diff --git a/docs/1.getting-started/12.upgrade.md b/docs/1.getting-started/12.upgrade.md
index c87c95ec77..21593ff0d6 100644
--- a/docs/1.getting-started/12.upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/1.getting-started/12.upgrade.md
@@ -509,27 +509,6 @@ These options have been set to their current values for some time and we do not
 
 * `respectNoSSRHeader`is implementable in user-land with [server middleware](https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/blob/c660b39447f0d5b8790c0826092638d321cd6821/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/no-ssr.ts#L8-L9)
 
-#### Removal of Deprecated Internal CJS Utils
-
-🚦 **Impact Level**: Minimal
-
-##### What Changed
-
-We have now removed the following utils exported from `@nuxt/kit`:
-
-* `requireModule`
-* `tryRequireModule`
-
-They were previously marked as deprecated and relied on CJS resolutions.
-
-##### Reasons for Change
-
-We now use [jiti](https://github.com/unjs/jiti) to resolve modules and other imports internally. It supports native ESM resolution where possible and should be less buggy.
-
-##### Migration Steps
-
-You can use [jiti](https://github.com/unjs/jiti) or [mlly](https://github.com/unjs/mlly) to do the same job in your own projects if you were relying on these utilities.
-
 ## Nuxt 2 vs Nuxt 3+
 
 In the table below, there is a quick comparison between 3 versions of Nuxt:
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/index.ts b/packages/kit/src/index.ts
index 4261e47a0d..bde038e6fb 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/index.ts
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ export { addTemplate, addTypeTemplate, normalizeTemplate, updateTemplates, write
 export { logger, useLogger } from './logger'
 
 // Internal Utils
-export { resolveModule, tryResolveModule, importModule, tryImportModule } from './internal/esm'
+export { resolveModule, tryResolveModule, importModule, tryImportModule, requireModule, tryRequireModule } from './internal/esm'
 export type { ImportModuleOptions, ResolveModuleOptions } from './internal/esm'
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/internal/esm.ts b/packages/kit/src/internal/esm.ts
index c2c4d835e3..36f6843404 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/internal/esm.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/internal/esm.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { interopDefault, resolvePath, resolvePathSync } from 'mlly'
+import { createJiti } from 'jiti'
 
 export interface ResolveModuleOptions {
   paths?: string | string[]
@@ -40,3 +41,32 @@ export function tryImportModule<T = unknown> (id: string, opts?: ImportModuleOpt
     // intentionally empty as this is a `try-` function
   }
 }
+
+const warnings = new Set<string>()
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Please use `importModule` instead.
+ */
+export function requireModule<T = unknown> (id: string, opts?: ImportModuleOptions) {
+  if (!warnings.has(id)) {
+    // TODO: add more information on stack trace
+    console.warn('[@nuxt/kit] `requireModule` is deprecated. Please use `importModule` instead.')
+    warnings.add(id)
+  }
+  const resolvedPath = resolveModule(id, opts)
+  const jiti = createJiti(import.meta.url, {
+    interopDefault: opts?.interopDefault !== false,
+  })
+  return jiti(pathToFileURL(resolvedPath).href) as T
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Please use `tryImportModule` instead.
+ */
+export function tryRequireModule<T = unknown> (id: string, opts?: ImportModuleOptions) {
+  try {
+    return requireModule<T>(id, opts)
+  } catch {
+    // intentionally empty as this is a `try-` function
+  }
+}