diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch-module.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch-module.injectable.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ba83d8fd82..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch-module.injectable.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
- */
-import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
-import * as NodeFetch from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
-
-/**
- * NOTE: while using this module can cause side effects, this specific injectable is not marked as
- * such since sometimes the request can be wholely within the perview of unit test
- */
-const nodeFetchModuleInjectable = getInjectable({
-  id: "node-fetch-module",
-  instantiate: () => NodeFetch,
-});
-
-export default nodeFetchModuleInjectable;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch.injectable.ts
index 860746bb5d..82dd141964 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/fetch/fetch.injectable.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { RequestInit, Response } from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
-import nodeFetchModuleInjectable from "./fetch-module.injectable";
+import fetch from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
 
 export type Fetch = (url: string, init?: RequestInit) => Promise<Response>;
 
 const fetchInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "fetch",
-  instantiate: (di): Fetch => {
-    const { default: fetch } = di.inject(nodeFetchModuleInjectable);
-
-    return (url, init) => fetch(url, init);
-  },
+  instantiate: () => fetch as Fetch,
   causesSideEffects: true,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts
index 87db6d4c52..634081fda5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/fetch/lens-fetch.injectable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Agent } from "https";
 import type { RequestInit, Response } from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
 import lensProxyPortInjectable from "../../main/lens-proxy/lens-proxy-port.injectable";
 import lensProxyCertificateInjectable from "../certificate/lens-proxy-certificate.injectable";
-import nodeFetchModuleInjectable from "./fetch-module.injectable";
+import fetch from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
 
 export type LensRequestInit = Omit<RequestInit, "agent">;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export type LensFetch = (pathnameAndQuery: string, init?: LensRequestInit) => Pr
 const lensFetchInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "lens-fetch",
   instantiate: (di): LensFetch => {
-    const { default: fetch } = di.inject(nodeFetchModuleInjectable);
     const lensProxyPort = di.inject(lensProxyPortInjectable);
     const lensProxyCertificate = di.inject(lensProxyCertificateInjectable);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main/get-metrics.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/main/get-metrics.injectable.ts
index 7a17ce3884..3731435f6b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main/get-metrics.injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main/get-metrics.injectable.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { Cluster } from "../common/cluster/cluster";
-import nodeFetchModuleInjectable from "../common/fetch/fetch-module.injectable";
+import { FormData } from "@k8slens/node-fetch";
 import type { RequestMetricsParams } from "../common/k8s-api/endpoints/metrics.api/request-metrics.injectable";
 import { object } from "../common/utils";
 import k8sRequestInjectable from "./k8s-request.injectable";
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const getMetricsInjectable = getInjectable({
 
   instantiate: (di): GetMetrics => {
     const k8sRequest = di.inject(k8sRequestInjectable);
-    const { FormData } = di.inject(nodeFetchModuleInjectable);
 
     return async (
       cluster,