diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 03eebb159..1e70fc614 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       "version": "4.22.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/parser": "^7.15.7",
         "@netlify/esbuild": "^0.13.6",
-        "acorn": "^8.4.0",
         "archiver": "^5.3.0",
         "array-flat-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
         "common-path-prefix": "^3.0.0",
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@
       "version": "8.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-yXbYeFy+jUuYd3/CDcg2NkIYE991XYX/bje7LmjJigUciaeO1JR4XxXgCIV1/Zc/dRuFEyw1L0pbA+qynJkW5Q==",
+      "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -12775,7 +12776,8 @@
     "acorn": {
       "version": "8.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yXbYeFy+jUuYd3/CDcg2NkIYE991XYX/bje7LmjJigUciaeO1JR4XxXgCIV1/Zc/dRuFEyw1L0pbA+qynJkW5Q=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-yXbYeFy+jUuYd3/CDcg2NkIYE991XYX/bje7LmjJigUciaeO1JR4XxXgCIV1/Zc/dRuFEyw1L0pbA+qynJkW5Q==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "acorn-walk": {
       "version": "8.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b249a6f2c..3bb31b206 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/netlify/zip-it-and-ship-it/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@babel/parser": "^7.15.7",
     "@netlify/esbuild": "^0.13.6",
-    "acorn": "^8.4.0",
     "archiver": "^5.3.0",
     "array-flat-polyfill": "^1.0.1",
     "common-path-prefix": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/src/runtimes/node/dynamic_imports/parser.js b/src/runtimes/node/dynamic_imports/parser.js
index b0248fdb6..3eb55c46e 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/node/dynamic_imports/parser.js
+++ b/src/runtimes/node/dynamic_imports/parser.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const { join, relative, resolve } = require('path')
 
-const acorn = require('acorn')
+const babel = require('@babel/parser')
 
-const ECMA_VERSION = 2021
 const GLOB_WILDCARD = '**'
 
 // Transforms an array of glob nodes into a glob string including an absolute
@@ -56,8 +55,10 @@ const getWildcardFromASTNode = (node) => {
 // - `includedPathsGlob`: A glob with the files to be included in the bundle
 // - `type`: The expression type (e.g. "require", "import")
 const parseExpression = ({ basePath, expression: rawExpression, resolveDir }) => {
-  const { body } = acorn.parse(rawExpression, { ecmaVersion: ECMA_VERSION })
-  const [topLevelExpression] = body
+  const { program } = babel.parse(rawExpression, {
+    sourceType: 'module',
+  })
+  const [topLevelExpression] = program.body
   const { expression } = topLevelExpression
 
   if (expression.type === 'CallExpression' && expression.callee.name === 'require') {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ const parseBinaryExpression = (expression) => {
       case 'BinaryExpression':
         return parseBinaryExpression(operand)
 
-      case 'Literal':
+      case 'StringLiteral':
         return operand.value
 
       default: