diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/operators.js b/lib/internal/streams/operators.js
index 781e7a2a670195..0c55e9ad758fa0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/operators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/operators.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const {
 const kEmpty = Symbol('kEmpty');
 const kEof = Symbol('kEof');
 
-async function * map(fn, options) {
+function map(fn, options) {
   if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
       'fn', ['Function', 'AsyncFunction'], fn);
@@ -44,118 +44,120 @@ async function * map(fn, options) {
 
   validateInteger(concurrency, 'concurrency', 1);
 
-  const ac = new AbortController();
-  const stream = this;
-  const queue = [];
-  const signal = ac.signal;
-  const signalOpt = { signal };
-
-  const abort = () => ac.abort();
-  if (options?.signal?.aborted) {
-    abort();
-  }
-
-  options?.signal?.addEventListener('abort', abort);
-
-  let next;
-  let resume;
-  let done = false;
-
-  function onDone() {
-    done = true;
-  }
+  return async function* map() {
+    const ac = new AbortController();
+    const stream = this;
+    const queue = [];
+    const signal = ac.signal;
+    const signalOpt = { signal };
 
-  async function pump() {
-    try {
-      for await (let val of stream) {
-        if (done) {
-          return;
-        }
+    const abort = () => ac.abort();
+    if (options?.signal?.aborted) {
+      abort();
+    }
 
-        if (signal.aborted) {
-          throw new AbortError();
-        }
+    options?.signal?.addEventListener('abort', abort);
 
-        try {
-          val = fn(val, signalOpt);
-        } catch (err) {
-          val = PromiseReject(err);
-        }
+    let next;
+    let resume;
+    let done = false;
 
-        if (val === kEmpty) {
-          continue;
-        }
+    function onDone() {
+      done = true;
+    }
 
-        if (typeof val?.catch === 'function') {
-          val.catch(onDone);
+    async function pump() {
+      try {
+        for await (let val of stream) {
+          if (done) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (signal.aborted) {
+            throw new AbortError();
+          }
+
+          try {
+            val = fn(val, signalOpt);
+          } catch (err) {
+            val = PromiseReject(err);
+          }
+
+          if (val === kEmpty) {
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          if (typeof val?.catch === 'function') {
+            val.catch(onDone);
+          }
+
+          queue.push(val);
+          if (next) {
+            next();
+            next = null;
+          }
+
+          if (!done && queue.length && queue.length >= concurrency) {
+            await new Promise((resolve) => {
+              resume = resolve;
+            });
+          }
         }
-
+        queue.push(kEof);
+      } catch (err) {
+        const val = PromiseReject(err);
+        PromisePrototypeCatch(val, onDone);
         queue.push(val);
+      } finally {
+        done = true;
         if (next) {
           next();
           next = null;
         }
-
-        if (!done && queue.length && queue.length >= concurrency) {
-          await new Promise((resolve) => {
-            resume = resolve;
-          });
-        }
-      }
-      queue.push(kEof);
-    } catch (err) {
-      const val = PromiseReject(err);
-      PromisePrototypeCatch(val, onDone);
-      queue.push(val);
-    } finally {
-      done = true;
-      if (next) {
-        next();
-        next = null;
+        options?.signal?.removeEventListener('abort', abort);
       }
-      options?.signal?.removeEventListener('abort', abort);
     }
-  }
-
-  pump();
-
-  try {
-    while (true) {
-      while (queue.length > 0) {
-        const val = await queue[0];
-
-        if (val === kEof) {
-          return;
-        }
 
-        if (signal.aborted) {
-          throw new AbortError();
-        }
+    pump();
 
-        if (val !== kEmpty) {
-          yield val;
+    try {
+      while (true) {
+        while (queue.length > 0) {
+          const val = await queue[0];
+
+          if (val === kEof) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          if (signal.aborted) {
+            throw new AbortError();
+          }
+
+          if (val !== kEmpty) {
+            yield val;
+          }
+
+          queue.shift();
+          if (resume) {
+            resume();
+            resume = null;
+          }
         }
 
-        queue.shift();
-        if (resume) {
-          resume();
-          resume = null;
-        }
+        await new Promise((resolve) => {
+          next = resolve;
+        });
       }
+    } finally {
+      ac.abort();
 
-      await new Promise((resolve) => {
-        next = resolve;
-      });
-    }
-  } finally {
-    ac.abort();
-
-    done = true;
-    if (resume) {
-      resume();
-      resume = null;
+      done = true;
+      if (resume) {
+        resume();
+        resume = null;
+      }
     }
-  }
+  }.call(this);
 }
 
 async function* asIndexedPairs(options) {
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ async function forEach(fn, options) {
   for await (const unused of this.map(forEachFn, options));
 }
 
-async function * filter(fn, options) {
+function filter(fn, options) {
   if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
       'fn', ['Function', 'AsyncFunction'], fn);
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ async function * filter(fn, options) {
     }
     return kEmpty;
   }
-  yield* this.map(filterFn, options);
+  return this.map(filterFn, options);
 }
 
 async function toArray(options) {
@@ -243,10 +245,13 @@ async function toArray(options) {
   return result;
 }
 
-async function* flatMap(fn, options) {
-  for await (const val of this.map(fn, options)) {
-    yield* val;
-  }
+function flatMap(fn, options) {
+  const values = this.map(fn, options);
+  return async function* flatMap() {
+    for await (const val of values) {
+      yield* val;
+    }
+  }.call(this);
 }
 
 function toIntegerOrInfinity(number) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-filter.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-filter.js
index 100921a766977e..494c94f02f8cb0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-filter.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-filter.js
@@ -87,20 +87,11 @@ const { setTimeout } = require('timers/promises');
 
 {
   // Error cases
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const unused of Readable.from([1]).filter(1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).filter((x) => x, {
-      concurrency: 'Foo'
-    }));
-  }, /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).filter((x) => x, 1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).filter(1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).filter((x) => x, {
+    concurrency: 'Foo'
+  }), /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).filter((x) => x, 1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
 }
 {
   // Test result is a Readable
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-flatMap.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-flatMap.js
index 1ace8a0cf513bc..952043b07b35f7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-flatMap.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-flatMap.js
@@ -109,20 +109,11 @@ function oneTo5() {
 
 {
   // Error cases
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const unused of Readable.from([1]).flatMap(1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).flatMap((x) => x, {
-      concurrency: 'Foo'
-    }));
-  }, /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).flatMap((x) => x, 1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).flatMap(1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).flatMap((x) => x, {
+    concurrency: 'Foo'
+  }), /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).flatMap((x) => x, 1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
 }
 {
   // Test result is a Readable
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-map.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-map.js
index 2d5c5894e1eb0f..22e7e7f4e0da2c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-map.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-map.js
@@ -86,20 +86,11 @@ const { setTimeout } = require('timers/promises');
 
 {
   // Error cases
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const unused of Readable.from([1]).map(1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).map((x) => x, {
-      concurrency: 'Foo'
-    }));
-  }, /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/).then(common.mustCall());
-  assert.rejects(async () => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    for await (const _ of Readable.from([1]).map((x) => x, 1));
-  }, /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/).then(common.mustCall());
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).map(1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).map((x) => x, {
+    concurrency: 'Foo'
+  }), /ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE/);
+  assert.throws(() => Readable.from([1]).map((x) => x, 1), /ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE/);
 }
 {
   // Test result is a Readable