diff --git a/examples/testing/package.json b/examples/testing/package.json
index 7bab96d85..a3f197780 100644
--- a/examples/testing/package.json
+++ b/examples/testing/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "@swc/core": "^1.3.84",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.29",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.4",
-    "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "mongodb-memory-server": "^8.15.1",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 918db6528..1a3681d4d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     "get-stream": "6.0.1",
     "glob": "8.1.0",
     "husky": "^8.0.3",
-    "isomorphic-fetch": "3.0.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "jest-environment-jsdom": "29.7.0",
     "json5": "^2.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/payload/package.json b/packages/payload/package.json
index 0a90640fb..d2590c425 100644
--- a/packages/payload/package.json
+++ b/packages/payload/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": "4.17.35",
     "@types/hapi__joi": "17.1.9",
     "@types/ignore-styles": "5.0.0",
-    "@types/isomorphic-fetch": "0.0.36",
     "@types/joi": "14.3.4",
     "@types/json-schema": "7.0.12",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "8.5.9",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7236aa854..d7aa66aff 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ importers:
       husky:
         specifier: ^8.0.3
         version: 8.0.3
-      isomorphic-fetch:
-        specifier: 3.0.0
-        version: 3.0.0
       jest:
         specifier: 29.7.0
         version: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.5.7)(ts-node@10.9.2)
@@ -702,9 +699,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/ignore-styles':
         specifier: 5.0.0
         version: 5.0.0
-      '@types/isomorphic-fetch':
-        specifier: 0.0.36
-        version: 0.0.36
       '@types/joi':
         specifier: 14.3.4
         version: 14.3.4
@@ -5511,10 +5505,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RvC8KMw5BCac1NvRRyaHgMMEtBaZ6wh0pyPTBu7izn4Sj/AX9Y4aXU5c7rX8PnM/knsuUpC1IeoBkANtxBypsQ==}
     dev: false
 
-  /@types/isomorphic-fetch@0.0.36:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ulw4d+vW1HKn4oErSmNN2HYEcHGq0N1C5exlrMM0CRqX1UUpFhGb5lwiom5j9KN3LBJJDLRmYIZz1ghm7FIzZw==}
-    dev: true
-
   /@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@2.0.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2QF/t/auWm0lsy8XtKVPG19v3sSOQlJe/YHZgfjb/KBBHOGSV+J2q/S671rcq9uTBrLAXmZpqJiaQbMT+zNU1w==}
 
@@ -10709,15 +10699,6 @@ packages:
   /isexe@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==}
 
-  /isomorphic-fetch@3.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qvUtwJ3j6qwsF3jLxkZ72qCgjMysPzDfeV240JHiGZsANBYd+EEuu35v7dfrJ9Up0Ak07D7GGSkGhCHTqg/5wA==}
-    dependencies:
-      node-fetch: 2.7.0
-      whatwg-fetch: 3.6.20
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - encoding
-    dev: true
-
   /isomorphic-unfetch@3.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-geDJjpoZ8N0kWexiwkX8F9NkTsXhetLPVbZFQ+JTW239QNOwvB0gniuR1Wc6f0AMTn7/mFGyXvHTifrCp/GH8Q==}
     dependencies:
@@ -15986,10 +15967,6 @@ packages:
       iconv-lite: 0.6.3
     dev: true
 
-  /whatwg-fetch@3.6.20:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EqhiFU6daOA8kpjOWTL0olhVOF3i7OrFzSYiGsEMB8GcXS+RrzauAERX65xMeNWVqxA6HXH2m69Z9LaKKdisfg==}
-    dev: true
-
   /whatwg-mimetype@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nt+N2dzIutVRxARx1nghPKGv1xHikU7HKdfafKkLNLindmPU/ch3U31NOCGGA/dmPcmb1VlofO0vnKAcsm0o/Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
diff --git a/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
index 1033873e0..df6a445ff 100644
--- a/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { startMemoryDB } from '../../startMemoryDB'
 import configPromise from './config'
 import { usersSlug } from './shared'
 
-require('isomorphic-fetch')
-
 let payload: Payload
 let restClient: NextRESTClient