diff --git a/filenames.auto.gni b/filenames.auto.gni
index 0d230472c83f2..3686fa920be8f 100644
--- a/filenames.auto.gni
+++ b/filenames.auto.gni
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ auto_filenames = {
     "lib/common/deprecate.ts",
     "lib/common/init.ts",
     "lib/common/ipc-messages.ts",
-    "lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts",
     "lib/common/web-view-methods.ts",
     "lib/common/webpack-globals-provider.ts",
     "package.json",
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ auto_filenames = {
     "lib/common/define-properties.ts",
     "lib/common/init.ts",
     "lib/common/ipc-messages.ts",
-    "lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts",
     "lib/common/web-view-methods.ts",
     "lib/common/webpack-provider.ts",
     "lib/renderer/api/clipboard.ts",
@@ -309,7 +307,6 @@ auto_filenames = {
     "lib/common/define-properties.ts",
     "lib/common/init.ts",
     "lib/common/ipc-messages.ts",
-    "lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts",
     "lib/common/webpack-provider.ts",
     "lib/renderer/api/clipboard.ts",
     "lib/renderer/api/context-bridge.ts",
@@ -344,7 +341,6 @@ auto_filenames = {
     "lib/common/api/net-client-request.ts",
     "lib/common/define-properties.ts",
     "lib/common/init.ts",
-    "lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts",
     "lib/common/webpack-globals-provider.ts",
     "lib/utility/api/exports/electron.ts",
     "lib/utility/api/module-list.ts",
diff --git a/lib/browser/init.ts b/lib/browser/init.ts
index cdd5135ff3be4..259ffda23891c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/init.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/init.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
 // we need to restore it here.
 process.argv.splice(1, 1);
 
-// Clear search paths.
-require('../common/reset-search-paths');
-
 // Import common settings.
 require('@electron/internal/common/init');
 
diff --git a/lib/common/init.ts b/lib/common/init.ts
index 630a5f910ea7b..097f8fa6418c8 100644
--- a/lib/common/init.ts
+++ b/lib/common/init.ts
@@ -73,3 +73,43 @@ if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     }
   });
 }
+
+const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
+
+// Make a fake Electron module that we will insert into the module cache
+const makeElectronModule = (name: string) => {
+  const electronModule = new Module('electron', null);
+  electronModule.id = 'electron';
+  electronModule.loaded = true;
+  electronModule.filename = name;
+  Object.defineProperty(electronModule, 'exports', {
+    get: () => require('electron')
+  });
+  Module._cache[name] = electronModule;
+};
+
+makeElectronModule('electron');
+makeElectronModule('electron/common');
+if (process.type === 'browser') {
+  makeElectronModule('electron/main');
+}
+if (process.type === 'renderer') {
+  makeElectronModule('electron/renderer');
+}
+
+const originalResolveFilename = Module._resolveFilename;
+
+// 'electron/main', 'electron/renderer' and 'electron/common' are module aliases
+// of the 'electron' module for TypeScript purposes, i.e., the types for
+// 'electron/main' consist of only main process modules, etc. It is intentional
+// that these can be `require()`-ed from both the main process as well as the
+// renderer process regardless of the names, they're superficial for TypeScript
+// only.
+const electronModuleNames = new Set(['electron', 'electron/main', 'electron/renderer', 'electron/common']);
+Module._resolveFilename = function (request, parent, isMain, options) {
+  if (electronModuleNames.has(request)) {
+    return 'electron';
+  } else {
+    return originalResolveFilename(request, parent, isMain, options);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts b/lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4268613532d73..0000000000000
--- a/lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-import * as path from 'path';
-
-const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
-
-// We do not want to allow use of the VM module in the renderer process as
-// it conflicts with Blink's V8::Context internal logic.
-if (process.type === 'renderer') {
-  const _load = Module._load;
-  Module._load = function (request: string) {
-    if (request === 'vm') {
-      console.warn('The vm module of Node.js is deprecated in the renderer process and will be removed.');
-    }
-    return _load.apply(this, arguments as any);
-  };
-}
-
-// Prevent Node from adding paths outside this app to search paths.
-const resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash = process.resourcesPath + path.sep;
-const originalNodeModulePaths = Module._nodeModulePaths;
-Module._nodeModulePaths = function (from: string) {
-  const paths: string[] = originalNodeModulePaths(from);
-  const fromPath = path.resolve(from) + path.sep;
-  // If "from" is outside the app then we do nothing.
-  if (fromPath.startsWith(resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash)) {
-    return paths.filter(function (candidate) {
-      return candidate.startsWith(resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash);
-    });
-  } else {
-    return paths;
-  }
-};
-
-// Make a fake Electron module that we will insert into the module cache
-const makeElectronModule = (name: string) => {
-  const electronModule = new Module('electron', null);
-  electronModule.id = 'electron';
-  electronModule.loaded = true;
-  electronModule.filename = name;
-  Object.defineProperty(electronModule, 'exports', {
-    get: () => require('electron')
-  });
-  Module._cache[name] = electronModule;
-};
-
-makeElectronModule('electron');
-makeElectronModule('electron/common');
-if (process.type === 'browser') {
-  makeElectronModule('electron/main');
-}
-if (process.type === 'renderer') {
-  makeElectronModule('electron/renderer');
-}
-
-const originalResolveFilename = Module._resolveFilename;
-
-// 'electron/main', 'electron/renderer' and 'electron/common' are module aliases
-// of the 'electron' module for TypeScript purposes, i.e., the types for
-// 'electron/main' consist of only main process modules, etc. It is intentional
-// that these can be `require()`-ed from both the main process as well as the
-// renderer process regardless of the names, they're superficial for TypeScript
-// only.
-const electronModuleNames = new Set(['electron', 'electron/main', 'electron/renderer', 'electron/common']);
-Module._resolveFilename = function (request, parent, isMain, options) {
-  if (electronModuleNames.has(request)) {
-    return 'electron';
-  } else {
-    return originalResolveFilename(request, parent, isMain, options);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/lib/node/init.ts b/lib/node/init.ts
index 19bd28eccfa10..207d16108cbc5 100644
--- a/lib/node/init.ts
+++ b/lib/node/init.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,21 @@ cp.fork = (modulePath: string, args: any, options: any) => {
   }
   return originalFork(modulePath, args, options);
 };
+
+// Prevent Node from adding paths outside this app to search paths.
+const path = require('path');
+const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
+const resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash = process.resourcesPath + path.sep;
+const originalNodeModulePaths = Module._nodeModulePaths;
+Module._nodeModulePaths = function (from: string) {
+  const paths: string[] = originalNodeModulePaths(from);
+  const fromPath = path.resolve(from) + path.sep;
+  // If "from" is outside the app then we do nothing.
+  if (fromPath.startsWith(resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash)) {
+    return paths.filter(function (candidate) {
+      return candidate.startsWith(resourcesPathWithTrailingSlash);
+    });
+  } else {
+    return paths;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/lib/renderer/init.ts b/lib/renderer/init.ts
index 3c1a150d6b89f..d2c667c571c74 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/init.ts
+++ b/lib/renderer/init.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ import type * as ipcRendererUtilsModule from '@electron/internal/renderer/ipc-re
 
 const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
 
+// We do not want to allow use of the VM module in the renderer process as
+// it conflicts with Blink's V8::Context internal logic.
+const originalModuleLoad = Module._load;
+Module._load = function (request: string) {
+  if (request === 'vm') {
+    console.warn('The vm module of Node.js is deprecated in the renderer process and will be removed.');
+  }
+  return originalModuleLoad.apply(this, arguments as any);
+};
+
 // Make sure globals like "process" and "global" are always available in preload
 // scripts even after they are deleted in "loaded" script.
 //
@@ -33,9 +43,6 @@ Module.wrapper = [
 // init.js, we need to restore it here.
 process.argv.splice(1, 1);
 
-// Clear search paths.
-require('../common/reset-search-paths');
-
 // Import common settings.
 require('@electron/internal/common/init');
 
diff --git a/lib/utility/init.ts b/lib/utility/init.ts
index 14cf0cf5ce0d8..ef8ac74ef5837 100644
--- a/lib/utility/init.ts
+++ b/lib/utility/init.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ const entryScript: string = v8Util.getHiddenValue(process, '_serviceStartupScrip
 // we need to restore it here.
 process.argv.splice(1, 1, entryScript);
 
-// Clear search paths.
-require('../common/reset-search-paths');
-
 // Import common settings.
 require('@electron/internal/common/init');
 
diff --git a/lib/worker/init.ts b/lib/worker/init.ts
index 7c2beaa070781..88016934aaea3 100644
--- a/lib/worker/init.ts
+++ b/lib/worker/init.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const Module = require('module') as NodeJS.ModuleInternal;
 // init.js, we need to restore it here.
 process.argv.splice(1, 1);
 
-// Clear search paths.
-require('../common/reset-search-paths');
-
 // Import common settings.
 require('@electron/internal/common/init');
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/module-paths.js b/spec/fixtures/module/module-paths.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..895168dd39720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/module-paths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const Module = require('node:module');
+process.send(Module._nodeModulePaths(process.resourcesPath + '/test.js'));
diff --git a/spec/node-spec.ts b/spec/node-spec.ts
index e1d9c76d9e679..df70e2ab2d58c 100644
--- a/spec/node-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/node-spec.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
         const [msg] = await message;
         expect(msg).to.equal('message');
       });
+
+      it('Has its module searth paths restricted', async () => {
+        const child = childProcess.fork(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'module-paths.js'));
+        const [msg] = await once(child, 'message');
+        expect(msg.length).to.equal(2);
+      });
     });
   });