diff --git a/lib/internal/encoding.js b/lib/internal/encoding.js
index 0e3c44d2e84fbb..5cf20ea04c98ff 100644
--- a/lib/internal/encoding.js
+++ b/lib/internal/encoding.js
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ const {
   decodeUTF8,
 } = internalBinding('buffer');
 
-let Buffer;
-function lazyBuffer() {
-  if (Buffer === undefined)
-    Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
-  return Buffer;
-}
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
 
 function validateEncoder(obj) {
   if (obj == null || obj[kEncoder] !== true)
@@ -499,14 +494,14 @@ function makeTextDecoderJS() {
       validateDecoder(this);
       if (isAnyArrayBuffer(input)) {
         try {
-          input = lazyBuffer().from(input);
+          input = Buffer.from(input);
         } catch {
           input = empty;
         }
       } else if (isArrayBufferView(input)) {
         try {
-          input = lazyBuffer().from(input.buffer, input.byteOffset,
-                                    input.byteLength);
+          input = Buffer.from(input.buffer, input.byteOffset,
+                              input.byteLength);
         } catch {
           input = empty;
         }