diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/createMigration.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/createMigration.ts
index cf85cfe599..c3f864d0a6 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/createMigration.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/createMigration.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const createMigration: CreateMigration = async function createMigration(
     fs.mkdirSync(dir)
   }
 
-  const { generateDrizzleJson, generateMigration } = require('drizzle-kit/payload')
+  const { generateDrizzleJson, generateMigration } = await import('drizzle-kit/payload')
 
   const [yyymmdd, hhmmss] = new Date().toISOString().split('T')
   const formattedDate = yyymmdd.replace(/\D/g, '')
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/migrate.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/migrate.ts
index 63ef9af8c4..6bf8550257 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/migrate.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export async function migrate(this: PostgresAdapter): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function runMigrationFile(payload: Payload, migration: Migration, batch: number) {
-  const { generateDrizzleJson } = require('drizzle-kit/payload')
+  const { generateDrizzleJson } = await import('drizzle-kit/payload')
 
   const start = Date.now()
   const req = { payload } as PayloadRequestWithData
diff --git a/packages/db-postgres/src/utilities/pushDevSchema.ts b/packages/db-postgres/src/utilities/pushDevSchema.ts
index 1de931bebf..81b49ccac9 100644
--- a/packages/db-postgres/src/utilities/pushDevSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/db-postgres/src/utilities/pushDevSchema.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
  * @returns {Promise<void>} - A promise that resolves once the schema push is complete.
  */
 export const pushDevSchema = async (db: PostgresAdapter) => {
-  const { pushSchema } = require('drizzle-kit/payload')
+  const { pushSchema } = await import('drizzle-kit/payload')
 
   // This will prompt if clarifications are needed for Drizzle to push new schema
   const { apply, hasDataLoss, statementsToExecute, warnings } = await pushSchema(