diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/rollup.config.js b/packages/adapter-node/rollup.config.js
index 2ebadb1989f97..88d2ca5218979 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-node/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/rollup.config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default [
 			sourcemap: true
 		},
 		plugins: [nodeResolve(), commonjs(), json()],
-		external: ['../output/server/app.js', ...require('module').builtinModules]
+		external: ['@sveltejs/kit-app', ...require('module').builtinModules]
 	},
 	{
 		input: 'src/index.js',
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default [
 			sourcemap: true
 		},
 		plugins: [nodeResolve(), commonjs(), json()],
-		external: ['./middlewares.js', '../output/server/app.js', ...require('module').builtinModules]
+		external: ['./middlewares.js', '@sveltejs/kit-app', ...require('module').builtinModules]
 	},
 	{
 		input: 'src/shims.js',
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
index 21ddf7ec57e00..6c130d7aed31f 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
-import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import path from 'path';
 import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
 import glob from 'tiny-glob/sync.js';
@@ -293,13 +292,6 @@ async function build_server(
 
 	find_deps(client_entry_file, entry_js, entry_css);
 
-	const adapter = config.kit.adapter;
-	// const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-	// const pkg_path = require.resolve(`${adapter}/package.json`);
-	// const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkg_path, 'utf8'));
-	// const main = path.resolve(pkg_path.substring(0, pkg_path.lastIndexOf('/')), pkg.main);
-console.log(`adapter ${adapter}`);
-
 	fs.writeFileSync(
 		`${build_dir}/package.json`,
 		`{
@@ -311,10 +303,14 @@ console.log(`adapter ${adapter}`);
 		}`
 	);
 
+	// Write this in case in helps resolving node_modules to have the entry point
+	// inside the current project. Still doesn't seem to work
+	const adapter = config.kit.adapter;
 	const entry_point = `${output_dir}/index.js`;
 	fs.writeFileSync(
 		entry_point,
-		`import ${s(adapter)};`
+		`import ${s(adapter)};
+		`
 	);
 
 	const app_file = `${build_dir}/app.js`;