diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
index 25552cff0e8f47..e33fc85993a2b2 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const {
   StringPrototype
 } = primordials;
 const { URL } = require('url');
-const { debuglog, promisify } = require('util');
+const { debuglog } = require('internal/util/debuglog');
+const { promisify } = require('internal/util');
 const esmLoader = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
 
 const readFileAsync = promisify(fs.readFile);