diff --git a/addon/-private/index.js b/addon/-private/index.js
index cc9b9b706b3..d751a7ac8a6 100644
--- a/addon/-private/index.js
+++ b/addon/-private/index.js
@@ -53,3 +53,8 @@ export { default as DebugAdapter } from './system/debug/debug-adapter';
 // Used by tests
 export { default as diffArray } from './system/diff-array';
 export { default as SnapshotRecordArray } from './system/snapshot-record-array';
+
+// fetch support, used by rest adapter
+export { determineBodyPromise } from './utils/determine-body-promise';
+export { serializeQueryParams } from './utils/serialize-query-params';
+export { default as fetch } from './utils/fetch';
diff --git a/addon/-private/utils/determine-body-promise.ts b/addon/-private/utils/determine-body-promise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1fba5c9fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/-private/utils/determine-body-promise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Function that always attempts to parse the response as json, and if an error is thrown,
+ * returns `undefined` if the response is successful and has a status code of 204 (No Content),
+ * or 205 (Reset Content) or if the request method was 'HEAD', and the plain payload otherwise.
+ */
+export function determineBodyPromise(
+  response: Response,
+  requestData: JQueryAjaxSettings
+): Promise<object | string | undefined> {
+  return response.text().then(function(payload) {
+    let ret: string | object | undefined = payload;
+    try {
+      ret = JSON.parse(payload);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!(error instanceof SyntaxError)) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      const status = response.status;
+      if (
+        response.ok &&
+        (status === 204 || status === 205 || requestData.method === 'HEAD')
+      ) {
+        ret = undefined;
+      } else {
+        console.warn('This response was unable to be parsed as json.', payload);
+      }
+    }
+    return ret;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/addon/-private/utils/fetch.ts b/addon/-private/utils/fetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dbb6363fe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/-private/utils/fetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import require, { has } from 'require';
+
+ type MaybeFetch = {
+  (input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit | undefined): Promise<Response>;
+} | null;
+
+ let _fetch: MaybeFetch = null;
+
+ if (has('fetch')) {
+  // use `fetch` module by default, this is commonly provided by ember-fetch
+  _fetch = require('fetch').default;
+} else if (typeof fetch === 'function') {
+  // fallback to using global fetch
+  _fetch = fetch;
+}
+
+ export default _fetch;
diff --git a/addon/-private/utils/serialize-query-params.ts b/addon/-private/utils/serialize-query-params.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4677108ea5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/-private/utils/serialize-query-params.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+const RBRACKET = /\[\]$/;
+
+ function isPlainObject(obj: any): boolean {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.call(obj) === '[object Object]';
+}
+
+ /**
+ * Helper function that turns the data/body of a request into a query param string.
+ * This is directly copied from jQuery.param.
+ */
+export function serializeQueryParams(
+  queryParamsObject: object | string
+): string {
+  var s: any[] = [];
+
+   function buildParams(prefix: string, obj: any) {
+    var i, len, key;
+
+     if (prefix) {
+      if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+        for (i = 0, len = obj.length; i < len; i++) {
+          if (RBRACKET.test(prefix)) {
+            add(s, prefix, obj[i]);
+          } else {
+            buildParams(
+              prefix + '[' + (typeof obj[i] === 'object' ? i : '') + ']',
+              obj[i]
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      } else if (isPlainObject(obj)) {
+        for (key in obj) {
+          buildParams(prefix + '[' + key + ']', obj[key]);
+        }
+      } else {
+        add(s, prefix, obj);
+      }
+    } else if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+      for (i = 0, len = obj.length; i < len; i++) {
+        add(s, obj[i].name, obj[i].value);
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (key in obj) {
+        buildParams(key, obj[key]);
+      }
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
+   return buildParams('', queryParamsObject)
+    .join('&')
+    .replace(/%20/g, '+');
+}
+
+ /**
+ * Part of the `serializeQueryParams` helper function.
+ */
+function add(s: Array<any>, k: string, v?: string | (() => string)) {
+  // Strip out keys with undefined value and replace null values with
+  // empty strings (mimics jQuery.ajax)
+  if (v === undefined) {
+    return;
+  } else if (v === null) {
+    v = '';
+  }
+
+   v = typeof v === 'function' ? v() : v;
+  s[s.length] = `${encodeURIComponent(k)}=${encodeURIComponent(v)}`;
+}
diff --git a/addon/adapters/rest.js b/addon/adapters/rest.js
index bd53ae6700e..695b794325e 100644
--- a/addon/adapters/rest.js
+++ b/addon/adapters/rest.js
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
   @module ember-data
 */
 
-import fetch from 'fetch';
-import serializeQueryParams from 'ember-fetch/utils/serialize-query-params';
-import determineBodyPromise from 'ember-fetch/utils/determine-body-promise';
-
 import RSVP, { Promise as EmberPromise } from 'rsvp';
 import { get, computed } from '@ember/object';
 import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
@@ -26,7 +22,11 @@ import {
   ServerError,
   TimeoutError,
   AbortError,
+  determineBodyPromise,
+  fetch,
+  serializeQueryParams,
 } from '../-private';
+
 import { warn } from '@ember/debug';
 import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
 
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ const RESTAdapter = Adapter.extend(BuildURLMixin, {
 
   useFetch: computed(function() {
     let ENV = getOwner(this).resolveRegistration('config:environment');
-    return (ENV && ENV._JQUERY_INTEGRATION) === false || jQ === undefined;
+    let shouldUseFetch = (ENV && ENV._JQUERY_INTEGRATION) === false || jQ === undefined;
+
+    return shouldUseFetch;
   }),
 
   /**
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 22b0a41bacc..0be826f8378 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const version = require('./lib/version');
 const { isInstrumentedBuild } = require('./lib/cli-flags');
 const BroccoliDebug = require('broccoli-debug');
 const calculateCacheKeyForTree = require('calculate-cache-key-for-tree');
-const resolve = require('resolve');
 
 function isProductionEnv() {
   let isProd = /production/.test(process.env.EMBER_ENV);
@@ -70,19 +69,6 @@ module.exports = {
     return path.join(__dirname, 'blueprints');
   },
 
-  updateFastBootManifest(manifest) {
-    manifest.vendorFiles.push('ember-data/fetch-fastboot.js');
-    return manifest;
-  },
-
-  treeForPublic() {
-    let fetchPath = resolve.sync('ember-fetch');
-
-    return new Funnel(path.join(path.dirname(fetchPath), 'public'), {
-      destDir: 'ember-data',
-    });
-  },
-
   treeForAddon(tree) {
     tree = this.debugTree(tree, 'input');
     this._setupBabelOptions();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f20cb93e21b..4f0673af381 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "ember-cli-test-info": "^1.0.0",
     "ember-cli-typescript": "^2.0.0",
     "ember-cli-version-checker": "^3.1.3",
-    "ember-fetch": "^6.5.0",
     "ember-inflector": "^3.0.0",
     "git-repo-info": "^2.0.0",
     "heimdalljs": "^0.3.0",
@@ -133,11 +132,6 @@
     "ember-addon"
   ],
   "ember-addon": {
-    "configPath": "tests/dummy/config",
-    "fastbootDependencies": [
-      "node-fetch",
-      "abortcontroller-polyfill",
-      "abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill"
-    ]
+    "configPath": "tests/dummy/config"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62e25c04152..853aae69468 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ abbrev@1:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz#f8f2c887ad10bf67f634f005b6987fed3179aac8"
   integrity sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==
 
-abortcontroller-polyfill@^1.1.9, abortcontroller-polyfill@^1.2.5:
+abortcontroller-polyfill@^1.1.9:
   version "1.2.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abortcontroller-polyfill/-/abortcontroller-polyfill-1.2.9.tgz#402311d2aac7e8e093ecb045726b45fdafd834fe"
   integrity sha512-0goWhDrwoWtK6XCdFdzPtvHBmmQU91j3tULNL85MAnDuM7bNlzUDfmL5AZGL819L7pn9kra35HJGWG25UgRCBw==
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ broccoli-clean-css@^1.1.0:
     inline-source-map-comment "^1.0.5"
     json-stable-stringify "^1.0.0"
 
-broccoli-concat@^3.2.2, broccoli-concat@^3.7.3:
+broccoli-concat@^3.7.3:
   version "3.7.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/broccoli-concat/-/broccoli-concat-3.7.3.tgz#0dca01311567ffb13180e6b4eb111824628e4885"
   integrity sha512-2Ma9h81EJ0PRb9n4sW0i8KZlcnpTQfKxcj87zvi5DFe1fd8CTDEdseHDotK2beuA2l+LbgVPfd8EHaBJKm/Y8g==
@@ -2560,17 +2560,6 @@ broccoli-string-replace@^0.1.2:
     broccoli-persistent-filter "^1.1.5"
     minimatch "^3.0.3"
 
-broccoli-templater@^2.0.1:
-  version "2.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/broccoli-templater/-/broccoli-templater-2.0.2.tgz#285a892071c0b3ad5ebc275d9e8b3465e2d120d6"
-  integrity sha512-71KpNkc7WmbEokTQpGcbGzZjUIY1NSVa3GB++KFKAfx5SZPUozCOsBlSTwxcv8TLoCAqbBnsX5AQPgg6vJ2l9g==
-  dependencies:
-    broccoli-plugin "^1.3.1"
-    fs-tree-diff "^0.5.9"
-    lodash.template "^4.4.0"
-    rimraf "^2.6.2"
-    walk-sync "^0.3.3"
-
 broccoli-test-helper@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/broccoli-test-helper/-/broccoli-test-helper-2.0.0.tgz#1cfbb76f7e856ad8df96d55ee2f5e0dddddf5d4f"
@@ -2655,7 +2644,7 @@ browserslist@^3.2.6:
     caniuse-lite "^1.0.30000844"
     electron-to-chromium "^1.3.47"
 
-browserslist@^4.0.0, browserslist@^4.3.4:
+browserslist@^4.3.4:
   version "4.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/browserslist/-/browserslist-4.4.2.tgz#6ea8a74d6464bb0bd549105f659b41197d8f0ba2"
   integrity sha512-ISS/AIAiHERJ3d45Fz0AVYKkgcy+F/eJHzKEvv1j0wwKGKD9T3BrwKr/5g45L+Y4XIK5PlTqefHciRFcfE1Jxg==
@@ -2766,17 +2755,7 @@ can-symlink@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     tmp "0.0.28"
 
-caniuse-api@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-api/-/caniuse-api-3.0.0.tgz#5e4d90e2274961d46291997df599e3ed008ee4c0"
-  integrity sha512-bsTwuIg/BZZK/vreVTYYbSWoe2F+71P7K5QGEX+pT250DZbfU1MQ5prOKpPR+LL6uWKK3KMwMCAS74QB3Um1uw==
-  dependencies:
-    browserslist "^4.0.0"
-    caniuse-lite "^1.0.0"
-    lodash.memoize "^4.1.2"
-    lodash.uniq "^4.5.0"
-
-caniuse-lite@^1.0.0, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000844, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000939:
+caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000844, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000939:
   version "1.0.30000942"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30000942.tgz#454139b28274bce70bfe1d50c30970df7430c6e4"
   integrity sha512-wLf+IhZUy2rfz48tc40OH7jHjXjnvDFEYqBHluINs/6MgzoNLPf25zhE4NOVzqxLKndf+hau81sAW0RcGHIaBQ==
@@ -3466,7 +3445,7 @@ ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers@^1.0.0, ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers/-/ember-cli-babel-plugin-helpers-1.1.0.tgz#de3baedd093163b6c2461f95964888c1676325ac"
   integrity sha512-Zr4my8Xn+CzO0gIuFNXji0eTRml5AxZUTDQz/wsNJ5AJAtyFWCY4QtKdoELNNbiCVGt1lq5yLiwTm4scGKu6xA==
 
-ember-cli-babel@^6.0.0-beta.4, ember-cli-babel@^6.0.0-beta.7, ember-cli-babel@^6.12.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.16.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.6.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.8.1, ember-cli-babel@^6.8.2, ember-cli-babel@^6.9.0:
+ember-cli-babel@^6.0.0-beta.4, ember-cli-babel@^6.0.0-beta.7, ember-cli-babel@^6.12.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.16.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.6.0, ember-cli-babel@^6.8.1, ember-cli-babel@^6.9.0:
   version "6.18.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ember-cli-babel/-/ember-cli-babel-6.18.0.tgz#3f6435fd275172edeff2b634ee7b29ce74318957"
   integrity sha512-7ceC8joNYxY2wES16iIBlbPSxwKDBhYwC8drU3ZEvuPDMwVv1KzxCNu1fvxyFEBWhwaRNTUxSCsEVoTd9nosGA==
@@ -3894,24 +3873,6 @@ ember-export-application-global@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ember-cli-babel "^6.0.0-beta.7"
 
-ember-fetch@^6.5.0:
-  version "6.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-fetch/-/ember-fetch-6.5.0.tgz#efed80b3dd2259b52efce7498659e9125235bfb7"
-  integrity sha512-B9KSeeO3xDNMQ22JqNwbmgnOprBzc8kNVfQMtzkAmugMb2aCmBZohAlQlwUUX5ODz8fHq2xfuZXDHD81Dzb0vg==
-  dependencies:
-    abortcontroller-polyfill "^1.2.5"
-    broccoli-concat "^3.2.2"
-    broccoli-debug "^0.6.5"
-    broccoli-merge-trees "^3.0.0"
-    broccoli-rollup "^2.1.1"
-    broccoli-stew "^2.0.0"
-    broccoli-templater "^2.0.1"
-    calculate-cache-key-for-tree "^1.1.0"
-    caniuse-api "^3.0.0"
-    ember-cli-babel "^6.8.2"
-    node-fetch "^2.3.0"
-    whatwg-fetch "^3.0.0"
-
 ember-inflector@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ember-inflector/-/ember-inflector-3.0.0.tgz#7e1ee8aaa0fa773ba0905d8b7c0786354d890ee1"
@@ -6256,11 +6217,6 @@ lodash.keys@~2.3.0:
     lodash._shimkeys "~2.3.0"
     lodash.isobject "~2.3.0"
 
-lodash.memoize@^4.1.2:
-  version "4.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.memoize/-/lodash.memoize-4.1.2.tgz#bcc6c49a42a2840ed997f323eada5ecd182e0bfe"
-  integrity sha1-vMbEmkKihA7Zl/Mj6tpezRguC/4=
-
 lodash.merge@^4.3.1, lodash.merge@^4.6.0:
   version "4.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.merge/-/lodash.merge-4.6.1.tgz#adc25d9cb99b9391c59624f379fbba60d7111d54"
@@ -6324,7 +6280,7 @@ lodash.templatesettings@~2.3.0:
     lodash._reinterpolate "~2.3.0"
     lodash.escape "~2.3.0"
 
-lodash.uniq@^4.2.0, lodash.uniq@^4.5.0:
+lodash.uniq@^4.2.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.uniq/-/lodash.uniq-4.5.0.tgz#d0225373aeb652adc1bc82e4945339a842754773"
   integrity sha1-0CJTc662Uq3BvILklFM5qEJ1R3M=
@@ -6750,11 +6706,6 @@ node-environment-flags@1.0.4:
   dependencies:
     object.getownpropertydescriptors "^2.0.3"
 
-node-fetch@^2.3.0:
-  version "2.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.3.0.tgz#1a1d940bbfb916a1d3e0219f037e89e71f8c5fa5"
-  integrity sha512-MOd8pV3fxENbryESLgVIeaGKrdl+uaYhCSSVkjeOb/31/njTpcis5aWfdqgNlHIrKOLRbMnfPINPOML2CIFeXA==
-
 node-int64@^0.4.0:
   version "0.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-int64/-/node-int64-0.4.0.tgz#87a9065cdb355d3182d8f94ce11188b825c68a3b"