diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 4c3a77ec1e3..f75295fea02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       post-test-steps: |
         - name: Coverage Report
           uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-      include: |
-        - runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-          node-version: 16.8
-      exclude: |
-        - runs-on: windows-latest
-          node-version: 14
-        - runs-on: windows-latest
-          node-version: 16
   automerge:
     if: >
       github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 26302cc8efa..66d60785613 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -98,58 +98,54 @@ function makeDispatcher (fn) {
 module.exports.setGlobalDispatcher = setGlobalDispatcher
 module.exports.getGlobalDispatcher = getGlobalDispatcher
 
-if (util.nodeMajor > 16 || (util.nodeMajor === 16 && util.nodeMinor >= 8)) {
-  let fetchImpl = null
-  module.exports.fetch = async function fetch (resource) {
-    if (!fetchImpl) {
-      fetchImpl = require('./lib/fetch').fetch
-    }
-
-    try {
-      return await fetchImpl(...arguments)
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (typeof err === 'object') {
-        Error.captureStackTrace(err, this)
-      }
+let fetchImpl = null
+module.exports.fetch = async function fetch (resource) {
+  if (!fetchImpl) {
+    fetchImpl = require('./lib/fetch').fetch
+  }
 
-      throw err
+  try {
+    return await fetchImpl(...arguments)
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (typeof err === 'object') {
+      Error.captureStackTrace(err, this)
     }
+
+    throw err
   }
-  module.exports.Headers = require('./lib/fetch/headers').Headers
-  module.exports.Response = require('./lib/fetch/response').Response
-  module.exports.Request = require('./lib/fetch/request').Request
-  module.exports.FormData = require('./lib/fetch/formdata').FormData
-  module.exports.File = require('./lib/fetch/file').File
-  module.exports.FileReader = require('./lib/fileapi/filereader').FileReader
+}
+module.exports.Headers = require('./lib/fetch/headers').Headers
+module.exports.Response = require('./lib/fetch/response').Response
+module.exports.Request = require('./lib/fetch/request').Request
+module.exports.FormData = require('./lib/fetch/formdata').FormData
+module.exports.File = require('./lib/fetch/file').File
+module.exports.FileReader = require('./lib/fileapi/filereader').FileReader
 
-  const { setGlobalOrigin, getGlobalOrigin } = require('./lib/fetch/global')
+const { setGlobalOrigin, getGlobalOrigin } = require('./lib/fetch/global')
 
-  module.exports.setGlobalOrigin = setGlobalOrigin
-  module.exports.getGlobalOrigin = getGlobalOrigin
+module.exports.setGlobalOrigin = setGlobalOrigin
+module.exports.getGlobalOrigin = getGlobalOrigin
 
-  const { CacheStorage } = require('./lib/cache/cachestorage')
-  const { kConstruct } = require('./lib/cache/symbols')
+const { CacheStorage } = require('./lib/cache/cachestorage')
+const { kConstruct } = require('./lib/cache/symbols')
 
-  // Cache & CacheStorage are tightly coupled with fetch. Even if it may run
-  // in an older version of Node, it doesn't have any use without fetch.
-  module.exports.caches = new CacheStorage(kConstruct)
-}
+// Cache & CacheStorage are tightly coupled with fetch. Even if it may run
+// in an older version of Node, it doesn't have any use without fetch.
+module.exports.caches = new CacheStorage(kConstruct)
 
-if (util.nodeMajor >= 16) {
-  const { deleteCookie, getCookies, getSetCookies, setCookie } = require('./lib/cookies')
+const { deleteCookie, getCookies, getSetCookies, setCookie } = require('./lib/cookies')
 
-  module.exports.deleteCookie = deleteCookie
-  module.exports.getCookies = getCookies
-  module.exports.getSetCookies = getSetCookies
-  module.exports.setCookie = setCookie
+module.exports.deleteCookie = deleteCookie
+module.exports.getCookies = getCookies
+module.exports.getSetCookies = getSetCookies
+module.exports.setCookie = setCookie
 
-  const { parseMIMEType, serializeAMimeType } = require('./lib/fetch/dataURL')
+const { parseMIMEType, serializeAMimeType } = require('./lib/fetch/dataURL')
 
-  module.exports.parseMIMEType = parseMIMEType
-  module.exports.serializeAMimeType = serializeAMimeType
-}
+module.exports.parseMIMEType = parseMIMEType
+module.exports.serializeAMimeType = serializeAMimeType
 
-if (util.nodeMajor >= 18 && hasCrypto) {
+if (hasCrypto) {
   const { WebSocket } = require('./lib/websocket/websocket')
 
   module.exports.WebSocket = WebSocket
diff --git a/lib/core/request.js b/lib/core/request.js
index 3697e6a3acc..b0bd870e33a 100644
--- a/lib/core/request.js
+++ b/lib/core/request.js
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ class Request {
     }
 
     if (util.isFormDataLike(this.body)) {
-      if (util.nodeMajor < 16 || (util.nodeMajor === 16 && util.nodeMinor < 8)) {
-        throw new InvalidArgumentError('Form-Data bodies are only supported in node v16.8 and newer.')
-      }
-
       if (!extractBody) {
         extractBody = require('../fetch/body.js').extractBody
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b64daf41e2..724bb088408 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     "ws": "^8.11.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.0"
+    "node": ">=18.0"
   },
   "standard": {
     "env": [