diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0dab645bca2..9ec7afdb2d6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
         "fast-safe-stringify": "2.1.1",
         "file-type": "20.4.1",
         "iterare": "1.2.1",
-        "load-esm": "1.0.2",
         "object-hash": "3.0.0",
         "path-to-regexp": "8.2.0",
         "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
@@ -26932,25 +26931,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/chalk/wrap-ansi?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/load-esm": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-esm/-/load-esm-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nVAvWk/jeyrWyXEAs84mpQCYccxRqgKY4OznLuJhJCa0XsPSfdOIr2zvBZEj3IHEHbX97jjscKRRV539bW0Gpw==",
-      "funding": [
-        {
-          "type": "github",
-          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Borewit"
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "buymeacoffee",
-          "url": "https://buymeacoffee.com/borewit"
-        }
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=13.2.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/load-json-file": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa20afa6022..fca20a77786 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     "fast-safe-stringify": "2.1.1",
     "file-type": "20.4.1",
     "iterare": "1.2.1",
-    "load-esm": "1.0.2",
     "object-hash": "3.0.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "8.2.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/common/pipes/file/file-type.validator.ts b/packages/common/pipes/file/file-type.validator.ts
index 16e4adc653b..fd056daf769 100644
--- a/packages/common/pipes/file/file-type.validator.ts
+++ b/packages/common/pipes/file/file-type.validator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { FileValidator } from './file-validator.interface';
 import { IFile } from './interfaces';
-import { loadEsm } from 'load-esm';
 
 export type FileTypeValidatorOptions = {
   fileType: string | RegExp;
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ export class FileTypeValidator extends FileValidator<
     }
 
     try {
-      const { fileTypeFromBuffer } =
-        await loadEsm<typeof import('file-type')>('file-type');
+      const { fileTypeFromBuffer } = await import('file-type');
 
       const fileType = await fileTypeFromBuffer(file.buffer);
 
diff --git a/packages/common/test/tsconfig.json b/packages/common/test/tsconfig.json
index 50d59661da9..c82db733eed 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/common/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.spec.json"
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.spec.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "node16",
+    "esModuleInterop": true
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/common/tsconfig.build.json
index 2d16c3a204b..3dc48e26245 100644
--- a/packages/common/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/common/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "../tsconfig.build.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "node16",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
     "outDir": ".",
     "rootDir": ".",
     "paths": {}
diff --git a/packages/common/tsconfig.json b/packages/common/tsconfig.json
index 2ae9e3c909f..2dcb6c4c6c1 100644
--- a/packages/common/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/common/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "../tsconfig.build.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "node16",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
     "types": ["node"]
   },
   "files": [],