diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02b9e783b5..9a1f0603aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 _This release is scheduled to be released on 2023-10-01._
 
+> ⚠️ This release needs nodejs version > `v18`, older release have reached end of life and will not work!
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added UV Index support to OpenWeatherMap
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2023-10-01._
 
 ### Removed
 
+- **Breaking Change**: Removed `digest` authentication method from calendar module (which was already broken since release `2.15.0`)
+
 ### Updated
 
 - Update roboto fonts to version v5
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2023-10-01._
 - Update engine node >=18. v16 reached it's end of life. (#3170)
 - Update typescript definition for modules
 - Cleaned up nunjuck templates
+- Replace `node-fetch` with internal fetch (#2649) and remove `digest-fetch`
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/js/fetch.js b/js/fetch.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cf195993d5..0000000000
--- a/js/fetch.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Helper class to provide either third party fetch library or (if node >= 18)
- * return internal node fetch implementation.
- *
- * Attention: After some discussion we always return the third party
- * implementation until the node implementation is stable and more tested
- * @see https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/pull/2952
- * @see https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues/2649
- * @param {string} url to be fetched
- * @param {object} options object e.g. for headers
- * @class
- */
-async function fetch(url, options = {}) {
-	// return global.fetch(url, options);
-
-	const nodefetch = require("node-fetch");
-	return nodefetch(url, options);
-}
-
-module.exports = fetch;
diff --git a/js/server_functions.js b/js/server_functions.js
index 8e9d9aa91d..ef418e3244 100644
--- a/js/server_functions.js
+++ b/js/server_functions.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const Log = require("logger");
-const fetch = require("./fetch");
 
 /**
  * Gets the config.
diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
index c7b62960d8..3ae9bcd315 100644
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 const https = require("https");
-const digest = require("digest-fetch");
 const ical = require("node-ical");
-const fetch = require("fetch");
 const Log = require("logger");
 const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
 const CalendarFetcherUtils = require("./calendarfetcherutils");
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 		clearTimeout(reloadTimer);
 		reloadTimer = null;
 		const nodeVersion = Number(process.version.match(/^v(\d+\.\d+)/)[1]);
-		let fetcher = null;
 		let httpsAgent = null;
 		let headers = {
 			"User-Agent": `Mozilla/5.0 (Node.js ${nodeVersion}) MagicMirror/${global.version}`
@@ -53,17 +50,12 @@ const CalendarFetcher = function (url, reloadInterval, excludedEvents, maximumEn
 		if (auth) {
 			if (auth.method === "bearer") {
 				headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${auth.pass}`;
-			} else if (auth.method === "digest") {
-				fetcher = new digest(auth.user, auth.pass).fetch(url, { headers: headers, agent: httpsAgent });
 			} else {
 				headers.Authorization = `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${auth.user}:${auth.pass}`).toString("base64")}`;
 			}
 		}
-		if (fetcher === null) {
-			fetcher = fetch(url, { headers: headers, agent: httpsAgent });
-		}
 
-		fetcher
+		fetch(url, { headers: headers, agent: httpsAgent })
 			.then(NodeHelper.checkFetchStatus)
 			.then((response) => response.text())
 			.then((responseData) => {
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
index 51d38f83fb..f61867486c 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeedfetcher.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 const stream = require("stream");
 const FeedMe = require("feedme");
 const iconv = require("iconv-lite");
-const fetch = require("fetch");
 const Log = require("logger");
 const NodeHelper = require("node_helper");
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7432ab870..20c00a4d7c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 			"dependencies": {
 				"colors": "^1.4.0",
 				"console-stamp": "^3.1.2",
-				"digest-fetch": "^2.0.3",
 				"envsub": "^4.1.0",
 				"eslint": "^8.48.0",
 				"express": "^4.18.2",
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
 				"luxon": "^1.28.1",
 				"module-alias": "^2.2.3",
 				"moment": "^2.29.4",
-				"node-fetch": "^2.6.12",
 				"node-ical": "^0.16.1",
 				"socket.io": "^4.7.2"
 			},
@@ -3432,17 +3430,6 @@
 				"node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/digest-fetch": {
-			"version": "2.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/digest-fetch/-/digest-fetch-2.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-HuTjHQE+wplAR+H8/YGwQjIGR1RQUCEsQcRyp3dZfuuxpSQH4OTm4BkHxyXuzxwmxUrNVzIPf9XkXi8QMJDNwQ==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"base-64": "^0.1.0",
-				"js-sha256": "^0.9.0",
-				"js-sha512": "^0.8.0",
-				"md5": "^2.3.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/dir-glob": {
 			"version": "3.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dir-glob/-/dir-glob-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -7291,44 +7278,6 @@
 				"isarray": "0.0.1"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/node-fetch": {
-			"version": "2.7.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-c4FRfUm/dbcWZ7U+1Wq0AwCyFL+3nt2bEw05wfxSz+DWpWsitgmSgYmy2dQdWyKC1694ELPqMs/YzUSNozLt8A==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": "4.x || >=6.0.0"
-			},
-			"peerDependencies": {
-				"encoding": "^0.1.0"
-			},
-			"peerDependenciesMeta": {
-				"encoding": {
-					"optional": true
-				}
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/tr46": {
-			"version": "0.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw=="
-		},
-		"node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
-			"version": "3.0.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ=="
-		},
-		"node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/whatwg-url": {
-			"version": "5.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-saE57nupxk6v3HY35+jzBwYa0rKSy0XR8JSxZPwgLr7ys0IBzhGviA1/TUGJLmSVqs8pb9AnvICXEuOHLprYTw==",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"tr46": "~0.0.3",
-				"webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/node-ical": {
 			"version": "0.16.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-ical/-/node-ical-0.16.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b0da64144..3f5fafd6b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"colors": "^1.4.0",
 		"console-stamp": "^3.1.2",
-		"digest-fetch": "^2.0.3",
 		"envsub": "^4.1.0",
 		"eslint": "^8.48.0",
 		"express": "^4.18.2",
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@
 		"luxon": "^1.28.1",
 		"module-alias": "^2.2.3",
 		"moment": "^2.29.4",
-		"node-fetch": "^2.6.12",
 		"node-ical": "^0.16.1",
 		"socket.io": "^4.7.2"
 	},
@@ -96,8 +94,7 @@
 	},
 	"_moduleAliases": {
 		"node_helper": "js/node_helper.js",
-		"logger": "js/logger.js",
-		"fetch": "js/fetch.js"
+		"logger": "js/logger.js"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=18"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env_spec.js b/tests/e2e/env_spec.js
index a62ab54448..2a9945a85f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/env_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/env_spec.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ describe("App environment", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("get request from http://localhost:8080 should return 200", async () => {
-		const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8080");
+		const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8080");
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 	});
 
 	it("get request from http://localhost:8080/nothing should return 404", async () => {
-		const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8080/nothing");
+		const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8080/nothing");
 		expect(res.status).toBe(404);
 	});
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fonts_spec.js b/tests/e2e/fonts_spec.js
index 160359ecae..706ed4a909 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/fonts_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/fonts_spec.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe("All font files from roboto.css should be downloadable", () => {
 
 	test.each(fontFiles)("should return 200 HTTP code for file '%s'", async (fontFile) => {
 		const fontUrl = `http://localhost:8080/fonts/${fontFile}`;
-		const res = await helpers.fetch(fontUrl);
+		const res = await fetch(fontUrl);
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/helpers/global-setup.js b/tests/e2e/helpers/global-setup.js
index b79c1f1f13..d5506024af 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/helpers/global-setup.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/helpers/global-setup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const jsdom = require("jsdom");
-const corefetch = require("fetch");
 
 exports.startApplication = async (configFilename, exec) => {
 	jest.resetModules();
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ exports.getDocument = () => {
 		const url = `http://${config.address || "localhost"}:${config.port || "8080"}`;
 		jsdom.JSDOM.fromURL(url, { resources: "usable", runScripts: "dangerously" }).then((dom) => {
 			dom.window.name = "jsdom";
-			dom.window.fetch = corefetch;
+			dom.window.fetch = fetch;
 			dom.window.onload = () => {
 				global.document = dom.window.document;
 				resolve();
@@ -80,14 +79,6 @@ exports.waitForAllElements = (selector) => {
 	});
 };
 
-exports.fetch = (url) => {
-	return new Promise((resolve) => {
-		corefetch(url).then((res) => {
-			resolve(res);
-		});
-	});
-};
-
 exports.testMatch = async (element, regex) => {
 	const elem = await this.waitForElement(element);
 	expect(elem).not.toBe(null);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ipWhitelist_spec.js b/tests/e2e/ipWhitelist_spec.js
index 2bb2d682a8..07a0425e8d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ipWhitelist_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/ipWhitelist_spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("ipWhitelist directive configuration", () => {
 		});
 
 		it("should return 403", async () => {
-			const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8181");
+			const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8181");
 			expect(res.status).toBe(403);
 		});
 	});
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("ipWhitelist directive configuration", () => {
 		});
 
 		it("should return 200", async () => {
-			const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8282");
+			const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8282");
 			expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/port_spec.js b/tests/e2e/port_spec.js
index 104b9373dc..f6900a3dd5 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/port_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/port_spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe("port directive configuration", () => {
 		});
 
 		it("should return 200", async () => {
-			const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8090");
+			const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8090");
 			expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 	});
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("port directive configuration", () => {
 		});
 
 		it("should return 200", async () => {
-			const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8100");
+			const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8100");
 			expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/serveronly_spec.js b/tests/e2e/serveronly_spec.js
index 78ecba30f5..82d0429b83 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/serveronly_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/serveronly_spec.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ describe("App environment", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("get request from http://localhost:8080 should return 200", async () => {
-		const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8080");
+		const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8080");
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 	});
 
 	it("get request from http://localhost:8080/nothing should return 404", async () => {
-		const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8080/nothing");
+		const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8080/nothing");
 		expect(res.status).toBe(404);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/template_spec.js b/tests/e2e/template_spec.js
index 0c706c1cc5..3bcc5e4427 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/template_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/template_spec.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("templated config with port variable", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("should return 200", async () => {
-		const res = await helpers.fetch("http://localhost:8090");
+		const res = await fetch("http://localhost:8090");
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/vendor_spec.js b/tests/e2e/vendor_spec.js
index dff9585810..49d3ab8517 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/vendor_spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/vendor_spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe("Vendors", () => {
 		Object.keys(vendors).forEach((vendor) => {
 			it(`should return 200 HTTP code for vendor "${vendor}"`, async () => {
 				const urlVendor = `http://localhost:8080/vendor/${vendors[vendor]}`;
-				const res = await helpers.fetch(urlVendor);
+				const res = await fetch(urlVendor);
 				expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 			});
 		});
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe("Vendors", () => {
 		Object.keys(vendors).forEach((vendor) => {
 			it(`should return 404 HTTP code for vendor https://localhost/"${vendor}"`, async () => {
 				const urlVendor = `http://localhost:8080/${vendors[vendor]}`;
-				const res = await helpers.fetch(urlVendor);
+				const res = await fetch(urlVendor);
 				expect(res.status).toBe(404);
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/tests/unit/functions/server_functions_spec.js b/tests/unit/functions/server_functions_spec.js
index 3548e38a0e..6242c9a9b5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/functions/server_functions_spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/functions/server_functions_spec.js
@@ -8,13 +8,9 @@ describe("server_functions tests", () => {
 		let corsResponse;
 		let request;
 
-		jest.mock("node-fetch");
-		let nodefetch = require("node-fetch");
 		let fetchMock;
 
 		beforeEach(() => {
-			nodefetch.mockReset();
-
 			fetchResponseHeadersGet = jest.fn(() => {});
 			fetchResponseHeadersText = jest.fn(() => {});
 			fetchResponse = {
@@ -23,10 +19,11 @@ describe("server_functions tests", () => {
 				},
 				text: fetchResponseHeadersText
 			};
-			jest.mock("node-fetch", () => jest.fn());
-			nodefetch.mockImplementation(() => fetchResponse);
+			// eslint-disable-next-line
+			fetch = jest.fn();
+			fetch.mockImplementation(() => fetchResponse);
 
-			fetchMock = nodefetch;
+			fetchMock = fetch;
 
 			corsResponse = {
 				set: jest.fn(() => {}),