diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d13c4fd6ac..3f7433ce58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18884,7 +18884,6 @@
         "@aws-sdk/client-xray": "^3.574.0",
         "@types/promise-retry": "^1.1.6",
         "aws-sdk": "^2.1627.0",
-        "axios": "^1.6.8",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/package.json b/packages/tracer/package.json
index 282e349f27..4c9a8192fd 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/package.json
+++ b/packages/tracer/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "@aws-sdk/client-xray": "^3.574.0",
     "@types/promise-retry": "^1.1.6",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1627.0",
-    "axios": "^1.6.8",
     "promise-retry": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.decorator.test.functionCode.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
index ca2f6ace93..c6f1734ff7 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Tracer } from '../../src/Tracer.js';
 import type { Callback, Context } from 'aws-lambda';
 import AWS from 'aws-sdk';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { httpRequest } from '../helpers/httpRequest.js';
 
 const serviceName =
   process.env.EXPECTED_SERVICE_NAME ?? 'MyFunctionWithStandardHandler';
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ export class MyFunctionBase {
           Item: { id: `${serviceName}-${event.invocation}-sdkv2` },
         })
         .promise(),
-      axios.get('https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/typescript/latest/', {
-        timeout: 5000,
+      httpRequest({
+        hostname: 'docs.powertools.aws.dev',
+        path: '/lambda/typescript/latest/',
       }),
       new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         setTimeout(() => {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export class MyFunctionBase {
         }, 2000); // We need to wait for to make sure previous calls are finished
       }),
     ])
-      .then(([_dynamoDBRes, _axiosRes, promiseRes]) => promiseRes)
+      .then(([_dynamoDBRes, _httpRes, promiseRes]) => promiseRes)
       .catch((err) => {
         throw err;
       });
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.manual.test.functionCode.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.manual.test.functionCode.ts
index 95cdc3fd33..74983fe5f6 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.manual.test.functionCode.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.manual.test.functionCode.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Tracer } from '../../src/index.js';
 import type { Context } from 'aws-lambda';
-import axios from 'axios';
 import AWS from 'aws-sdk';
 import type { Subsegment } from 'aws-xray-sdk-core';
+import { httpRequest } from '../helpers/httpRequest.js';
 
 const serviceName =
   process.env.EXPECTED_SERVICE_NAME ?? 'MyFunctionWithStandardHandler';
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ export const handler = async (
         Item: { id: `${serviceName}-${event.invocation}-sdkv2` },
       })
       .promise();
-    await axios.get(
-      'https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/typescript/latest/',
-      { timeout: 5000 }
-    );
+    await httpRequest({
+      hostname: 'docs.powertools.aws.dev',
+      path: '/lambda/typescript/latest/',
+    });
 
     const res = customResponseValue;
     if (event.throw) {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.middy.test.functionCode.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.middy.test.functionCode.ts
index f55af0bdd4..61e5a9198c 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.middy.test.functionCode.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/allFeatures.middy.test.functionCode.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Tracer } from '../../src/index.js';
 import { captureLambdaHandler } from '../../src/middleware/middy.js';
 import type { Context } from 'aws-lambda';
 import { DynamoDBClient, PutItemCommand } from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { httpRequest } from '../helpers/httpRequest.js';
 
 const serviceName =
   process.env.EXPECTED_SERVICE_NAME ?? 'MyFunctionWithStandardHandler';
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ const testHandler = async (
         Item: { id: { S: `${serviceName}-${event.invocation}-sdkv3` } },
       })
     );
-    await axios.get(
-      'https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/typescript/latest/',
-      { timeout: 5000 }
-    );
+    await httpRequest({
+      hostname: 'docs.powertools.aws.dev',
+      path: '/lambda/typescript/latest/',
+    });
 
     const res = customResponseValue;
     if (event.throw) {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/asyncHandler.decorator.test.functionCode.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/asyncHandler.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
index 05668a7b9f..65d9cbf937 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/asyncHandler.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/e2e/asyncHandler.decorator.test.functionCode.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Tracer } from '../../src/index.js';
 import type { Context } from 'aws-lambda';
 import { DynamoDBClient } from '@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb';
 import { DynamoDBDocumentClient, PutCommand } from '@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { httpRequest } from '../helpers/httpRequest.js';
 
 const serviceName =
   process.env.EXPECTED_SERVICE_NAME ?? 'MyFunctionWithStandardHandler';
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export class MyFunctionBase {
       const url = 'https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/typescript/latest/';
       // Add conditional behavior because fetch is not available in Node.js 16 - this can be removed once we drop support for Node.js 16
       if (process.version.startsWith('v16')) {
-        await axios.get(url, { timeout: 5000 });
+        await httpRequest({
+          hostname: 'docs.powertools.aws.dev',
+          path: '/lambda/typescript/latest/',
+        });
       } else {
         await fetch(url);
       }
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/helpers/httpRequest.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/helpers/httpRequest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..579f56ac3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/helpers/httpRequest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import https, { type RequestOptions } from 'node:https';
+
+/**
+ * Make an HTTP request using the built-in `https` module
+ *
+ * This helper function is used in Tracer's tests to make HTTP requests
+ * and assert that the requests are being traced correctly.
+ *
+ * If the requests are traced correctly, then all 3rd party libraries
+ * built on top of the `https` module should also be traced correctly.
+ *
+ * @param params - The request options
+ */
+const httpRequest = (params: RequestOptions): Promise<unknown> =>
+  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (!params.protocol) {
+      params.protocol = 'https:';
+    }
+    if (!params.timeout) {
+      params.timeout = 5000;
+    }
+
+    const req = https.request(params, (res) => {
+      if (
+        res.statusCode == null ||
+        res.statusCode < 200 ||
+        res.statusCode >= 300
+      ) {
+        return reject(new Error(`statusCode=${res.statusCode || 'unknown'}`));
+      }
+      const incomingData: Uint8Array[] = [];
+      let responseBody: string;
+      res.on('data', (chunk) => {
+        incomingData.push(chunk);
+      });
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        try {
+          responseBody = Buffer.concat(incomingData).toString();
+        } catch (error) {
+          reject(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error('Unknown error'));
+        }
+        resolve(responseBody);
+      });
+    });
+    req.on('error', (error) => {
+      reject(error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(error));
+    });
+
+    req.end();
+  });
+
+export { httpRequest };