diff --git a/gulpfile.mjs b/gulpfile.mjs
index e34cb469d..a78b81b02 100644
--- a/gulpfile.mjs
+++ b/gulpfile.mjs
@@ -2487,7 +2487,6 @@ function packageJson() {
     license: DIST_LICENSE,
     optionalDependencies: {
       "@napi-rs/canvas": "^0.1.96",
-      "node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": "^0.4.2",
     },
     browser: {
       canvas: false,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ab7d21eb..dcb70807b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
         "jstransformer-nunjucks": "^1.2.0",
         "metalsmith": "^2.7.0",
         "metalsmith-html-relative": "^2.0.9",
-        "node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": "^0.4.2",
         "ordered-read-streams": "^2.0.0",
         "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
         "postcss": "^8.5.8",
@@ -8679,13 +8678,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": {
-      "version": "0.4.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream/-/node-readable-to-web-readable-stream-0.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/cMZNI34v//jUTrI+UIo4ieHAB5EZRY/+7OmXZgBxaWBMcW2tGdceIw06RFxWxrKZ5Jp3sI2i5TsRo+CBhtVLQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/node-releases": {
       "version": "2.0.36",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.36.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e81c3434..23542c3b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "jstransformer-nunjucks": "^1.2.0",
     "metalsmith": "^2.7.0",
     "metalsmith-html-relative": "^2.0.9",
-    "node-readable-to-web-readable-stream": "^0.4.2",
     "ordered-read-streams": "^2.0.0",
     "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
     "postcss": "^8.5.8",
diff --git a/src/display/node_stream.js b/src/display/node_stream.js
index 0b4c9454e..85b08c9e3 100644
--- a/src/display/node_stream.js
+++ b/src/display/node_stream.js
@@ -29,20 +29,12 @@ if (typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" && PDFJSDev.test("MOZCENTRAL")) {
   );
 }
 
-function getReadableStream(readStream) {
+function getReadableStream(url, opts = null) {
+  const fs = process.getBuiltinModule("fs");
   const { Readable } = process.getBuiltinModule("stream");
 
-  if (typeof Readable.toWeb === "function") {
-    // See https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#streamreadabletowebstreamreadable-options
-    return Readable.toWeb(readStream);
-  }
-  // Fallback to support Node.js versions older than `24.0.0` and `22.17.0`.
-  const require = process
-    .getBuiltinModule("module")
-    .createRequire(import.meta.url);
-
-  const polyfill = require("node-readable-to-web-readable-stream");
-  return polyfill.makeDefaultReadableStreamFromNodeReadable(readStream);
+  const readStream = fs.createReadStream(url, opts);
+  return Readable.toWeb(readStream);
 }
 
 class PDFNodeStream extends BasePDFStream {
@@ -66,13 +58,10 @@ class PDFNodeStreamReader extends BasePDFStreamReader {
 
     this._isStreamingSupported = !disableStream;
 
-    const fs = process.getBuiltinModule("fs");
-    fs.promises
-      .lstat(url)
+    const fs = process.getBuiltinModule("fs/promises");
+    fs.lstat(url)
       .then(stat => {
-        const readStream = fs.createReadStream(url);
-        const readableStream = getReadableStream(readStream);
-
+        const readableStream = getReadableStream(url);
         this._reader = readableStream.getReader();
 
         const { size } = stat;
@@ -123,14 +112,11 @@ class PDFNodeStreamRangeReader extends BasePDFStreamRangeReader {
     super(stream, begin, end);
     const { url } = stream._source;
 
-    const fs = process.getBuiltinModule("fs");
     try {
-      const readStream = fs.createReadStream(url, {
+      const readableStream = getReadableStream(url, {
         start: begin,
         end: end - 1,
       });
-      const readableStream = getReadableStream(readStream);
-
       this._reader = readableStream.getReader();
 
       this._readCapability.resolve();