diff --git a/.babelrc.js b/.babelrc.js
index 5e1a0a0c..dfc5795b 100644
--- a/.babelrc.js
+++ b/.babelrc.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ module.exports = (api) => {
   const isTest = api.env('test');
 
   return {
-    plugins: ['@babel/plugin-proposal-explicit-resource-management'],
+    plugins: [
+      '@babel/plugin-proposal-explicit-resource-management',
+      ...(isTest ? [] : ['module:@reactioncommerce/babel-remove-es-create-require']),
+    ],
     presets: [
       [
         '@babel/preset-env',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 734c8eea..ec2a3241 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "7.24.1",
     "@hapi/wreck": "18.0.1",
     "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
+    "@reactioncommerce/babel-remove-es-create-require": "1.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "10.0.1",
     "@types/deasync": "0.1.5",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b7d7e36e..e94e2a0e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ devDependencies:
   '@jest/globals':
     specifier: 29.7.0
     version: 29.7.0
+  '@reactioncommerce/babel-remove-es-create-require':
+    specifier: 1.0.0
+    version: 1.0.0(@babel/core@7.24.3)
   '@semantic-release/changelog':
     specifier: 6.0.3
     version: 6.0.3(semantic-release@22.0.12)
@@ -2111,6 +2114,14 @@ packages:
       config-chain: 1.1.13
     dev: true
 
+  /@reactioncommerce/babel-remove-es-create-require@1.0.0(@babel/core@7.24.3):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yR1vMj76hK5D9/VcXjFpk2OMoYpQdbvEgGcJ79cEzTL/jkFwIs53Zl6PNBjcC608P8qHl5eypEYRwG7CCGLzwQ==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@babel/core': ^7.0.0-0
+    dependencies:
+      '@babel/core': 7.24.3
+    dev: true
+
   /@semantic-release/changelog@6.0.3(semantic-release@22.0.12):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dZuR5qByyfe3Y03TpmCvAxCyTnp7r5XwtHRf/8vD9EAn4ZWbavUX8adMtXYzE86EVh0gyLA7lm5yW4IV30XUag==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.17'}
diff --git a/src/utils/create_cookie_header_value.ts b/src/utils/create_cookie_header_value.ts
index e143a4a0..6b32ee9f 100644
--- a/src/utils/create_cookie_header_value.ts
+++ b/src/utils/create_cookie_header_value.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Cookie } from 'tough-cookie';
 
 import type { CookieOptions } from '../cookie_options';
 
-const require = 'require' in globalThis ? globalThis.require : createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
 type Params = {
   cookieOptions: CookieOptions;
diff --git a/src/utils/save_cookies_from_header.ts b/src/utils/save_cookies_from_header.ts
index 496a1b14..d79e8916 100644
--- a/src/utils/save_cookies_from_header.ts
+++ b/src/utils/save_cookies_from_header.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 
 import type { CookieOptions } from '../cookie_options';
 
-const require = 'require' in globalThis ? globalThis.require : createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
 type Params = {
   cookieOptions: CookieOptions;
diff --git a/src/utils/validate_cookie_options.ts b/src/utils/validate_cookie_options.ts
index 79acd450..49afba92 100644
--- a/src/utils/validate_cookie_options.ts
+++ b/src/utils/validate_cookie_options.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 
 import type { CookieOptions } from '../cookie_options';
 
-const require = 'require' in globalThis ? globalThis.require : createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
 type ModuleResolver = (id: string) => string;