diff --git a/packages/babel/src/traversal/path/replacement.js b/packages/babel/src/traversal/path/replacement.js
index 262a5afa5b..16bda31e7a 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/traversal/path/replacement.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/traversal/path/replacement.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import codeFrame from "../../helpers/code-frame";
+import traverse from "../index";
 import NodePath from "./index";
+import parse from "../../helpers/parse";
 import * as t from "../../types";
 
 /**
@@ -60,11 +63,31 @@ export function replaceWithMultiple(nodes: Array<Object>) {
 }
 
 /**
- * DEPRECATED
+ * Parse a string as an expression and replace the current node with the result.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This is typically not a good idea to use. Building source strings when
+ * transforming ASTs is an antipattern and SHOULD NOT be encouraged. Even if it's
+ * easier to use, your transforms will be extremely brittle.
  */
 
 export function replaceWithSourceString(replacement) {
-  throw new Error("TODO");
+  this.resync();
+
+  try {
+    replacement = `(${replacement})`;
+    replacement = parse(replacement);
+  } catch (err) {
+    var loc = err.loc;
+    if (loc) {
+      err.message += " - make sure this is an expression.";
+      err.message += "\n" + codeFrame(replacement, loc.line, loc.column + 1);
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+
+  replacement = replacement.program.body[0].expression;
+  traverse.removeProperties(replacement);
+  return this.replaceWith(replacement);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/path.js b/packages/babel/test/path.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e203c55c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel/test/path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+var transform = require("../lib/transformation");
+var Plugin    = require("../lib/transformation/plugin");
+var babel     = require("../lib/api/node");
+var chai      = require("chai");
+
+suite("traversal path", function () {
+  test("replaceWithSourceString", function () {
+    var expectCode = "function foo() {}";
+
+    var actualCode = transform(expectCode, {
+      blacklist: "strict",
+      plugins: [new Plugin("foobar", {
+        visitor: {
+          FunctionDeclaration: function () {
+            this.replaceWithSourceString("console.whatever()");
+          }
+        }
+      })]
+    }).code;
+
+    chai.expect(actualCode).to.be.equal("console.whatever();");
+  });
+});