diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-node-versions.js b/.github/scripts/check-node-versions.js
index 27bec3e..9819e5b 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check-node-versions.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-node-versions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
-const fetch = require("node-fetch"); // @TODO this can be removed once we upgrade to Node 18 and use native fetch
 
 const today = new Date();
 const oneMonthFromToday = new Date();