diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67046ad68a3..6c4b6f4abfd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@
     "index-fetch.js",
     "lib",
     "types",
-    "docs",
-    "scripts/esbuild-build.mjs"
+    "docs"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build:node": "node scripts/esbuild-build.mjs",
+    "build:node": "npx esbuild@0.19.4 index-fetch.js --bundle --platform=node --outfile=undici-fetch.js --define:esbuildDetection=1",
     "prebuild:wasm": "node build/wasm.js --prebuild",
     "build:wasm": "node build/wasm.js --docker",
     "lint": "standard | snazzy",
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@
     "delay": "^5.0.0",
     "dns-packet": "^5.4.0",
     "docsify-cli": "^4.4.3",
-    "esbuild": "^0.19.4",
     "form-data": "^4.0.0",
     "formdata-node": "^4.3.1",
     "https-pem": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/scripts/esbuild-build.mjs b/scripts/esbuild-build.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index ca5886c1a2b..00000000000
--- a/scripts/esbuild-build.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import * as esbuild from 'esbuild'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-
-const bundle = {
-  name: 'bundle',
-  setup (build) {
-    build.onLoad({ filter: /lib(\/|\\)fetch(\/|\\)index.js/ }, async (args) => {
-      const text = await fs.promises.readFile(args.path, 'utf8')
-
-      return {
-        contents: `var esbuildDetection = 1;${text}`,
-        loader: 'js'
-      }
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-await esbuild.build({
-  entryPoints: ['index-fetch.js'],
-  bundle: true,
-  outfile: 'undici-fetch.js',
-  plugins: [bundle],
-  platform: 'node'
-})