1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 3d65b2efa0..2c2cfae5a5 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
 const assertEncoding = internalFS.assertEncoding;
 const stringToFlags = internalFS.stringToFlags;
 const getPathFromURL = internalURL.getPathFromURL;
-const { StorageObject } = require('internal/querystring');
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, 'constants', {
   configurable: false,
@@ -1560,7 +1559,7 @@ if (isWindows) {
   nextPart = function nextPart(p, i) { return p.indexOf('/', i); };
 }
 
-const emptyObj = new StorageObject();
+const emptyObj = Object.create(null);
 fs.realpathSync = function realpathSync(p, options) {
   if (!options)
     options = emptyObj;
@@ -1580,8 +1579,8 @@ fs.realpathSync = function realpathSync(p, options) {
     return maybeCachedResult;
   }
 
-  const seenLinks = new StorageObject();
-  const knownHard = new StorageObject();
+  const seenLinks = Object.create(null);
+  const knownHard = Object.create(null);
   const original = p;
 
   // current character position in p
@@ -1700,8 +1699,8 @@ fs.realpath = function realpath(p, options, callback) {
     return;
   p = pathModule.resolve(p);
 
-  const seenLinks = new StorageObject();
-  const knownHard = new StorageObject();
+  const seenLinks = Object.create(null);
+  const knownHard = Object.create(null);
 
   // current character position in p
   var pos;