diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
index 2b6172a1b..b779da63c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/context/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-const clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
+const clone = require("clone");
 const log = require("@node-red/util").log;
 const util = require("@node-red/util").util;
 const memory = require("./memory");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
index 42be4d3c9..5b859a5f8 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 var path = require("path");
 var fs = require("fs");
-var clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
+var clone = require("clone");
 var util = require("util");
 
 var registry = require("@node-red/registry");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
index 2cd37aaf2..989b83d9b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
+var clone = require("clone");
 var assert = require("assert");
 var log = require("@node-red/util").log; // TODO: separate module
 var util = require("@node-red/util").util;