diff --git a/lib/core/util.js b/lib/core/util.js
index f048398f2e9..f23db0d45fb 100644
--- a/lib/core/util.js
+++ b/lib/core/util.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const { IncomingMessage } = require('node:http')
 const stream = require('node:stream')
 const net = require('node:net')
 const { stringify } = require('node:querystring')
-const { EventEmitter: EE } = require('node:events')
 const timers = require('../util/timers')
 const { InvalidArgumentError, ConnectTimeoutError } = require('./errors')
 const { headerNameLowerCasedRecord } = require('./constants')
@@ -43,12 +42,10 @@ function wrapRequestBody (body) {
         .on('data', function () {
           assert(false)
         })
-    }
-
-    if (typeof body.readableDidRead !== 'boolean') {
+    } else if (typeof body.readableDidRead !== 'boolean') {
       body[kBodyUsed] = false
-      EE.prototype.on.call(body, 'data', function () {
-        this[kBodyUsed] = true
+      body.once('data', () => {
+        body[kBodyUsed] = true
       })
     }