diff --git a/src/run/runners/cli/start.js b/src/run/runners/cli/start.js
index 0850547a8..9b20b9459 100644
--- a/src/run/runners/cli/start.js
+++ b/src/run/runners/cli/start.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { exit } from 'process'
 
+import { getInput, sendOutput, sendError } from '../common/ipc.js'
+
 import { benchmark } from './benchmark/main.js'
 import { loadBenchmarkFile } from './load/main.js'
-import { getInput, sendOutput, sendError } from './ipc.js'
 import { measure } from './benchmark/measure.js'
 
 // Child process entry point
diff --git a/src/run/runners/cli/ipc.js b/src/run/runners/common/ipc.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/run/runners/cli/ipc.js
rename to src/run/runners/common/ipc.js
diff --git a/src/run/runners/node/ipc.js b/src/run/runners/node/ipc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 489e3c44d..000000000
--- a/src/run/runners/node/ipc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { argv } from 'process'
-import { write } from 'fs'
-import { promisify } from 'util'
-
-const pWrite = promisify(write)
-
-// Get input from parent to child process
-export const getInput = function() {
-  const [, , input] = argv
-  return JSON.parse(input)
-}
-
-// Send output from child to parent process
-export const sendOutput = async function(message) {
-  if (message === undefined) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  const messageStr = JSON.stringify(message)
-  await pWrite(OUTPUT_FD, messageStr)
-}
-
-// Send error messages from child to parent process
-export const sendError = async function(error) {
-  const message = error instanceof Error ? error.stack : String(error)
-  await pWrite(ERROR_FD, `${message}\n`)
-}
-
-// Communicate to parent using those file descriptors
-const OUTPUT_FD = 4
-const ERROR_FD = 5
diff --git a/src/run/runners/node/start.js b/src/run/runners/node/start.js
index 7dbdc6a02..f2cec99b5 100644
--- a/src/run/runners/node/start.js
+++ b/src/run/runners/node/start.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { exit } from 'process'
 
+import { getInput, sendOutput, sendError } from '../common/ipc.js'
+
 import { benchmark } from './benchmark/main.js'
 import { loadBenchmarkFile } from './load/main.js'
-import { getInput, sendOutput, sendError } from './ipc.js'
 import { debugRun } from './debug.js'
 
 // Child process entry point