diff --git a/apps/docs/.vitepress/utils.ts b/apps/docs/.vitepress/utils.ts
index 565a82a..6940e41 100644
--- a/apps/docs/.vitepress/utils.ts
+++ b/apps/docs/.vitepress/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import path from 'node:path'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
 
 export const scanDir = (dir: string) => {
   let res = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, `../${dir}`)).filter(item => !item.startsWith('.')) as string[]
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config/index.js b/packages/eslint-config/index.js
index cfe18a2..dc53b40 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { resolve } = require("node:path");
+const { resolve } = require("path");
 
 const project = resolve(process.cwd(), "tsconfig.json");
 
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/src/__tests__/fs.test.ts b/packages/safe-fs/src/__tests__/fs.test.ts
index f17b73d..3fd5664 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/src/__tests__/fs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/src/__tests__/fs.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import path from 'node:path'
-
+import fs from 'fs'
 import { vol } from 'memfs'
+import path from 'path'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { createGetter } from '@/getter'
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/src/getter.ts b/packages/safe-fs/src/getter.ts
index be4071e..094cf93 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/src/getter.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/src/getter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fs from 'node:fs'
+import fs from 'fs'
 
 import PARAMS_TO_SANITIZE from '@/params'
 import { sanitizePath } from '@/sanitizers'
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/src/index.ts b/packages/safe-fs/src/index.ts
index e5e5779..58d46f5 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * @packageDocumentation
  */
 
-import * as fs from 'node:fs'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
 
 import { createGetter } from '@/getter'
 
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/src/sanitizers.ts b/packages/safe-fs/src/sanitizers.ts
index 3dcd009..054f821 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/src/sanitizers.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/src/sanitizers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { PathLike } from 'node:fs'
-import path from 'node:path'
+import { PathLike } from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
 
 const LEADING_DOT_SLASH_REGEX = /^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/
 
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/vitest.config.ts b/packages/safe-fs/vitest.config.ts
index 9ff6101..fe822c3 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
+import path from 'path'
 
 export default {
   resolve: {
diff --git a/packages/safe-fs/vitest.setup.ts b/packages/safe-fs/vitest.setup.ts
index 6319d9d..6b12795 100644
--- a/packages/safe-fs/vitest.setup.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-fs/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { vi } from 'vitest'
 
-vi.mock('node:fs', async () => {
+vi.mock('fs', async () => {
   const memfs: { fs: typeof fs } = await vi.importActual('memfs')
 
   return {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ vi.mock('node:fs', async () => {
   }
 })
 
-vi.mock('node:fs/promises', async () => {
+vi.mock('fs/promises', async () => {
   const memfs: { fs: typeof fs } = await vi.importActual('memfs')
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/validators/package.json b/packages/validators/package.json
index 6a90fda..5975217 100644
--- a/packages/validators/package.json
+++ b/packages/validators/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@opengovsg/starter-kitty-validators",
-  "version": "1.2.7",
+  "version": "1.2.8",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/validators/src/__tests__/path.test.ts b/packages/validators/src/__tests__/path.test.ts
index dd4c6ba..c5c41ce 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/__tests__/path.test.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/__tests__/path.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
-
+import path from 'path'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { ZodError } from 'zod'
 
diff --git a/packages/validators/src/path/options.ts b/packages/validators/src/path/options.ts
index 2712c66..46d9bcc 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/path/options.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/path/options.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
-
+import path from 'path'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/validators/src/path/schema.ts b/packages/validators/src/path/schema.ts
index a177074..1df1ab2 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/path/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/path/schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
-
+import path from 'path'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 
 import { ParsedPathValidatorOptions } from '@/path/options'
diff --git a/packages/validators/src/path/utils.ts b/packages/validators/src/path/utils.ts
index 4b21f18..5f48e04 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/path/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/path/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
+import path from 'path'
 
 export const isSafePath = (absPath: string, basePath: string): boolean => {
   // check for poison null bytes
diff --git a/packages/validators/vitest.config.ts b/packages/validators/vitest.config.ts
index 0733414..d7eb39e 100644
--- a/packages/validators/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import path from 'node:path'
+import path from 'path'
 
 export default {
   resolve: {