diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d201adc..ff1f1460 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ The standalone mode is used to compile the code that can be directly run by `nod
 itself. You need to have `fast-json-stringify` installed for the standalone code to work.
 
 ```js
-const fs = require('node:fs')
+const fs = require('fs')
 const code = fastJson({
   title: 'default string',
   type: 'object',
diff --git a/benchmark/bench-cmp-branch.js b/benchmark/bench-cmp-branch.js
index 96c10a6e..a896e986 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench-cmp-branch.js
+++ b/benchmark/bench-cmp-branch.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const { spawn } = require('node:child_process')
+const { spawn } = require('child_process')
 
 const cliSelect = require('cli-select')
 const simpleGit = require('simple-git')
diff --git a/benchmark/bench-thread.js b/benchmark/bench-thread.js
index 88314358..7e3ba73e 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench-thread.js
+++ b/benchmark/bench-thread.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const { workerData: benchmark, parentPort } = require('node:worker_threads')
+const { workerData: benchmark, parentPort } = require('worker_threads')
 
 const Benchmark = require('benchmark')
 Benchmark.options.minSamples = 100
diff --git a/benchmark/bench.js b/benchmark/bench.js
index d0744850..12726184 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench.js
+++ b/benchmark/bench.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const path = require('node:path')
-const { Worker } = require('node:worker_threads')
+const path = require('path')
+const { Worker } = require('worker_threads')
 
 const BENCH_THREAD_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'bench-thread.js')
 
diff --git a/build/build-schema-validator.js b/build/build-schema-validator.js
index 8e4f811d..0c188cc4 100644
--- a/build/build-schema-validator.js
+++ b/build/build-schema-validator.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 const Ajv = require('ajv')
 const standaloneCode = require('ajv/dist/standalone').default
 const ajvFormats = require('ajv-formats')
-const fs = require('node:fs')
-const path = require('node:path')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
 
 const ajv = new Ajv({
   addUsedSchema: false,
diff --git a/examples/server.js b/examples/server.js
index 82f53775..706653b8 100644
--- a/examples/server.js
+++ b/examples/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const http = require('node:http')
+const http = require('http')
 
 const stringify = require('fast-json-stringify')({
   type: 'object',
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f2a0d98a..5958c934 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const merge = require('@fastify/deepmerge')()
 const clone = require('rfdc')({ proto: true })
-const { randomUUID } = require('node:crypto')
+const { randomUUID } = require('crypto')
 const { RefResolver } = require('json-schema-ref-resolver')
 
 const validate = require('./lib/schema-validator')
diff --git a/test/standalone-mode.test.js b/test/standalone-mode.test.js
index 5f671d01..1e1570f2 100644
--- a/test/standalone-mode.test.js
+++ b/test/standalone-mode.test.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const test = require('tap').test
 const fjs = require('..')
-const fs = require('node:fs')
-const path = require('node:path')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
 
 function build (opts, schema) {
   return fjs(schema || {
diff --git a/test/webpack.test.js b/test/webpack.test.js
index dc59c29a..075d64c6 100644
--- a/test/webpack.test.js
+++ b/test/webpack.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const test = require('tap').test
 const webpack = require('webpack')
-const path = require('node:path')
+const path = require('path')
 
 test('the library should work with webpack', async (t) => {
   t.plan(1)