diff --git a/lib/util/delay.js b/lib/util/delay.js
index 3a0376b87..bd49afe06 100644
--- a/lib/util/delay.js
+++ b/lib/util/delay.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-const { promisify } = require('util');
-
-module.exports = promisify(setTimeout);
+/**
+ * @param {number} delay
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+module.exports = (delay) =>
+  new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay));