diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 880575964b742b..ef56540bc43757 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 const { NativeModule } = require('internal/bootstrap/loaders');
 const { pathToFileURL } = require('internal/url');
-const util = require('util');
+const { deprecate } = require('internal/util');
 const vm = require('vm');
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ function debug(...args) {
   debuglog(...args);
 }
 
-Module._debug = util.deprecate(debug, 'Module._debug is deprecated.',
-                               'DEP0077');
+Module._debug = deprecate(debug, 'Module._debug is deprecated.', 'DEP0077');
 
 // Given a module name, and a list of paths to test, returns the first
 // matching file in the following precedence.