diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
index d363fbf4ce9..6e2dd21d84f 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/Page.ts
@@ -2116,18 +2116,9 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
       return;
     }
 
-    try {
-      const fs = await importFSPromises();
+    const fs = await importFSPromises();
 
-      await fs.writeFile(path, buffer);
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof TypeError) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'Can only pass a file path in a Node-like environment.'
-        );
-      }
-      throw error;
-    }
+    await fs.writeFile(path, buffer);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/Frame.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/Frame.ts
index e3125eb5c11..962b85c622c 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/Frame.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/Frame.ts
@@ -883,17 +883,7 @@ export class Frame {
     }
 
     if (path) {
-      let fs: typeof import('fs/promises');
-      try {
-        fs = await importFSPromises();
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (error instanceof TypeError) {
-          throw new Error(
-            'Can only pass a file path in a Node-like environment.'
-          );
-        }
-        throw error;
-      }
+      const fs = await importFSPromises();
 
       content = await fs.readFile(path, 'utf8');
       content += '/*# sourceURL=' + path.replace(/\n/g, '') + '*/';
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/util.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/util.ts
index 200b559f787..9ec69b2f5f4 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/util.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/util.ts
@@ -369,7 +369,16 @@ export async function importFSPromises(): Promise<
   typeof import('fs/promises')
 > {
   if (!fs) {
-    fs = await import('fs/promises');
+    try {
+      fs = await import('fs/promises');
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof TypeError) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'Cannot write to a path outside of a Node-like environment.'
+        );
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
   return fs;
 }
@@ -383,17 +392,7 @@ export async function getReadableAsBuffer(
 ): Promise<Buffer | null> {
   const buffers = [];
   if (path) {
-    let fs: typeof import('fs/promises');
-    try {
-      fs = await importFSPromises();
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof TypeError) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'Cannot write to a path outside of a Node-like environment.'
-        );
-      }
-      throw error;
-    }
+    const fs = await importFSPromises();
     const fileHandle = await fs.open(path, 'w+');
     for await (const chunk of readable) {
       buffers.push(chunk);