diff --git a/deprecate.js b/deprecate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5ae400b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deprecate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Extracted from: https://github.com/TooTallNate/util-deprecate
+let deprecate;
+try {
+  const util = require('util');
+  deprecate = util.deprecate;
+} catch (err) {
+  deprecate = function deprecate(fn, msg) {
+    var warned = false;
+    function deprecated() {
+      if (!warned) {
+        console.warn(msg);
+        warned = true;
+      }
+      return fn.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+
+    return deprecated;
+  };
+}
+module.exports = deprecate;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 269e4c87..e2ea9a48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "LICENSE.md",
     "README.md",
+    "deprecate.js",
     "dist",
     "v1.js",
     "v3.js",
diff --git a/v1.js b/v1.js
index 3a90c4cd..aa298075 100644
--- a/v1.js
+++ b/v1.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const util = require('util');
+const deprecate = require('./deprecate.js');
 
 const v1 = require('./dist/v1.js');
 
-module.exports = util.deprecate(
+module.exports = deprecate(
   v1,
   "Deep requiring like `const uuidv1 = require('uuid/v1');` is deprecated as of uuid@7.x. Please require the top-level module when using the Node.js CommonJS module or use ECMAScript Modules when bundling for the browser. See https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#deep-requires-now-deprecated for more information.",
 );
diff --git a/v3.js b/v3.js
index 6b3753c4..3240e03c 100644
--- a/v3.js
+++ b/v3.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const util = require('util');
+const deprecate = require('./deprecate.js');
 
 const v3 = require('./dist/v3.js');
 
-module.exports = util.deprecate(
+module.exports = deprecate(
   v3,
   "Deep requiring like `const uuidv3 = require('uuid/v3');` is deprecated as of uuid@7.x. Please require the top-level module when using the Node.js CommonJS module or use ECMAScript Modules when bundling for the browser. See https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#deep-requires-now-deprecated for more information.",
 );
diff --git a/v4.js b/v4.js
index 9f938cd1..a0385e3d 100644
--- a/v4.js
+++ b/v4.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const util = require('util');
+const deprecate = require('./deprecate.js');
 
 const v4 = require('./dist/v4.js');
 
-module.exports = util.deprecate(
+module.exports = deprecate(
   v4,
   "Deep requiring like `const uuidv4 = require('uuid/v4');` is deprecated as of uuid@7.x. Please require the top-level module when using the Node.js CommonJS module or use ECMAScript Modules when bundling for the browser. See https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#deep-requires-now-deprecated for more information.",
 );
diff --git a/v5.js b/v5.js
index cc467bf1..3d145c12 100644
--- a/v5.js
+++ b/v5.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const util = require('util');
+const deprecate = require('./deprecate.js');
 
 const v5 = require('./dist/v5.js');
 
-module.exports = util.deprecate(
+module.exports = deprecate(
   v5,
   "Deep requiring like `const uuidv5 = require('uuid/v5');` is deprecated as of uuid@7.x. Please require the top-level module when using the Node.js CommonJS module or use ECMAScript Modules when bundling for the browser. See https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#deep-requires-now-deprecated for more information.",
 );