diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 262ccf5..6ab32b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -284,26 +284,6 @@ Returns the form data as a string. Don't use this if you are sending files or bu
 
 ### Integration with other libraries
 
-#### Request
-
-Form submission using  [request](https://github.com/request/request):
-
-```javascript
-var formData = {
-  my_field: 'my_value',
-  my_file: fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/unicycle.jpg'),
-};
-
-request.post({url:'http://service.com/upload', formData: formData}, function (err, httpResponse, body) {
-  if (err) {
-    return console.error('upload failed:', err);
-  }
-  console.log('Upload successful!  Server responded with:', body);
-});
-```
-
-For more details see [request readme](https://github.com/request/request#multipartform-data-multipart-form-uploads).
-
 #### node-fetch
 
 You can also submit a form using [node-fetch](https://github.com/bitinn/node-fetch):
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8d6117..eafd19c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
     "pkgfiles": "^2.3.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "puppeteer": "^1.20.0",
-    "request": "~2.87.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.7.1",
     "semver": "^6.3.1",
     "tape": "^5.9.0"
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 53e27c3..386f65d 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -7,9 +7,26 @@ var http = require('http');
 var IncomingForm = require('formidable').IncomingForm;
 var hasOwn = require('hasown');
 
+var PassThrough = require('stream').PassThrough;
+
 var common = module.exports;
 
 var rootDir = path.join(__dirname, '..');
+
+// Helper to get a remote file as a stream using native http
+// Replaces request(url) pattern for testing
+// Sets .path property so form-data can extract filename
+common.getRemoteStream = function (url) {
+  var pass = new PassThrough();
+  // Set path property for filename extraction (mimics request behavior)
+  pass.path = url;
+  http.get(url, function (res) {
+    res.pipe(pass);
+  }).on('error', function (err) {
+    pass.destroy(err);
+  });
+  return pass;
+};
 common.dir = {
   lib: path.join(rootDir, '/lib'),
   fixture: path.join(rootDir, '/test/fixture'),
diff --git a/test/integration/test-pipe.js b/test/integration/test-pipe.js
index d4a5654..cf3ecad 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-pipe.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-pipe.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var common = require('../common');
 var assert = common.assert;
 var http = require('http');
 var mime = require('mime-types');
-var request = require('request');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var FormData = require(common.dir.lib + '/form_data');
 var IncomingForm = require('formidable').IncomingForm;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ var FIELDS = {
   },
   remote_file: {
     type: mime.lookup(common.dir.fixture + '/unicycle.jpg'),
-    value: function () { return request(remoteFile); }
+    value: function () { return common.getRemoteStream(remoteFile); }
   }
 };
 var fieldsPassed = Object.keys(FIELDS).length;
diff --git a/test/integration/test-request.js b/test/integration/test-request.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 88200d3..0000000
--- a/test/integration/test-request.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-/**
- * Show & Test for `mikeal/request` library
- * as bonus shows progress monitor implementation
- */
-var common = require('../common');
-var assert = common.assert;
-var http = require('http');
-var path = require('path');
-var mime = require('mime-types');
-var request = require('request');
-var FormData = require(common.dir.lib + '/form_data');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var IncomingForm = require('formidable').IncomingForm;
-
-var fileName = common.dir.fixture + '/unicycle.jpg';
-var myFile = function () { return fs.createReadStream(fileName); };
-var numItems = 5;
-
-// Make request to use our FormData
-request.prototype.form = function (form) {
-  var self = this;
-  if (form) {
-    if (!(/^application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\b/).test(self.getHeader('content-type'))) {
-      self.setHeader('content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
-    }
-    self.body = typeof form === 'string'
-      ? self._qs.rfc3986(form.toString('utf8'))
-      : self._qs.stringify(form).toString('utf8');
-    return self;
-  }
-  // create form-data object
-  self._form = new FormData();
-  self._form.on('error', function (err) {
-    err.message = 'form-data: ' + err.message; // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
-    self.emit('error', err);
-    self.abort();
-  });
-  return self._form;
-};
-
-var server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
-  var form = new IncomingForm({ uploadDir: common.dir.tmp });
-
-  form.parse(req);
-
-  form
-    .on('file', function (name, file) {
-      numItems -= 1;
-      assert.strictEqual(file.name, path.basename(fileName));
-      assert.strictEqual(file.type, mime.lookup(file.name));
-    })
-    .on('end', common.actions.formOnEnd.bind(null, res));
-});
-
-server.listen(common.port, function () {
-  var uploadSize = 0;
-  var uploaded = 0;
-
-  var r = request.post('http://localhost:' + common.port + '/', function (err, res) {
-    assert.ifError(err);
-    assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
-    server.close();
-  });
-
-  var form = r.form();
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < numItems; i++) {
-    form.append('file_' + i, myFile());
-  }
-
-  // get upload size
-  form.getLength(function (err, size) {
-    assert.equal(err, null);
-    uploadSize = size;
-    assert.ok(uploadSize > 0);
-  });
-
-  // calculate uploaded size chunk by chunk
-  form.on('data', function (data) {
-    uploaded += data.length;
-  });
-
-  // done uploading compare sizes
-  form.on('end', function () {
-    assert.equal(uploaded, uploadSize);
-  });
-});
-
-process.on('exit', function () {
-  assert.strictEqual(numItems, 0);
-});
diff --git a/test/integration/test-submit-custom-header.js b/test/integration/test-submit-custom-header.js
index aa6d79e..439f3b0 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-submit-custom-header.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-submit-custom-header.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var common = require('../common');
 var assert = common.assert;
 var http = require('http');
 var mime = require('mime-types');
-var request = require('request');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var FormData = require(common.dir.lib + '/form_data');
 var IncomingForm = require('formidable').IncomingForm;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ var FIELDS = {
   },
   remote_file: {
     type: mime.lookup(common.dir.fixture + '/unicycle.jpg'),
-    value: function () { return request(remoteFile); }
+    value: function () { return common.getRemoteStream(remoteFile); }
   }
 };
 var fieldsPassed = Object.keys(FIELDS).length;
diff --git a/test/integration/test-submit-custom.js b/test/integration/test-submit-custom.js
index eaf508d..b08fa31 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-submit-custom.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-submit-custom.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = common.assert;
 var mime = require('mime-types');
-var request = require('request');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var FormData = require(common.dir.lib + '/form_data');
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ var FIELDS = {
   },
   remote_file: {
     type: mime.lookup(common.dir.fixture + '/unicycle.jpg'),
-    value: function () { return request(remoteFile); }
+    value: function () { return common.getRemoteStream(remoteFile); }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/integration/test-submit.js b/test/integration/test-submit.js
index f0780e4..5ceb1c1 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-submit.js
+++ b/test/integration/test-submit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = common.assert;
 var mime = require('mime-types');
-var request = require('request');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var FormData = require(common.dir.lib + '/form_data');
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ var FIELDS = {
   },
   remote_file: {
     type: mime.lookup(common.dir.fixture + '/unicycle.jpg'),
-    value: function () { return request(remoteFile); }
+    value: function () { return common.getRemoteStream(remoteFile); }
   }
 };