diff --git a/packages/vite/package.json b/packages/vite/package.json
index acc7e93c313c70..43419bfc4be8b4 100644
--- a/packages/vite/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
     "acorn": "^8.6.0",
     "acorn-class-fields": "^1.0.0",
     "acorn-static-class-features": "^1.0.0",
-    "builtin-modules": "^3.2.0",
     "cac": "6.7.9",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.2",
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
index 23f41b769b2fe5..4f005f21c3cf54 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/utils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   ENV_PUBLIC_PATH
 } from './constants'
 import resolve from 'resolve'
-import builtins from 'builtin-modules'
+import { builtinModules } from 'module'
 import { FSWatcher } from 'chokidar'
 import remapping from '@ampproject/remapping'
 import {
@@ -37,10 +37,26 @@ export const flattenId = (id: string): string =>
 export const normalizeId = (id: string): string =>
   id.replace(/(\s*>\s*)/g, ' > ')
 
+//TODO: revisit later to see if the edge case that "compiling using node v12 code to be run in node v16 in the server" is what we intend to support.
+const builtins = new Set([
+  ...builtinModules,
+  'assert/strict',
+  'diagnostics_channel',
+  'dns/promises',
+  'fs/promises',
+  'path/posix',
+  'path/win32',
+  'readline/promises',
+  'stream/consumers',
+  'stream/promises',
+  'stream/web',
+  'timers/promises',
+  'util/types',
+  'wasi'
+])
+
 export function isBuiltin(id: string): boolean {
-  const deepMatch = id.match(deepImportRE)
-  id = deepMatch ? deepMatch[1] || deepMatch[2] : id
-  return builtins.includes(id)
+  return builtins.has(id.replace(/^node:/, ''))
 }
 
 export function moduleListContains(
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 2e51778d7bb0d1..a7011891db1cbc 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ importers:
       acorn: ^8.6.0
       acorn-class-fields: ^1.0.0
       acorn-static-class-features: ^1.0.0
-      builtin-modules: ^3.2.0
       cac: 6.7.9
       chalk: ^4.1.2
       chokidar: ^3.5.2
@@ -779,7 +778,6 @@ importers:
       acorn: 8.6.0
       acorn-class-fields: 1.0.0_acorn@8.6.0
       acorn-static-class-features: 1.0.0_acorn@8.6.0
-      builtin-modules: 3.2.0
       cac: 6.7.9
       chalk: 4.1.2
       chokidar: 3.5.2