diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
index 07904e685becf8..8f18e9bf04e0b4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/fetch_module.js
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ const {
   ObjectPrototypeHasOwnProperty,
   PromisePrototypeThen,
   SafeMap,
-  StringPrototypeEndsWith,
   StringPrototypeSlice,
-  StringPrototypeStartsWith,
 } = primordials;
 const {
   Buffer: { concat: BufferConcat },
@@ -248,8 +246,8 @@ allowList.addRange('127.0.0.1', '127.255.255.255');
 async function isLocalAddress(hostname) {
   try {
     if (
-      StringPrototypeStartsWith(hostname, '[') &&
-      StringPrototypeEndsWith(hostname, ']')
+      hostname[0] === '[' &&
+      hostname[hostname.length - 1] === ']'
     ) {
       hostname = StringPrototypeSlice(hostname, 1, -1);
     }