diff --git a/packages/create-strapi-app/package.json b/packages/create-strapi-app/package.json
index dc01c8bed8..2fdd380062 100644
--- a/packages/create-strapi-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-strapi-app/package.json
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     "index.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "0.21.1",
     "chalk": "4.1.1",
     "commander": "6.1.0",
     "inquirer": "8.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "strapi-generate-new": "3.6.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/create-strapi-app/utils/prompt-user.js b/packages/create-strapi-app/utils/prompt-user.js
index 821504543c..aed88ce252 100644
--- a/packages/create-strapi-app/utils/prompt-user.js
+++ b/packages/create-strapi-app/utils/prompt-user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
-const axios = require('axios');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
 /**
@@ -99,18 +99,16 @@ async function getPromptQuestions(projectName, template) {
  * @returns JSON template data
  */
 async function getTemplateData() {
-  try {
-    const {
-      data: { content },
-    } = await axios.get(
-      `https://api.github.com/repos/strapi/community-content/contents/templates/templates.yml`
-    );
-
-    const buff = Buffer.from(content, 'base64');
-    const stringified = buff.toString('utf-8');
-
-    return yaml.load(stringified);
-  } catch (error) {
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `https://api.github.com/repos/strapi/community-content/contents/templates/templates.yml`
+  );
+  if (!response.ok) {
     return null;
   }
+
+  const { content } = await response.json();
+  const buff = Buffer.from(content, 'base64');
+  const stringified = buff.toString('utf-8');
+
+  return yaml.load(stringified);
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-strapi-starter/package.json b/packages/create-strapi-starter/package.json
index 252f3a159b..d0ab7e23eb 100644
--- a/packages/create-strapi-starter/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-strapi-starter/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "create-strapi-starter": "./index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "0.21.1",
     "chalk": "4.1.1",
     "ci-info": "3.1.1",
     "commander": "7.1.0",
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
     "git-url-parse": "11.4.4",
     "inquirer": "8.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "ora": "5.4.0",
     "strapi-generate-new": "3.6.3",
     "tar": "6.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/fetch-github.js b/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/fetch-github.js
index 7cc39b98b4..4fb8e66f83 100644
--- a/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/fetch-github.js
+++ b/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/fetch-github.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const tar = require('tar');
-const axios = require('axios');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const parseGitUrl = require('git-url-parse');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 
@@ -29,19 +29,18 @@ function parseShorthand(starter) {
  * @param {string} repo The full name of the repository.
  */
 async function getDefaultBranch(repo) {
-  try {
-    const {
-      data: { default_branch },
-    } = await axios.get(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}`);
+  const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}`);
 
-    return default_branch;
-  } catch (error) {
+  if (!response.ok) {
     stopProcess(
       `Could not find the starter information for ${chalk.yellow(
         repo
       )}. Make sure it is publicly accessible on github.`
     );
   }
+
+  const { default_branch } = await response.json();
+  return default_branch;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -82,22 +81,17 @@ async function getRepoInfo(starter) {
 async function downloadGitHubRepo(repoInfo, tmpDir) {
   const { fullName, branch, usedShorthand } = repoInfo;
 
-  try {
-    // Download from GitHub
-    const codeload = `https://codeload.github.com/${fullName}/tar.gz/${branch}`;
-    const { data } = await axios({
-      url: codeload,
-      method: 'GET',
-      responseType: 'stream',
-    });
+  const codeload = `https://codeload.github.com/${fullName}/tar.gz/${branch}`;
+  const response = await fetch(codeload);
 
-    await new Promise(resolve => {
-      data.pipe(tar.extract({ strip: 1, cwd: tmpDir })).on('close', resolve);
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
+  if (!response.ok) {
     const message = usedShorthand ? `using the shorthand` : `using the url`;
     stopProcess(`Could not download the repository ${message}: ${chalk.yellow(fullName)}.`);
   }
+
+  await new Promise(resolve => {
+    response.body.pipe(tar.extract({ strip: 1, cwd: tmpDir })).on('close', resolve);
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = { getRepoInfo, downloadGitHubRepo };
diff --git a/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/prompt-user.js b/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/prompt-user.js
index ff3af55ff8..f4c181cbe5 100644
--- a/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/prompt-user.js
+++ b/packages/create-strapi-starter/utils/prompt-user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
-const axios = require('axios');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 
 /**
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ async function getStarterQuestion() {
  * @returns JSON starter data
  */
 async function getStarterData() {
-  try {
-    const {
-      data: { content },
-    } = await axios.get(
-      `https://api.github.com/repos/strapi/community-content/contents/starters/starters.yml`
-    );
-    const buff = Buffer.from(content, 'base64');
-    const stringified = buff.toString('utf-8');
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `https://api.github.com/repos/strapi/community-content/contents/starters/starters.yml`
+  );
 
-    return yaml.load(stringified);
-  } catch (error) {
+  if (!response.ok) {
     return null;
   }
+
+  const { content } = await response.json();
+  const buff = Buffer.from(content, 'base64');
+  const stringified = buff.toString('utf-8');
+
+  return yaml.load(stringified);
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f678bac1fe..2386ffcca7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4861,7 +4861,7 @@ axios-mock-adapter@^1.19.0:
     fast-deep-equal "^3.1.3"
     is-buffer "^2.0.3"
 
-axios@0.21.1, axios@^0.21.1:
+axios@^0.21.1:
   version "0.21.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.21.1.tgz#22563481962f4d6bde9a76d516ef0e5d3c09b2b8"
   integrity sha512-dKQiRHxGD9PPRIUNIWvZhPTPpl1rf/OxTYKsqKUDjBwYylTvV7SjSHJb9ratfyzM6wCdLCOYLzs73qpg5c4iGA==