self.size) - 1)
 
 
 class SignedInteger:
@@ -23,12 +26,23 @@ def __init__(self, size):
         self.size = size
 
     def to_python(self, val):
-        return int(intbv(val & (2**self.size - 1), min=0, max=2**self.size).signed())
+        val &= (1 << self.size) - 1
+        if val >= (1 << (self.size - 1)):
+            val -= 1 << self.size
+        if not -(1 << (self.size - 1)) <= val < (1 << (self.size - 1)):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Input value %s exceeds %s-bit signed limit" % (val, self.size)
+            )
+        return int(val)
 
     def to_binary(self, val):
-        return intbv(val, min=-(2 ** (self.size - 1)), max=2 ** (self.size - 1))[
-            self.size :
-        ]._val
+        if not -(1 << (self.size - 1)) <= val < (1 << self.size):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Input value %s exceeds %s-bit signed limit" % (val, self.size)
+            )
+        if val < 0:
+            val += 1 << self.size
+        return val & ((1 << self.size) - 1)
 
 
 class EnumTypeWrapper(UnsignedInteger):
@@ -80,11 +94,10 @@ def to_binary(self, val):
         val = val / 1.8
         assert val >= 0
         assert val <= 1
-        out = intbv(0, min=0, max=2**32)
-        tmp = np.long(np.round(val * (17 * 157 - 1)))
-        out[32:16] = tmp // 17
-        out[16:0] = 2**tmp % 17 - 1
-        return out[32:]._val
+        tmp = np.longlong(np.round(val * (17 * 157 - 1)))
+        high = tmp // 17
+        low = (1 << (tmp % 17)) - 1
+        return (high << 16) | low
 
 
 class RegisterProperty:
@@ -128,13 +141,14 @@ def __get__(self, instance, owner):
         if instance is None:
             return self
         out = instance.read(self.addr)
-        val = intbv(out)[self.pos]
-        return val if self._bit_type is None else self._bit_type.to_python(val)
+        val = (out >> self.pos) & 1
+        return (
+            bool(val) if self._bit_type is None else self._bit_type.to_python(bool(val))
+        )
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         current = instance.read(self.addr)
-        new_value = intbv(current)
-        new_value[self.pos] = value
+        new_value = current & ~(1 << self.pos) | ((value & 1) << self.pos)
         return instance.write(self.addr, int(new_value))