diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
index 2f5f8948eea458..9229915d3ade74 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/streams.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const {
   ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE,
   ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
-const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
+const { deprecate } = require('internal/util');
 const { validateNumber } = require('internal/validators');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function ReadStream(path, options) {
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(ReadStream.prototype, Readable.prototype);
 ObjectSetPrototypeOf(ReadStream, Readable);
 
-const openReadFs = internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
+const openReadFs = deprecate(function() {
   _openReadFs(this);
 }, 'ReadStream.prototype.open() is deprecated', 'DEP0135');
 ReadStream.prototype.open = openReadFs;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ WriteStream.prototype._final = function(callback) {
   callback();
 };
 
-const openWriteFs = internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
+const openWriteFs = deprecate(function() {
   _openWriteFs(this);
 }, 'WriteStream.prototype.open() is deprecated', 'DEP0135');
 WriteStream.prototype.open = openWriteFs;