diff --git a/src/scripts/check-for-upgrades.ts b/src/scripts/check-for-upgrades.ts
index f336ab05..98e78dc0 100644
--- a/src/scripts/check-for-upgrades.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/check-for-upgrades.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ export class CheckForUpgradesScriptFile extends FileBase {
   ) {
     super(project, "scripts/check-for-upgrades.js", options);
     this.options = options;
-
-    // commonjs version, We can remove this import when we are on Node 18
-    // (currently ubuntu-latest is still on Node 16)
-    project.addDevDeps("node-fetch@cjs");
   }
 
   protected synthesizeContent(resolver: IResolver): string | undefined {
@@ -41,7 +37,6 @@ export class CheckForUpgradesScriptFile extends FileBase {
  * Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
-const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const actions = require("@actions/core");
 
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 75e6e946..dd36eeee 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -1324,11 +1324,6 @@ scripts
       "version": "1.x",
       "type": "build"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "node-fetch",
-      "version": "cjs",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     {
       "name": "projen",
       "type": "build"
@@ -2290,7 +2285,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
     "jsii-docgen": "~9.0.0",
     "jsii-pacmak": "*",
     "jsii-rosetta": "~5.1.2",
-    "node-fetch": "cjs",
     "projen": "*",
     "standard-version": "^9",
     "typescript": "*"
@@ -2397,7 +2391,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
  * Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
-const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const actions = require("@actions/core");
 
@@ -4038,11 +4031,6 @@ scripts
       "version": "1.x",
       "type": "build"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "node-fetch",
-      "version": "cjs",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     {
       "name": "projen",
       "type": "build"
@@ -5004,7 +4992,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
     "jsii-docgen": "~9.0.0",
     "jsii-pacmak": "*",
     "jsii-rosetta": "~5.1.2",
-    "node-fetch": "cjs",
     "projen": "*",
     "standard-version": "^9",
     "typescript": "*"
@@ -5111,7 +5098,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
  * Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
-const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const actions = require("@actions/core");
 
@@ -6701,11 +6687,6 @@ scripts
       "version": "1.x",
       "type": "build"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "node-fetch",
-      "version": "cjs",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     {
       "name": "projen",
       "type": "build"
@@ -7667,7 +7648,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
     "jsii-docgen": "~9.0.0",
     "jsii-pacmak": "*",
     "jsii-rosetta": "~5.1.2",
-    "node-fetch": "cjs",
     "projen": "*",
     "standard-version": "^9",
     "typescript": "*"
@@ -7774,7 +7754,6 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
  * Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  */
-const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const actions = require("@actions/core");