diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
index 5ecda1102..cc06ab560 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     var acorn = require("acorn");
     var acornWalk = require("acorn-walk");
 
-    if (vm.createScript == null) {
-      vm.createScript = (code, scriptName) => {
-        return new vm.Script(code, { filename: scriptName });
-      }
-    }
-
     function sendResults(node,send,_msgid,msgs,cloneFirstMessage) {
         if (msgs == null) {
             return;
@@ -380,7 +374,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         iniOpt.breakOnSigint = true;
                     }
                 }
-                node.script = vm.createScript(functionText, createVMOpt(node, ""));
+                node.script = vm.Script(functionText, {filename: createVMOpt(node, "")});
                 if (node.fin && (node.fin !== "")) {
                     var finText = `(function () {
                         var node = {