diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0696f37a23..360333d546 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3539,18 +3539,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/uuid": {
-      "version": "9.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kNnC1GFBLuhImSnV7w4njQkUiJi0ZXUycu1rUaouPqiKlXkh77JKgdRnTAp1x5eBwcIwbtI+3otwzuIDEuDoxQ==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/wrap-ansi": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ltIpx+kM7g/MLRZfkbL7EsCEjfzCcScLpkg37eXEtx5kmrAKBkTJwd1GIAjDSL8wTpM6Hzn5YO4pSb91BEwu1g==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": {
       "version": "7.13.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-7.13.0.tgz",
@@ -20892,6 +20880,7 @@
       "version": "9.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-9.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-MXcSTerfPa4uqyzStbRoTgt5XIe3x5+42+q1sDuy3R5MDk66URdLMOZe5aPX/SQd+kuYAh0FdP/pO28IkQyTeg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
@@ -22002,8 +21991,7 @@
         "oas": "^20.10.2",
         "ssri": "^10.0.1",
         "timeout-signal": "^1.1.0",
-        "type-is": "^1.6.18",
-        "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+        "type-is": "^1.6.18"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@readme/eslint-config": "^14.0.0",
@@ -22018,7 +22006,6 @@
         "@types/ssri": "^7.1.1",
         "@types/supertest": "^2.0.12",
         "@types/type-is": "^1.6.3",
-        "@types/uuid": "^9.0.2",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^2.0.4",
         "eslint": "^8.34.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/packages/node/package.json b/packages/node/package.json
index 49fd2664f9..140b800d9c 100644
--- a/packages/node/package.json
+++ b/packages/node/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
     "oas": "^20.10.2",
     "ssri": "^10.0.1",
     "timeout-signal": "^1.1.0",
-    "type-is": "^1.6.18",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+    "type-is": "^1.6.18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@readme/eslint-config": "^14.0.0",
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
     "@types/ssri": "^7.1.1",
     "@types/supertest": "^2.0.12",
     "@types/type-is": "^1.6.3",
-    "@types/uuid": "^9.0.2",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^2.0.4",
     "eslint": "^8.34.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/packages/node/src/lib/construct-payload.ts b/packages/node/src/lib/construct-payload.ts
index 67927674f0..0c1b1a707e 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/lib/construct-payload.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/lib/construct-payload.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import type { UUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http';
 import type { TLSSocket } from 'tls';
 
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import os from 'os';
 import { URL } from 'url';
 
 import ssri from 'ssri';
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 import { version } from '../../package.json';
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function constructPayload(
   const serverTime = payloadData.responseEndDateTime.getTime() - payloadData.startedDateTime.getTime();
 
   return {
-    _id: payloadData.logId || (uuidv4() as UUID),
+    _id: payloadData.logId || randomUUID(),
     _version: 3,
     group: {
       id: mask(payloadData.apiKey),
diff --git a/packages/node/src/lib/log.ts b/packages/node/src/lib/log.ts
index 6b9deb5f1d..ad4a5a324a 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/lib/log.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/lib/log.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import type { LogOptions } from './construct-payload';
 import type { GroupingObject, OutgoingLogBody } from './metrics-log';
-import type { UUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http';
 
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 import * as url from 'url';
 
 import clamp from 'lodash/clamp';
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 import config from '../config';
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ export function log(
   const bufferLength = clamp(options.bufferLength || config.bufferLength, 1, 30);
 
   const startedDateTime = new Date();
-  const logId = uuidv4() as UUID;
+  const logId = randomUUID();
 
   // baseLogUrl can be provided, but if it isn't then we
   // attempt to fetch it from the ReadMe API
diff --git a/packages/node/src/lib/metrics-log.ts b/packages/node/src/lib/metrics-log.ts
index d487303199..1701d16657 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/lib/metrics-log.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/lib/metrics-log.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Options } from './log';
-import type { UUID } from 'crypto';
 import type { Har } from 'har-format';
+import type { UUID } from 'node:crypto';
 
 import timeoutSignal from 'timeout-signal';