diff --git a/lib/_http_agent.js b/lib/_http_agent.js
index 3c488c7f05f976..353fa44f7eee75 100644
--- a/lib/_http_agent.js
+++ b/lib/_http_agent.js
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const net = require('net');
-const util = require('util');
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
-const debug = util.debuglog('http');
+const debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http');
 const { async_id_symbol } = require('internal/async_hooks').symbols;
 
 // New Agent code.
diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index a83c82c9d4b292..bf885161571be1 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const {
   readStop
 } = incoming;
 
-const debug = require('util').debuglog('http');
+const debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('http');
 
 const kIncomingMessage = Symbol('IncomingMessage');
 const kOnHeaders = HTTPParser.kOnHeaders | 0;
diff --git a/lib/_http_outgoing.js b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
index 60ed6779c47979..d6e830e3f35770 100644
--- a/lib/_http_outgoing.js
+++ b/lib/_http_outgoing.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const Stream = require('stream');
-const util = require('util');
 const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
 const { outHeadersKey, utcDate } = require('internal/http');
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
@@ -109,10 +108,10 @@ Object.setPrototypeOf(OutgoingMessage, Stream);
 
 
 Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, '_headers', {
-  get: util.deprecate(function() {
+  get: internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
     return this.getHeaders();
   }, 'OutgoingMessage.prototype._headers is deprecated', 'DEP0066'),
-  set: util.deprecate(function(val) {
+  set: internalUtil.deprecate(function(val) {
     if (val == null) {
       this[outHeadersKey] = null;
     } else if (typeof val === 'object') {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, '_headers', {
 });
 
 Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, '_headerNames', {
-  get: util.deprecate(function() {
+  get: internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
     const headers = this[outHeadersKey];
     if (headers !== null) {
       const out = Object.create(null);
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(OutgoingMessage.prototype, '_headerNames', {
     }
     return null;
   }, 'OutgoingMessage.prototype._headerNames is deprecated', 'DEP0066'),
-  set: util.deprecate(function(val) {
+  set: internalUtil.deprecate(function(val) {
     if (typeof val === 'object' && val !== null) {
       const headers = this[outHeadersKey];
       if (!headers)
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 44af558b55f063..95f08fa5d6ace9 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const util = require('util');
 const net = require('net');
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const {
@@ -310,7 +309,8 @@ function Server(options, requestListener) {
   this.maxHeadersCount = null;
   this.headersTimeout = 40 * 1000; // 40 seconds
 }
-util.inherits(Server, net.Server);
+Object.setPrototypeOf(Server.prototype, net.Server.prototype);
+Object.setPrototypeOf(Server, net.Server);
 
 
 Server.prototype.setTimeout = function setTimeout(msecs, callback) {