diff --git a/packages/next/build/index.ts b/packages/next/build/index.ts
index 08adb67428e13..a1ea6bc2bcc22 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import {
 import { __ApiPreviewProps } from '../server/api-utils'
 import loadConfig, { isTargetLikeServerless } from '../server/config'
 import { BuildManifest } from '../server/get-page-files'
-import '../server/node-polyfill-fetch'
 import { normalizePagePath } from '../server/normalize-page-path'
 import { getPagePath } from '../server/require'
 import * as ciEnvironment from '../telemetry/ci-info'
diff --git a/packages/next/build/utils.ts b/packages/next/build/utils.ts
index e03721527c606..5e5dac938b8da 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import '../server/node-polyfill-fetch'
 import chalk from 'next/dist/compiled/chalk'
 import getGzipSize from 'next/dist/compiled/gzip-size'
 import textTable from 'next/dist/compiled/text-table'
diff --git a/packages/next/server/base-server.ts b/packages/next/server/base-server.ts
index 9ff580b0ad105..95beef8bdf6ff 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/base-server.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/base-server.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import { execOnce } from '../shared/lib/utils'
 import { isBlockedPage, isBot } from './utils'
 import RenderResult from './render-result'
 import { loadEnvConfig } from '@next/env'
-import './node-polyfill-fetch'
 import { PagesManifest } from '../build/webpack/plugins/pages-manifest-plugin'
 import { removePathTrailingSlash } from '../client/normalize-trailing-slash'
 import getRouteFromAssetPath from '../shared/lib/router/utils/get-route-from-asset-path'