diff --git a/docs/examples/ca-fingerprint/index.js b/docs/examples/ca-fingerprint/index.js
index b4dfc41124c..d5075f8fec9 100644
--- a/docs/examples/ca-fingerprint/index.js
+++ b/docs/examples/ca-fingerprint/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const crypto = require('node:crypto')
 const https = require('node:https')
 const { Client, buildConnector } = require('../../../')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../../../test/fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const caFingerprint = getFingerprint(pem.cert.toString()
   .split('\n')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48948be80dd..c1cdeb8b2ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build:node": "esbuild index-fetch.js --bundle --platform=node --outfile=undici-fetch.js --define:esbuildDetection=1 --keep-names && node scripts/strip-comments.js",
     "build:wasm": "node build/wasm.js --docker",
-    "generate-pem": "node scripts/generate-pem.js",
     "lint": "eslint --cache",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix --cache",
     "test": "npm run test:javascript && cross-env NODE_V8_COVERAGE=  npm run test:typescript",
     "test:javascript": "npm run test:javascript:no-jest && npm run test:jest",
-    "test:javascript:no-jest": "npm run generate-pem && npm run test:unit && npm run test:node-fetch && npm run test:cache && npm run test:cache-interceptor && npm run test:interceptors && npm run test:fetch && npm run test:cookies && npm run test:eventsource && npm run test:wpt && npm run test:websocket && npm run test:node-test && npm run test:cache-tests",
+    "test:javascript:no-jest": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:node-fetch && npm run test:cache && npm run test:cache-interceptor && npm run test:interceptors && npm run test:fetch && npm run test:cookies && npm run test:eventsource && npm run test:wpt && npm run test:websocket && npm run test:node-test && npm run test:cache-tests",
     "test:javascript:without-intl": "npm run test:javascript:no-jest",
     "test:busboy": "borp -p \"test/busboy/*.js\"",
     "test:cache": "borp -p \"test/cache/*.js\"",
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@
     "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
     "eslint": "^9.9.0",
     "fast-check": "^4.1.1",
-    "https-pem": "^3.0.0",
     "husky": "^9.0.7",
     "jest": "^29.0.2",
     "neostandard": "^0.12.0",
diff --git a/scripts/generate-pem.js b/scripts/generate-pem.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 88ac5c8392f..00000000000
--- a/scripts/generate-pem.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-/* istanbul ignore file */
-
-require('https-pem/install')
diff --git a/test/connect-pre-shared-session.js b/test/connect-pre-shared-session.js
index c10e3c82a3d..86e7be5d185 100644
--- a/test/connect-pre-shared-session.js
+++ b/test/connect-pre-shared-session.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const { test, after, mock } = require('node:test')
 const { Client } = require('..')
 const { createServer } = require('node:https')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
 const tls = require('node:tls')
+const pem = require('./fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 test('custom session passed to client will be used in tls connect call', async (t) => {
   t = tspl(t, { plan: 4 })
diff --git a/test/fetch/cookies.js b/test/fetch/cookies.js
index ac30938dbad..29ca9152771 100644
--- a/test/fetch/cookies.js
+++ b/test/fetch/cookies.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ const assert = require('node:assert')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const { Client, fetch, Headers } = require('../..')
 const { closeServerAsPromise } = require('../utils/node-http')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
 const { createSecureServer } = require('node:http2')
 const { closeClientAndServerAsPromise } = require('../utils/node-http')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 test('Can receive set-cookie headers from a server using fetch - issue #1262', async (t) => {
   const server = createServer({ joinDuplicateHeaders: true }, (req, res) => {
diff --git a/test/fetch/http2.js b/test/fetch/http2.js
index afce8c4001d..b70b29164fe 100644
--- a/test/fetch/http2.js
+++ b/test/fetch/http2.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { Readable } = require('node:stream')
 
 const { test } = require('node:test')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const { Client, fetch, Headers } = require('../..')
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/https-pem.js b/test/fixtures/https-pem.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5ade52ed73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/https-pem.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const key = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`
+
+const cert = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+t+yt7pOwOA66
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`
+
+module.exports = { key, cert }
diff --git a/test/h2c-client.js b/test/h2c-client.js
index a726082bd80..ac78ebc0d23 100644
--- a/test/h2c-client.js
+++ b/test/h2c-client.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { once } = require('node:events')
 const { test } = require('node:test')
 
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('./fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const { H2CClient } = require('..')
 
diff --git a/test/http2.js b/test/http2.js
index b185ab8a864..68f4e9e45f9 100644
--- a/test/http2.js
+++ b/test/http2.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { createReadStream, readFileSync } = require('node:fs')
 const { once } = require('node:events')
 const { Writable, pipeline, PassThrough, Readable } = require('node:stream')
 
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('./fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const { Client, Agent, FormData } = require('..')
 
diff --git a/test/https.js b/test/https.js
index 89e55b6a5ae..7c2c4398779 100644
--- a/test/https.js
+++ b/test/https.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const { test, after } = require('node:test')
 const { Client } = require('..')
 const { createServer } = require('node:https')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('./fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 test('https get with tls opts', async (t) => {
   t = tspl(t, { plan: 6 })
diff --git a/test/interceptors/dns.js b/test/interceptors/dns.js
index 0d7e633bff6..cb0020bacc7 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/dns.js
+++ b/test/interceptors/dns.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const { createServer: createSecureServer } = require('node:https')
 const { once } = require('node:events')
 
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const { interceptors, Agent } = require('../..')
 const { dns } = interceptors
diff --git a/test/node-test/ca-fingerprint.js b/test/node-test/ca-fingerprint.js
index 54b9d7adc31..6f32f7662cd 100644
--- a/test/node-test/ca-fingerprint.js
+++ b/test/node-test/ca-fingerprint.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const crypto = require('node:crypto')
 const https = require('node:https')
 const { test } = require('node:test')
 const { Client, buildConnector } = require('../..')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 
 const caFingerprint = getFingerprint(pem.cert.toString()
diff --git a/test/node-test/client-dispatch.js b/test/node-test/client-dispatch.js
index 0f467f75cb4..dc4b6cfe7ee 100644
--- a/test/node-test/client-dispatch.js
+++ b/test/node-test/client-dispatch.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const https = require('node:https')
 const { Client, Pool, errors } = require('../..')
 const stream = require('node:stream')
 const { createSecureServer } = require('node:http2')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const { closeServerAsPromise, closeClientAndServerAsPromise } = require('../utils/node-http')
 
diff --git a/test/node-test/client-errors.js b/test/node-test/client-errors.js
index 83a7e8a5064..8b8bea799a8 100644
--- a/test/node-test/client-errors.js
+++ b/test/node-test/client-errors.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { Readable } = require('node:stream')
 const { test, after } = require('node:test')
 const { Client, Pool, errors } = require('../..')
 const { createServer } = require('node:http')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 
 const { kSocket } = require('../../lib/core/symbols')
diff --git a/test/node-test/diagnostics-channel/get-h2.js b/test/node-test/diagnostics-channel/get-h2.js
index 90d16287087..d8d2ad40f65 100644
--- a/test/node-test/diagnostics-channel/get-h2.js
+++ b/test/node-test/diagnostics-channel/get-h2.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { test, after } = require('node:test')
 const { createSecureServer } = require('node:http2')
 const diagnosticsChannel = require('node:diagnostics_channel')
 const { once } = require('node:events')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
+const pem = require('../../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 const { Client } = require('../../..')
 
 test('Diagnostics channel - get support H2', async t => {
diff --git a/test/node-test/unix.js b/test/node-test/unix.js
index 6ea46146583..398625a3c97 100644
--- a/test/node-test/unix.js
+++ b/test/node-test/unix.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const { test } = require('node:test')
 const { Client, Pool } = require('../../')
 const http = require('node:http')
 const https = require('node:https')
-const pem = require('https-pem')
 const fs = require('node:fs')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
+const pem = require('../fixtures/https-pem.js')
 
 const skip = process.platform === 'win32'