diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 42dabf49da7d7..612ac2252c53b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10136,8 +10136,7 @@
 				"lodash": "^4.17.15",
 				"memize": "^1.0.5",
 				"moment": "^2.22.1",
-				"tinycolor2": "^1.4.1",
-				"url": "^0.11.0"
+				"tinycolor2": "^1.4.1"
 			}
 		},
 		"@wordpress/block-serialization-default-parser": {
@@ -32532,7 +32531,8 @@
 		"querystring": {
 			"version": "0.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/querystring/-/querystring-0.2.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-sgmEkgO7Jd+CDadW50cAWHhSFiA="
+			"integrity": "sha1-sgmEkgO7Jd+CDadW50cAWHhSFiA=",
+			"dev": true
 		},
 		"querystring-es3": {
 			"version": "0.2.1",
@@ -39363,6 +39363,7 @@
 			"version": "0.11.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/url/-/url-0.11.0.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha1-ODjpfPxgUh63PFJajlW/3Z4uKPE=",
+			"dev": true,
 			"requires": {
 				"punycode": "1.3.2",
 				"querystring": "0.2.0"
@@ -39371,7 +39372,8 @@
 				"punycode": {
 					"version": "1.3.2",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-1.3.2.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha1-llOgNvt8HuQjQvIyXM7v6jkmxI0="
+					"integrity": "sha1-llOgNvt8HuQjQvIyXM7v6jkmxI0=",
+					"dev": true
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/utils/transform-styles/transforms/url-rewrite.js b/packages/block-editor/src/utils/transform-styles/transforms/url-rewrite.js
index 4e0d07e4083d7..e74559515adaf 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/utils/transform-styles/transforms/url-rewrite.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/utils/transform-styles/transforms/url-rewrite.js
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { parse, resolve } from 'url';
-
 /**
  * Return `true` if the given path is http/https.
  *
@@ -62,10 +57,7 @@ function isValidURL( meta ) {
  * @return {string}              the full path to the file
  */
 function getResourcePath( str, baseURL ) {
-	const pathname = parse( str ).pathname;
-	const filePath = resolve( baseURL, pathname );
-
-	return filePath;
+	return new URL( str, baseURL ).toString();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/block-library/package.json b/packages/block-library/package.json
index 68acaac0d8955..2a19ca9a97c52 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/package.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/package.json
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
 		"lodash": "^4.17.15",
 		"memize": "^1.0.5",
 		"moment": "^2.22.1",
-		"tinycolor2": "^1.4.1",
-		"url": "^0.11.0"
+		"tinycolor2": "^1.4.1"
 	},
 	"publishConfig": {
 		"access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/embed/embed-preview.js b/packages/block-library/src/embed/embed-preview.js
index db139e5292b7b..419ef17c7bb11 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/embed/embed-preview.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/embed/embed-preview.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { getPhotoHtml } from './util';
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { parse } from 'url';
 import { includes } from 'lodash';
 import classnames from 'classnames/dedupe';
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ class EmbedPreview extends Component {
 		const { interactive } = this.state;
 
 		const html = 'photo' === type ? getPhotoHtml( preview ) : preview.html;
-		const parsedHost = parse( url ).host.split( '.' );
+		const parsedHost = new URL( url ).host.split( '.' );
 		const parsedHostBaseUrl = parsedHost
 			.splice( parsedHost.length - 2, parsedHost.length - 1 )
 			.join( '.' );
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/create-url.js b/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/create-url.js
index 5bc9e6df3a59d..d608e75e306ae 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/create-url.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/create-url.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { URL } from 'url';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/is-current-url.js b/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/is-current-url.js
index 80058d1225281..002ce83b4c1e8 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/is-current-url.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils/src/is-current-url.js
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { URL } from 'url';
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/preview.test.js b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/preview.test.js
index 53130fe8d2eba..c45e7cced2e7b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/preview.test.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/specs/editor/various/preview.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * External dependencies
  */
 import { last } from 'lodash';
-import { parse } from 'url';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -187,9 +186,9 @@ describe( 'Preview', () => {
 		expect( previewTitle ).toBe( 'Hello World! And more.' );
 
 		// Published preview URL should include ID and nonce parameters.
-		const { query } = parse( previewPage.url(), true );
-		expect( query ).toHaveProperty( 'preview_id' );
-		expect( query ).toHaveProperty( 'preview_nonce' );
+		const { searchParams } = new URL( previewPage.url() );
+		expect( searchParams.has( 'preview_id' ) ).toBe( true );
+		expect( searchParams.has( 'preview_nonce' ) ).toBe( true );
 
 		// Return to editor. Previewing already-autosaved preview tab should
 		// reuse the opened tab, skipping interstitial. This resolves an edge