diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index 26d60b91f..bc0c9f32b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = {
   env: {
+    es2021: true,
     jest: true,
   },
 
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
 
   globals: {
+    // TODO remove `node-fetch` module with node.js v18+ support
+    // TODO file bug with eslint? those should be global now
+    fetch: true,
+    Headers: true,
+    //
     RUN_TEST_AGAINST_AWS: true,
     TEST_BASE_URL: true,
   },
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index dbc547fbe..b3c035b2f 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 // TODO remove with node.js v16.9+ support
 import 'object.hasown/auto'
 
+// install global fetch
+// TODO remove `node-fetch` module and use global built-in with node.js v18+ support
+if (globalThis.fetch === undefined) {
+  const { default: fetch, Headers } = await import('node-fetch')
+  globalThis.fetch = fetch
+  globalThis.Headers = Headers
+}
+
 export { default } from './ServerlessOffline.js'
diff --git a/src/lambda/handler-runner/docker-runner/DockerContainer.js b/src/lambda/handler-runner/docker-runner/DockerContainer.js
index c875b353b..a21d4fa32 100644
--- a/src/lambda/handler-runner/docker-runner/DockerContainer.js
+++ b/src/lambda/handler-runner/docker-runner/DockerContainer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Lambda } from 'aws-sdk'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
 import { ensureDir, pathExists } from 'fs-extra'
 import jszip from 'jszip'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import pRetry from 'p-retry'
 import DockerImage from './DockerImage.js'
 
diff --git a/src/lambda/handler-runner/java-runner/JavaRunner.js b/src/lambda/handler-runner/java-runner/JavaRunner.js
index e5b4ccbc7..20bc08e23 100644
--- a/src/lambda/handler-runner/java-runner/JavaRunner.js
+++ b/src/lambda/handler-runner/java-runner/JavaRunner.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { EOL } from 'node:os'
 import process from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { log } from '@serverless/utils/log.js'
 import { invokeJavaLocal } from 'java-invoke-local'
 
diff --git a/src/lambda/routes/invocations/invocationsRoute.js b/src/lambda/routes/invocations/invocationsRoute.js
index a1e11b9c9..1039304c5 100644
--- a/src/lambda/routes/invocations/invocationsRoute.js
+++ b/src/lambda/routes/invocations/invocationsRoute.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'
-import { Headers } from 'node-fetch'
 import InvocationsController from './InvocationsController.js'
 
 const { parse } = JSON
diff --git a/tests/endToEnd/environmentVariables/environmentVariables.test.js b/tests/endToEnd/environmentVariables/environmentVariables.test.js
index b12d796d4..f7681d7d9 100644
--- a/tests/endToEnd/environmentVariables/environmentVariables.test.js
+++ b/tests/endToEnd/environmentVariables/environmentVariables.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   setup,
diff --git a/tests/endToEnd/optionParameters/optionParameters.test.js b/tests/endToEnd/optionParameters/optionParameters.test.js
index eadf8b4ec..fe8129159 100644
--- a/tests/endToEnd/optionParameters/optionParameters.test.js
+++ b/tests/endToEnd/optionParameters/optionParameters.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   setup,
diff --git a/tests/endToEnd/starRoutes/starRoutes.test.js b/tests/endToEnd/starRoutes/starRoutes.test.js
index f6f0775b3..d8d48c954 100644
--- a/tests/endToEnd/starRoutes/starRoutes.test.js
+++ b/tests/endToEnd/starRoutes/starRoutes.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   setup,
diff --git a/tests/endToEnd/starRoutesWithProperties/starRoutes.test.js b/tests/endToEnd/starRoutesWithProperties/starRoutes.test.js
index 83e78ae69..c48d1395d 100644
--- a/tests/endToEnd/starRoutesWithProperties/starRoutes.test.js
+++ b/tests/endToEnd/starRoutesWithProperties/starRoutes.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   setup,
diff --git a/tests/endToEnd/trailingSlash/trailingSlash.test.js b/tests/endToEnd/trailingSlash/trailingSlash.test.js
index a07c562b7..ea972cefb 100644
--- a/tests/endToEnd/trailingSlash/trailingSlash.test.js
+++ b/tests/endToEnd/trailingSlash/trailingSlash.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   setup,
diff --git a/tests/integration/artifact/local/localArtifact.test.js b/tests/integration/artifact/local/localArtifact.test.js
index 8c203fa2c..8cf9d7588 100644
--- a/tests/integration/artifact/local/localArtifact.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/artifact/local/localArtifact.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   compressArtifact,
   joinUrl,
diff --git a/tests/integration/authorizer/authorizer.test.js b/tests/integration/authorizer/authorizer.test.js
index 31860f871..224191719 100644
--- a/tests/integration/authorizer/authorizer.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/authorizer/authorizer.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/custom-authentication/authenticationCustomVariable.test.js b/tests/integration/custom-authentication/authenticationCustomVariable.test.js
index 5c0934cfb..c473a2a2f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/custom-authentication/authenticationCustomVariable.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/custom-authentication/authenticationCustomVariable.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/access-host/accessHost.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/access-host/accessHost.test.js
index 926df930f..56312c03e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/access-host/accessHost.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/access-host/accessHost.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { Server } from '@hapi/hapi'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/artifact/artifact.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/artifact/artifact.test.js
index e35bce3c1..f337ee4b5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/artifact/artifact.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/artifact/artifact.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   compressArtifact,
   joinUrl,
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/go/go1.x/dockerGo1.x.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/go/go1.x/dockerGo1.x.test.js
index 3eab5723e..a911df802 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/go/go1.x/dockerGo1.x.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/go/go1.x/dockerGo1.x.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import {
   joinUrl,
   buildInContainer,
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/layers/dockerLayers.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/layers/dockerLayers.test.js
index 377f7957a..a126f3805 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/layers/dockerLayers.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/layers/dockerLayers.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/multiple/dockerMultiple.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/multiple/dockerMultiple.test.js
index a50352cc8..834ebd9e1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/multiple/dockerMultiple.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/multiple/dockerMultiple.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs10.x/dockerNodejs10.x.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs10.x/dockerNodejs10.x.test.js
index f5e228934..c18a2bbf7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs10.x/dockerNodejs10.x.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs10.x/dockerNodejs10.x.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs12.x/dockerNodejs12.x.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs12.x/dockerNodejs12.x.test.js
index bb95f5f67..814430ffd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs12.x/dockerNodejs12.x.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs12.x/dockerNodejs12.x.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs8.10/dockerNodejs8.10.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs8.10/dockerNodejs8.10.test.js
index 3909d41b0..d3a23a0a8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs8.10/dockerNodejs8.10.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/nodejs/nodejs8.10/dockerNodejs8.10.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/provided/dockerProvided.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/provided/dockerProvided.test.js
index 524e63f8a..437d5919b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/provided/dockerProvided.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/provided/dockerProvided.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.6/dockerPython3.6.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.6/dockerPython3.6.test.js
index 088b5598d..96587460f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.6/dockerPython3.6.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.6/dockerPython3.6.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.7/dockerPython3.7.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.7/dockerPython3.7.test.js
index 11a72ef66..8c9b8142b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.7/dockerPython3.7.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.7/dockerPython3.7.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.8/dockerPython3.8.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.8/dockerPython3.8.test.js
index c45086240..34a23b203 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.8/dockerPython3.8.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/python/python3.8/dockerPython3.8.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // "Could not find 'Docker', skipping 'Docker' tests."
diff --git a/tests/integration/docker/ruby/ruby2.7/dockerRuby2.7.test.js b/tests/integration/docker/ruby/ruby2.7/dockerRuby2.7.test.js
index 71e9e6036..eaffdaf15 100644
--- a/tests/integration/docker/ruby/ruby2.7/dockerRuby2.7.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/docker/ruby/ruby2.7/dockerRuby2.7.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/go/go1.x/go1.x.test.js b/tests/integration/go/go1.x/go1.x.test.js
index d3b0c3c6f..de835809a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go/go1.x/go1.x.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/go/go1.x/go1.x.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { platform } from 'node:os'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const _describe =
diff --git a/tests/integration/groovy/groovy.test.js b/tests/integration/groovy/groovy.test.js
index 40c9d6145..17631407e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/groovy/groovy.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/groovy/groovy.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // Could not find 'Java', skipping 'Java' tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/handler/handlerPayload.test.js b/tests/integration/handler/handlerPayload.test.js
index 1439e0a08..cad46bc01 100644
--- a/tests/integration/handler/handlerPayload.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/handler/handlerPayload.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const { stringify } = JSON
diff --git a/tests/integration/httpApi-cors-default/httpApi-cors-default.test.js b/tests/integration/httpApi-cors-default/httpApi-cors-default.test.js
index 73b1def38..f16181626 100644
--- a/tests/integration/httpApi-cors-default/httpApi-cors-default.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/httpApi-cors-default/httpApi-cors-default.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/httpApi-cors/httpApi-cors.test.js b/tests/integration/httpApi-cors/httpApi-cors.test.js
index b99c7e5ed..850dbed0e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/httpApi-cors/httpApi-cors.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/httpApi-cors/httpApi-cors.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/httpApi-headers/httpApi-headers.test.js b/tests/integration/httpApi-headers/httpApi-headers.test.js
index 1d4b36734..c25f24dbb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/httpApi-headers/httpApi-headers.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/httpApi-headers/httpApi-headers.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/java/java.test.js b/tests/integration/java/java.test.js
index 594070d58..c6de3e18d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/java/java.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/java/java.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // Could not find 'Java', skipping 'Java' tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/jwt-authorizer/jwt-authorizer.test.js b/tests/integration/jwt-authorizer/jwt-authorizer.test.js
index 23b1b9d23..7b58eec26 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jwt-authorizer/jwt-authorizer.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/jwt-authorizer/jwt-authorizer.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import jsonwebtoken from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/kotlin/kotlin.test.js b/tests/integration/kotlin/kotlin.test.js
index db6b63512..815252e64 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kotlin/kotlin.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/kotlin/kotlin.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // Could not find 'Java', skipping 'Java' tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/lambda-integration/lambdaIntegration.test.js b/tests/integration/lambda-integration/lambdaIntegration.test.js
index fdb769225..73f2f4186 100644
--- a/tests/integration/lambda-integration/lambdaIntegration.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/lambda-integration/lambdaIntegration.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const { stringify } = JSON
diff --git a/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvoke.test.js b/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvoke.test.js
index d34285c87..97e2d302d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvoke.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvoke.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const { isArray } = Array
diff --git a/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvokeAsync.test.js b/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvokeAsync.test.js
index ac899fc1c..2f2c01244 100644
--- a/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvokeAsync.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/lambda-invoke/lambdaInvokeAsync.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/integration/override-authorizer/override-authorizer.test.js b/tests/integration/override-authorizer/override-authorizer.test.js
index 458eb9cfa..057d86053 100644
--- a/tests/integration/override-authorizer/override-authorizer.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/override-authorizer/override-authorizer.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const { stringify } = JSON
diff --git a/tests/integration/python/python-big-json/python-big-json.test.js b/tests/integration/python/python-big-json/python-big-json.test.js
index 689279984..4100b5527 100644
--- a/tests/integration/python/python-big-json/python-big-json.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/python/python-big-json/python-big-json.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { platform } from 'node:os'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // skipping 'Python 3' tests on Windows for now.
diff --git a/tests/integration/python/python3/python3.test.js b/tests/integration/python/python3/python3.test.js
index 09a219ed7..23c4f3376 100644
--- a/tests/integration/python/python3/python3.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/python/python3/python3.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { platform } from 'node:os'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // skipping 'Python 3' tests on Windows for now.
diff --git a/tests/integration/ruby/ruby.test.js b/tests/integration/ruby/ruby.test.js
index 50d01fdb9..39c5081e4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ruby/ruby.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/ruby/ruby.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // Could not find 'Ruby', skipping 'Ruby' tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/scala/scala.test.js b/tests/integration/scala/scala.test.js
index 6d3c27310..f243589f5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/scala/scala.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/scala/scala.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // Could not find 'Java', skipping 'Java' tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/uncategorized/uncategorized.test.js b/tests/integration/uncategorized/uncategorized.test.js
index 149140882..7964b5e8d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/uncategorized/uncategorized.test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/uncategorized/uncategorized.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
diff --git a/tests/mochaGlobalSetup.cjs b/tests/mochaGlobalSetup.cjs
index c59092c99..f883baab7 100644
--- a/tests/mochaGlobalSetup.cjs
+++ b/tests/mochaGlobalSetup.cjs
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 const { env } = require('node:process')
 
 // can be sync or async
-exports.mochaGlobalSetup = function mochaGlobalSetup() {
+exports.mochaGlobalSetup = async function mochaGlobalSetup() {
   //   env.RUN_TEST_AGAINST_AWS = env.AWS_ENDPOINT != null
   env.TEST_BASE_URL = env.AWS_ENDPOINT || 'http://localhost:3000'
+
+  // install global fetch
+  // TODO remove `node-fetch` module and use global built-in with node.js v18+ support
+  if (globalThis.fetch === undefined) {
+    const { default: fetch, Headers } = await import('node-fetch')
+    globalThis.fetch = fetch
+    globalThis.Headers = Headers
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/scenario/apollo-server-lambda.test.js b/tests/scenario/apollo-server-lambda.test.js
index 987a66ec5..61eb9803a 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/apollo-server-lambda.test.js
+++ b/tests/scenario/apollo-server-lambda.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../integration/_testHelpers/index.js'
 import installNpmModules from '../installNpmModules.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/scenario/docker-in-docker.test.js b/tests/scenario/docker-in-docker.test.js
index 8e8f35ff8..b0ac722dd 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/docker-in-docker.test.js
+++ b/tests/scenario/docker-in-docker.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { platform } from 'node:os'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { compressArtifact, joinUrl } from '../integration/_testHelpers/index.js'
 
 // TODO FIXME docker tests currently failing while using node: protocol
diff --git a/tests/scenario/docker-serverless-webpack.test.js b/tests/scenario/docker-serverless-webpack.test.js
index 9952e80ad..83877783c 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/docker-serverless-webpack.test.js
+++ b/tests/scenario/docker-serverless-webpack.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../integration/_testHelpers/index.js'
 import installNpmModules from '../installNpmModules.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/scenario/serverless-plugin-typescript.test.js b/tests/scenario/serverless-plugin-typescript.test.js
index 6ae59b35f..89ba6a2d9 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/serverless-plugin-typescript.test.js
+++ b/tests/scenario/serverless-plugin-typescript.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../integration/_testHelpers/index.js'
 import installNpmModules from '../installNpmModules.js'
 
diff --git a/tests/scenario/serverless-webpack.test.js b/tests/scenario/serverless-webpack.test.js
index e9111e179..db85214da 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/serverless-webpack.test.js
+++ b/tests/scenario/serverless-webpack.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { env } from 'node:process'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 import { joinUrl, setup, teardown } from '../integration/_testHelpers/index.js'
 import installNpmModules from '../installNpmModules.js'