diff --git a/MIGRATING.md b/MIGRATING.md
index 5af1b007f..d95dced21 100644
--- a/MIGRATING.md
+++ b/MIGRATING.md
@@ -489,10 +489,8 @@ import { http, HttpResponse, bypass } from 'msw'
 
 export const handlers = [
   http.get('/resource', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-
     // Use the regular "fetch" from your environment.
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const json = await originalResponse.json()
 
     // ...handle the original response, maybe return a mocked one.
diff --git a/src/core/bypass.test.ts b/src/core/bypass.test.ts
index a4de4d595..aca432070 100644
--- a/src/core/bypass.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/bypass.test.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 /**
  * @jest-environment jsdom
  */
-import { Headers } from 'headers-polyfill'
 import { bypass } from './bypass'
 
 it('returns bypassed request given a request url string', async () => {
-  const [url, init] = await bypass('/user')
-  const headers = new Headers(init.headers)
+  const request = bypass('https://api.example.com/resource')
 
   // Relative URLs are rebased against the current location.
-  expect(url).toBe('/user')
-  expect(headers.get('x-msw-intention')).toBe('bypass')
+  expect(request.method).toBe('GET')
+  expect(request.url).toBe('https://api.example.com/resource')
+  expect(Object.fromEntries(request.headers.entries())).toEqual({
+    'x-msw-intention': 'bypass',
+  })
 })
 
 it('returns bypassed request given a request url', async () => {
-  const [url, init] = await bypass(new URL('/user', 'https://api.github.com'))
-  const headers = new Headers(init.headers)
+  const request = bypass(new URL('/resource', 'https://api.example.com'))
 
-  expect(url).toBe('https://api.github.com/user')
-  expect(headers.get('x-msw-intention')).toBe('bypass')
+  expect(request.url).toBe('https://api.example.com/resource')
+  expect(Object.fromEntries(request.headers)).toEqual({
+    'x-msw-intention': 'bypass',
+  })
 })
 
 it('returns bypassed request given request instance', async () => {
@@ -29,12 +31,17 @@ it('returns bypassed request given request instance', async () => {
     },
     body: 'hello world',
   })
-  const [url, init] = await bypass(original)
-  const headers = new Headers(init.headers)
-
-  expect(url).toBe('http://localhost/resource')
-  expect(init.method).toBe('POST')
-  expect(init.body).toEqual(await original.arrayBuffer())
-  expect(headers.get('x-msw-intention')).toBe('bypass')
-  expect(headers.get('x-my-header')).toBe('value')
+  const request = bypass(original)
+
+  expect(request.method).toBe('POST')
+  expect(request.url).toBe('http://localhost/resource')
+
+  const bypassedRequestBody = await request.text()
+  expect(original.bodyUsed).toBe(false)
+
+  expect(bypassedRequestBody).toEqual(await original.text())
+  expect(Object.fromEntries(request.headers.entries())).toEqual({
+    ...Object.fromEntries(original.headers.entries()),
+    'x-msw-intention': 'bypass',
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/core/bypass.ts b/src/core/bypass.ts
index 3e37866d3..848d79d45 100644
--- a/src/core/bypass.ts
+++ b/src/core/bypass.ts
@@ -1,92 +1,34 @@
 import { invariant } from 'outvariant'
-import { Headers } from 'headers-polyfill'
 
 export type BypassRequestInput = string | URL | Request
 
 /**
- * Derives request input and init from the given Request info
- * to define a request that will always be ignored by MSW.
+ * Creates a `Request` instance that will always be bypassed by MSW.
  *
  * @example
- * import fetch, { Request } from 'node-fetch'
  * import { bypass } from 'msw'
  *
- * fetch(...bypass('/resource'))
- * fetch(...bypass(new URL('/resource', 'https://example.com)))
- * fetch(...bypass(new Request('https://example.com/resource')))
+ * fetch(bypass('/resource'))
+ * fetch(bypass(new URL('/resource', 'https://example.com)))
+ * fetch(bypass(new Request('https://example.com/resource')))
  */
-export async function bypass(
-  input: BypassRequestInput,
-  init?: RequestInit,
-): Promise<[string, RequestInit]> {
-  if (isRequest(input)) {
-    invariant(
-      !input.bodyUsed,
-      'Failed to create a bypassed request to "%s %s": given request instance already has its body read. Make sure to clone the intercepted request if you wish to read its body before bypassing it.',
-      input.method,
-      input.url,
-    )
-  }
+export function bypass(input: BypassRequestInput, init?: RequestInit): Request {
+  const request = input instanceof Request ? input : new Request(input, init)
+
+  invariant(
+    !request.bodyUsed,
+    'Failed to create a bypassed request to "%s %s": given request instance already has its body read. Make sure to clone the intercepted request if you wish to read its body before bypassing it.',
+    request.method,
+    request.url,
+  )
 
-  const url = isRequest(input) ? input.url : input.toString()
-  const resolvedInit: RequestInit =
-    typeof init !== 'undefined' ? init : await getRequestInit(input)
+  const requestClone = request.clone()
 
   // Set the internal header that would instruct MSW
   // to bypass this request from any further request matching.
   // Unlike "passthrough()", bypass is meant for performing
   // additional requests within pending request resolution.
-  const headers = new Headers(resolvedInit.headers)
-  headers.set('x-msw-intention', 'bypass')
-  resolvedInit.headers = headers
-
-  return [url, resolvedInit]
-}
-
-function isRequest(input: BypassRequestInput): input is Request {
-  return (
-    typeof input === 'object' &&
-    input.constructor.name === 'Request' &&
-    'clone' in input &&
-    typeof input.clone === 'function'
-  )
-}
-
-async function getRequestInit(input: BypassRequestInput): Promise<RequestInit> {
-  if (!isRequest(input)) {
-    return {}
-  }
-
-  const init: RequestInit = {
-    // Set each request init property explicitly
-    // to prevent leaking internal properties of whichever
-    // Request polyfill provided as the input.
-    mode: input.mode,
-    method: input.method,
-    cache: input.cache,
-    headers: input.headers,
-    credentials: input.credentials,
-    signal: input.signal,
-    referrerPolicy: input.referrerPolicy,
-    referrer: input.referrer,
-    redirect: input.redirect,
-    integrity: input.integrity,
-    keepalive: input.keepalive,
-  }
-
-  // Include "RequestInit.body" only for appropriate requests.
-  if (init.method !== 'HEAD' && input.method !== 'GET') {
-    init.body = await input.clone().arrayBuffer()
-
-    /**
-     * `RequestInit.duplex` is not present in TypeScript but is
-     * required if you wish to send `ReadableStream` as a request body.
-     * @see https://developer.chrome.com/articles/fetch-streaming-requests
-     * @see https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1457
-     */
-    // @ts-ignore
-    init.duplex = input.duplex
-  }
+  requestClone.headers.set('x-msw-intention', 'bypass')
 
-  return init
+  return requestClone
 }
diff --git a/test/browser/graphql-api/response-patching.mocks.ts b/test/browser/graphql-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
index 03473e939..5db10c3bc 100644
--- a/test/browser/graphql-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
+++ b/test/browser/graphql-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ interface GetUserQuery {
 
 const worker = setupWorker(
   graphql.query<GetUserQuery>('GetUser', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const originalJson = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json({
diff --git a/test/browser/rest-api/response-patching.mocks.ts b/test/browser/rest-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
index 05643d431..1ca6bccfb 100644
--- a/test/browser/rest-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
+++ b/test/browser/rest-api/response-patching.mocks.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { setupWorker } from 'msw/browser'
 
 const worker = setupWorker(
   http.get('*/user', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request.url)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request.url))
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json(
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@ const worker = setupWorker(
   }),
 
   http.get('*/repos/:owner/:repoName', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json(
@@ -41,11 +39,12 @@ const worker = setupWorker(
 
   http.get('*/headers', async ({ request }) => {
     const proxyUrl = new URL('/headers-proxy', request.url)
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(proxyUrl, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: request.headers,
-    })
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(
+      bypass(proxyUrl, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: request.headers,
+      }),
+    )
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json(body, {
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ const worker = setupWorker(
   }),
 
   http.post('*/posts', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json(
@@ -75,8 +73,7 @@ const worker = setupWorker(
   }),
 
   http.get('*/posts', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json(
@@ -93,8 +90,7 @@ const worker = setupWorker(
   }),
 
   http.head('*/posts', async ({ request }) => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
 
     return HttpResponse.json(
       {
diff --git a/test/node/graphql-api/response-patching.node.test.ts b/test/node/graphql-api/response-patching.node.test.ts
index c2d836466..abf349fa7 100644
--- a/test/node/graphql-api/response-patching.node.test.ts
+++ b/test/node/graphql-api/response-patching.node.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import { createGraphQLClient, gql } from '../../support/graphql'
 
 const server = setupServer(
   graphql.query('GetUser', async ({ request }) => {
-    const requestInfo = await bypass(request)
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...requestInfo)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(request))
     const { requestHeaders, queryResult } = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json({
diff --git a/test/node/msw-api/setup-server/scenarios/response-patching..node.test.ts b/test/node/msw-api/setup-server/scenarios/response-patching..node.test.ts
index a2814b4ac..0c9891509 100644
--- a/test/node/msw-api/setup-server/scenarios/response-patching..node.test.ts
+++ b/test/node/msw-api/setup-server/scenarios/response-patching..node.test.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ interface ResponseBody {
 
 const server = setupServer(
   http.get('https://test.mswjs.io/user', async () => {
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(httpServer.http.url('/user'))
-    const originalResponse = await fetch(...fetchArgs)
+    const originalResponse = await fetch(bypass(httpServer.http.url('/user')))
     const body = await originalResponse.json()
 
     return HttpResponse.json({
@@ -34,13 +33,15 @@ const server = setupServer(
     const url = new URL(request.url)
 
     const shouldBypass = url.searchParams.get('bypass') === 'true'
-    const fetchArgs = await bypass(
-      new Request(httpServer.http.url('/user'), {
-        method: 'POST',
-      }),
-    )
     const performRequest = shouldBypass
-      ? () => fetch(...fetchArgs).then((res) => res.json())
+      ? () =>
+          fetch(
+            bypass(
+              new Request(httpServer.http.url('/user'), {
+                method: 'POST',
+              }),
+            ),
+          ).then((res) => res.json())
       : () =>
           fetch('https://httpbin.org/post', { method: 'POST' }).then((res) =>
             res.json(),