diff --git a/src/testing/internal/ObservableStream.ts b/src/testing/internal/ObservableStream.ts
index b19be0d469b..e7d8bd3e757 100644
--- a/src/testing/internal/ObservableStream.ts
+++ b/src/testing/internal/ObservableStream.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Observable } from "../../utilities/index.js";
+import { ReadableStream } from "node:stream/web";
 
 interface TakeOptions {
   timeout?: number;
@@ -8,40 +9,23 @@ type ObservableEvent<T> =
   | { type: "error"; error: any }
   | { type: "complete" };
 
-async function* observableToAsyncEventIterator<T>(observable: Observable<T>) {
-  let resolveNext: (value: ObservableEvent<T>) => void;
-  const promises: Promise<ObservableEvent<T>>[] = [];
-  queuePromise();
-
-  function queuePromise() {
-    promises.push(
-      new Promise<ObservableEvent<T>>((resolve) => {
-        resolveNext = (event: ObservableEvent<T>) => {
-          resolve(event);
-          queuePromise();
-        };
-      })
-    );
-  }
-
-  observable.subscribe(
-    (value) => resolveNext({ type: "next", value }),
-    (error) => resolveNext({ type: "error", error }),
-    () => resolveNext({ type: "complete" })
-  );
-  yield "initialization value" as unknown as Promise<ObservableEvent<T>>;
-
-  while (true) {
-    yield promises.shift()!;
+export class ObservableStream<T> {
+  private reader: ReadableStreamDefaultReader<ObservableEvent<T>>;
+  constructor(observable: Observable<T>) {
+    this.reader = new ReadableStream<ObservableEvent<T>>({
+      start(controller) {
+        observable.subscribe(
+          (value) => controller.enqueue({ type: "next", value }),
+          (error) => controller.enqueue({ type: "error", error }),
+          () => controller.enqueue({ type: "complete" })
+        );
+      },
+    }).getReader();
   }
-}
-
-class IteratorStream<T> {
-  constructor(private iterator: AsyncGenerator<T, void, unknown>) {}
 
-  async take({ timeout = 100 }: TakeOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
+  take({ timeout = 100 }: TakeOptions = {}) {
     return Promise.race([
-      this.iterator.next().then((result) => result.value!),
+      this.reader.read().then((result) => result.value!),
       new Promise<T>((_, reject) => {
         setTimeout(
           reject,
@@ -51,16 +35,6 @@ class IteratorStream<T> {
       }),
     ]);
   }
-}
-
-export class ObservableStream<T> extends IteratorStream<ObservableEvent<T>> {
-  constructor(observable: Observable<T>) {
-    const iterator = observableToAsyncEventIterator(observable);
-    // we need to call next() once to start the generator so we immediately subscribe.
-    // the first value is always "initialization value" which we don't care about
-    iterator.next();
-    super(iterator);
-  }
 
   async takeNext(options?: TakeOptions): Promise<T> {
     const event = await this.take(options);