diff --git a/packages/rtk-query-codegen-openapi/package.json b/packages/rtk-query-codegen-openapi/package.json
index 475c23fc34..0ec5f85f49 100644
--- a/packages/rtk-query-codegen-openapi/package.json
+++ b/packages/rtk-query-codegen-openapi/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^27",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.165",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.12",
+    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.6.11",
     "@types/prettier": "^2.1.6",
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.9",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     "husky": "^4.3.6",
     "jest": "^29",
     "msw": "^0.40.2",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "openapi-types": "^9.1.0",
     "pretty-quick": "^3.1.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29",
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/package.json b/packages/toolkit/package.json
index b7bd2d4661..716484e647 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/toolkit/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "@types/json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/nanoid": "^2.1.0",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.0",
+    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.6.11",
     "@types/query-string": "^6.3.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.5",
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
     "jsdom": "^21.0.0",
     "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
     "msw": "^2.1.4",
-    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "prettier": "^3.2.4",
     "query-string": "^7.0.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
index 07bda8f612..6160eade9e 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/query/tests/fetchBaseQuery.test.tsx
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ describe('fetchBaseQuery', () => {
 
       expect(result?.error).toEqual({
         status: 'TIMEOUT_ERROR',
-        error: 'AbortError: The operation was aborted.',
+        error: expect.stringMatching(/^AbortError:/),
       })
     })
   })
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ describe('timeout', () => {
 
     expect(result?.error).toEqual({
       status: 'TIMEOUT_ERROR',
-      error: 'AbortError: The operation was aborted.',
+      error: expect.stringMatching(/^AbortError:/),
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a16121b947..45421bbd33 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7428,6 +7428,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/json-stringify-safe": ^5.0.0
     "@types/nanoid": ^2.1.0
     "@types/node": ^20.11.0
+    "@types/node-fetch": ^2.6.11
     "@types/query-string": ^6.3.0
     "@types/react": ^18.0.12
     "@types/react-dom": ^18.0.5
@@ -7452,7 +7453,7 @@ __metadata:
     jsdom: ^21.0.0
     json-stringify-safe: ^5.0.1
     msw: ^2.1.4
-    node-fetch: ^3.3.2
+    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     prettier: ^3.2.4
     query-string: ^7.0.1
     redux: ^5.0.1
@@ -7719,6 +7720,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/jest": ^27
     "@types/lodash": ^4.14.165
     "@types/node": ^14.14.12
+    "@types/node-fetch": ^2.6.11
     "@types/prettier": ^2.1.6
     "@types/semver": ^7.3.9
     babel-jest: ^26.6.3
@@ -7730,6 +7732,7 @@ __metadata:
     husky: ^4.3.6
     jest: ^29
     msw: ^0.40.2
+    node-fetch: ^2.7.0
     oazapfts: ^4.8.0
     openapi-types: ^9.1.0
     prettier: ^2.2.1
@@ -8877,6 +8880,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/node-fetch@npm:^2.6.11":
+  version: 2.6.11
+  resolution: "@types/node-fetch@npm:2.6.11"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node": "*"
+    form-data: ^4.0.0
+  checksum: 180e4d44c432839bdf8a25251ef8c47d51e37355ddd78c64695225de8bc5dc2b50b7bb855956d471c026bb84bd7295688a0960085e7158cbbba803053492568b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/node@npm:*, @types/node@npm:^17.0.5":
   version: 17.0.45
   resolution: "@types/node@npm:17.0.45"
@@ -14101,13 +14114,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"data-uri-to-buffer@npm:^4.0.0":
-  version: 4.0.1
-  resolution: "data-uri-to-buffer@npm:4.0.1"
-  checksum: 0d0790b67ffec5302f204c2ccca4494f70b4e2d940fea3d36b09f0bb2b8539c2e86690429eb1f1dc4bcc9e4df0644193073e63d9ee48ac9fce79ec1506e4aa4c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "data-urls@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "data-urls@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -16426,16 +16432,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"fetch-blob@npm:^3.1.2, fetch-blob@npm:^3.1.4":
-  version: 3.2.0
-  resolution: "fetch-blob@npm:3.2.0"
-  dependencies:
-    node-domexception: ^1.0.0
-    web-streams-polyfill: ^3.0.3
-  checksum: f19bc28a2a0b9626e69fd7cf3a05798706db7f6c7548da657cbf5026a570945f5eeaedff52007ea35c8bcd3d237c58a20bf1543bc568ab2422411d762dd3d5bf
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "fflate@npm:^0.7.4":
   version: 0.7.4
   resolution: "fflate@npm:0.7.4"
@@ -16789,15 +16785,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"formdata-polyfill@npm:^4.0.10":
-  version: 4.0.10
-  resolution: "formdata-polyfill@npm:4.0.10"
-  dependencies:
-    fetch-blob: ^3.1.2
-  checksum: 82a34df292afadd82b43d4a740ce387bc08541e0a534358425193017bf9fb3567875dc5f69564984b1da979979b70703aa73dee715a17b6c229752ae736dd9db
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "formik@npm:^2.1.5":
   version: 2.2.9
   resolution: "formik@npm:2.2.9"
@@ -22676,13 +22663,6 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"node-domexception@npm:^1.0.0":
-  version: 1.0.0
-  resolution: "node-domexception@npm:1.0.0"
-  checksum: ee1d37dd2a4eb26a8a92cd6b64dfc29caec72bff5e1ed9aba80c294f57a31ba4895a60fd48347cf17dd6e766da0ae87d75657dfd1f384ebfa60462c2283f5c7f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "node-emoji@npm:^1.10.0":
   version: 1.10.0
   resolution: "node-emoji@npm:1.10.0"
@@ -22748,14 +22728,17 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"node-fetch@npm:^3.3.2":
-  version: 3.3.2
-  resolution: "node-fetch@npm:3.3.2"
+"node-fetch@npm:^2.7.0":
+  version: 2.7.0
+  resolution: "node-fetch@npm:2.7.0"
   dependencies:
-    data-uri-to-buffer: ^4.0.0
-    fetch-blob: ^3.1.4
-    formdata-polyfill: ^4.0.10
-  checksum: 06a04095a2ddf05b0830a0d5302699704d59bda3102894ea64c7b9d4c865ecdff2d90fd042df7f5bc40337266961cb6183dcc808ea4f3000d024f422b462da92
+    whatwg-url: ^5.0.0
+  peerDependencies:
+    encoding: ^0.1.0
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    encoding:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: d76d2f5edb451a3f05b15115ec89fc6be39de37c6089f1b6368df03b91e1633fd379a7e01b7ab05089a25034b2023d959b47e59759cb38d88341b2459e89d6e5
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -31443,13 +31426,6 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"web-streams-polyfill@npm:^3.0.3":
-  version: 3.3.2
-  resolution: "web-streams-polyfill@npm:3.3.2"
-  checksum: 0292f4113c1bda40d8e8ecebee39eb14cc2e2e560a65a6867980e394537a2645130e2c73f5ef6e641fd3697d2f71720ccf659aebaf69a9d5a773f653a0fdf39d
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "webidl-conversions@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.1
   resolution: "webidl-conversions@npm:3.0.1"