diff --git a/jester.nim b/jester.nim
index 647146b..7f57658 100644
--- a/jester.nim
+++ b/jester.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015 Dominik Picheta
 # MIT License - Look at license.txt for details.
-import net, strtabs, re, tables, os, strutils, uri,
+import net, strtabs, regex, tables, os, strutils, uri,
        times, mimetypes, asyncnet, asyncdispatch, macros, md5,
        logging, httpcore, asyncfile, macrocache, json, options,
        strformat
@@ -889,13 +889,13 @@ proc createRegexPattern(
   routeNode, reMatchesSym, patternMatchSym: NimNode,
   pathPrefix: string
 ): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
-  # -> let <patternMatchSym> = find(request.pathInfo, <pattern>, <reMatches>)
+  # -> let <patternMatchSym> = findRe(request.pathInfo, <pattern>, <reMatches>)
   var strNode = routeNode[1].copyNimTree()
   strNode[1].strVal = escapeRegex(pathPrefix) & strNode[1].strVal
   return newLetStmt(
     patternMatchSym,
     newCall(
-      bindSym"find",
+      bindSym"findRe",
       parseExpr("request.pathInfo"),
       strNode,
       reMatchesSym
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ proc determinePatternType(pattern: NimNode): MatchType {.compileTime.} =
   of nnkCallStrLit:
     expectKind(pattern[0], nnkIdent)
     case ($pattern[0]).normalize
-    of "re": return MRegex
+    of "re2": return MRegex
     else:
       macros.error("Invalid pattern type: " & $pattern[0])
   else:
diff --git a/jester.nimble b/jester.nimble
index d17be37..e3e0c13 100644
--- a/jester.nimble
+++ b/jester.nimble
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ skipDirs = @["tests"]
 # Deps
 
 requires "nim >= 1.0.0"
-
-when not defined(windows):
-  requires "httpbeast >= 0.4.0"
+requires "regex >= 0.21.0"
+requires "httpbeast >= 0.4.0"
 
 task test, "Runs the test suite.":
   exec "nimble install -y asynctools@#0e6bdc3ed5bae8c7cc9"
diff --git a/jester/request.nim b/jester/request.nim
index 205f832..e3e2593 100644
--- a/jester/request.nim
+++ b/jester/request.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-import uri, cgi, tables, logging, strutils, re, options
+import uri, cgi, tables, logging, strutils, options
+
+import regex
 
 import jester/private/utils
 
+# Maximum number of capture groups stored for regex routes; mirrors std/re's
+# limit, which this module previously pulled in (and with it, PCRE1).
+const MaxSubpatterns* = 20
+
 when useHttpBeast:
   import httpbeast except Settings
   import options, httpcore
@@ -196,3 +202,20 @@ proc setPatternParams*(req: var Request, p: Table[string, string]) =
 
 proc setReMatches*(req: var Request, r: array[MaxSubpatterns, string]) =
   req.reMatches = r
+
+proc findRe*(s: string, pattern: Regex2,
+             matches: var array[MaxSubpatterns, string]): int =
+  ## std/re-compatible ``find`` backed by nitely regex: returns the start
+  ## index of the first match or -1, and fills ``matches`` with the capture
+  ## group texts (group 1 ends up in ``matches[0]``, and so on).
+  var m: RegexMatch2
+  if find(s, pattern, m):
+    result = m.boundaries.a
+    var i = 0
+    while i < m.groupsCount and i < MaxSubpatterns:
+      let sl = m.group(i)
+      if sl.a <= sl.b:
+        matches[i] = s[sl]
+      inc i
+  else:
+    result = -1