diff --git a/packages/core/src/resolver.js b/packages/core/src/resolver.js
index 7f7ff2f3262d..d2e840559502 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/resolver.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/resolver.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import Module from 'module'
 import { resolve, join } from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import consola from 'consola'
@@ -19,17 +18,21 @@ export default class Resolver {
 
     // ESM Loader
     this.esm = esm(module)
+
+    this._resolve = require.resolve
   }
 
   resolveModule(path) {
     try {
-      return Module._resolveFilename(path, {
+      return this._resolve(path, {
         paths: this.options.modulesDir
       })
     } catch (error) {
-      if (error.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
-        return undefined
-      } else {
+      if (error.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+        // TODO: remove after https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8487 released
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' && error.message.startsWith('Cannot resolve module')) {
+          return
+        }
         throw error
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/resolver.test.js b/packages/core/test/resolver.test.js
index 5942393d50fc..b1bcd6d52ae5 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/resolver.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/resolver.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import Module from 'module'
 import path from 'path'
 import esm from 'esm'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
@@ -7,7 +6,6 @@ import { startsWithRootAlias, startsWithSrcAlias } from '@nuxt/utils'
 
 import Resolver from '../src/resolver'
 
-jest.mock('module')
 jest.mock('path')
 jest.mock('esm', () => jest.fn(() => jest.fn()))
 jest.mock('fs-extra')
@@ -33,24 +31,24 @@ describe('core: resolver', () => {
     expect(esm).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  test('should call _resolveFilename in resolveModule', () => {
+  test('should call require.resolve in resolveModule', () => {
     const resolver = new Resolver({
       options: { modulesDir: '/var/nuxt/node_modules' }
     })
-    Module._resolveFilename = jest.fn(() => '/var/nuxt/resolver/module')
+    const resolve = resolver._resolve = jest.fn(() => '/var/nuxt/resolver/module')
 
     const modulePath = resolver.resolveModule('/var/nuxt/resolver')
 
     expect(modulePath).toEqual('/var/nuxt/resolver/module')
-    expect(Module._resolveFilename).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(Module._resolveFilename).toBeCalledWith('/var/nuxt/resolver', { paths: '/var/nuxt/node_modules' })
+    expect(resolve).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(resolve).toBeCalledWith('/var/nuxt/resolver', { paths: '/var/nuxt/node_modules' })
   })
 
   test('should return undefined when module is not found', () => {
     const resolver = new Resolver({
       options: { modulesDir: '/var/nuxt/node_modules' }
     })
-    Module._resolveFilename = jest.fn(() => {
+    const resolve = resolver._resolve = jest.fn(() => {
       const err = new Error()
       err.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
       throw err
@@ -59,16 +57,14 @@ describe('core: resolver', () => {
     const modulePath = resolver.resolveModule('/var/nuxt/resolver')
 
     expect(modulePath).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(Module._resolveFilename).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(resolve).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
-  test('should throw error when _resolveFilename failed', () => {
+  test('should throw error when require.resolve failed', () => {
     const resolver = new Resolver({
       options: { modulesDir: '/var/nuxt/node_modules' }
     })
-    Module._resolveFilename = jest.fn(() => {
-      throw new Error('resolve failed')
-    })
+    resolver._resolve = jest.fn(() => { throw new Error('resolve failed') })
 
     expect(() => resolver.resolveModule('/var/nuxt/resolver')).toThrow('resolve failed')
   })