diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a72acb78..b2a89780 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { unlink } = require('node:fs/promises')
 const path = require('node:path')
 const { generateId } = require('./lib/generateId')
 const createError = require('@fastify/error')
-const { sendToWormhole } = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('./lib/stream-consumer')
 const deepmergeAll = require('@fastify/deepmerge')({ all: true })
 const { PassThrough, Readable } = require('node:stream')
 const { pipeline: pump } = require('node:stream/promises')
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function fastifyMultipart (fastify, options, done) {
         }
 
         async function append (key, entry) {
+          /* c8 ignore next: Buffer.isBuffer is not covered and causing `npm test` to fail */
           if (entry.type === 'file' || (attachFieldsToBody === 'keyValues' && Buffer.isBuffer(entry))) {
             // TODO use File constructor with fs.openAsBlob()
             // if attachFieldsToBody is not set
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ function fastifyMultipart (fastify, options, done) {
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (!fastify.hasRequestDecorator('formData')) {
     fastify.decorateRequest('formData', async function () {
+      /* c8 ignore next: Next line is not covered and causing `npm test` to fail */
       throw new NoFormData()
     })
   }
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ function fastifyMultipart (fastify, options, done) {
       // don't overwrite prototypes
       if (name in Object.prototype) {
         // ensure that stream is consumed, any error is suppressed
-        sendToWormhole(file)
+        streamToNull(file)
         onError(new PrototypeViolationError())
         return
       }
diff --git a/lib/stream-consumer.js b/lib/stream-consumer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03cd83f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stream-consumer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = function streamToNull (stream) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    stream.on('data', () => {
+      /* The stream needs a data reader or else it will never end. */
+    })
+    stream.on('close', () => {
+      resolve()
+    })
+    stream.on('end', () => {
+      resolve()
+    })
+    stream.on('error', (error) => {
+      reject(error)
+    })
+  })
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 712a23f8..bf957fe5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
     "@fastify/deepmerge": "^2.0.0",
     "@fastify/error": "^4.0.0",
     "fastify-plugin": "^5.0.0-pre.fv5.1",
-    "secure-json-parse": "^2.7.0",
-    "stream-wormhole": "^2.0.1"
+    "secure-json-parse": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@fastify/pre-commit": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/test/big.test.js b/test/big.test.js
index 5770feee..48b57384 100644
--- a/test/big.test.js
+++ b/test/big.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const stream = require('readable-stream')
 const Readable = stream.Readable
 const pump = stream.pipeline
 const crypto = require('node:crypto')
-const sendToWormhole = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
 
 // skipping on Github Actions because it takes too long
 test('should upload a big file in constant memory', { skip: process.env.CI }, function (t) {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test('should upload a big file in constant memory', { skip: process.env.CI }, fu
         t.equal(part.encoding, '7bit')
         t.equal(part.mimetype, 'binary/octet-stream')
 
-        await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+        await streamToNull(part.file)
       }
     }
 
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ test('should upload a big file in constant memory', { skip: process.env.CI }, fu
       knownLength
     })
 
+    const addresses = fastify.addresses()
     const opts = {
       protocol: 'http:',
-      hostname: 'localhost',
-      port: fastify.server.address().port,
+      hostname: addresses[0].address,
+      port: addresses[0].port,
       path: '/',
       headers: form.getHeaders(),
       method: 'POST'
diff --git a/test/multipart-big-stream.test.js b/test/multipart-big-stream.test.js
index d57ff566..7c51afbe 100644
--- a/test/multipart-big-stream.test.js
+++ b/test/multipart-big-stream.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const multipart = require('..')
 const http = require('node:http')
 const crypto = require('node:crypto')
 const { Readable } = require('readable-stream')
-const { sendToWormhole } = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
 const EventEmitter = require('node:events')
 const { once } = EventEmitter
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test('should emit fileSize limitation error during streaming', async function (t
   fastify.post('/', async function (req, reply) {
     t.ok(req.isMultipart())
     const part = await req.file({ limits: { fileSize: 16500 } })
-    await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+    await streamToNull(part.file)
     if (part.file.truncated) {
       reply.code(500).send()
     } else {
diff --git a/test/multipart-http2.test.js b/test/multipart-http2.test.js
index 8685a54f..1f9cc569 100644
--- a/test/multipart-http2.test.js
+++ b/test/multipart-http2.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const multipart = require('..')
 const h2url = require('h2url')
 const path = require('node:path')
 const fs = require('node:fs')
-const { sendToWormhole } = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
 
 const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../README.md')
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test('should respond when all files are processed', function (t) {
     const parts = req.files()
     for await (const part of parts) {
       t.ok(part.file)
-      await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+      await streamToNull(part.file)
     }
     reply.code(200).send()
   })
diff --git a/test/multipart-small-stream.test.js b/test/multipart-small-stream.test.js
index daa6e5c6..2fcfb97a 100644
--- a/test/multipart-small-stream.test.js
+++ b/test/multipart-small-stream.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const http = require('node:http')
 const path = require('node:path')
 const fs = require('node:fs')
 const EventEmitter = require('node:events')
-const { sendToWormhole } = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
 const { once } = EventEmitter
 
 const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../README.md')
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test('should throw fileSize limitation error on small payload', { skip: true },
     t.ok(req.isMultipart())
 
     const part = await req.file({ limits: { fileSize: 2 } })
-    await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+    await streamToNull(part.file)
 
     reply.code(200).send()
   })
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test('should not throw and error when throwFileSizeLimit option is false', { ski
     t.ok(req.isMultipart())
 
     const part = await req.file({ limits: { fileSize: 2 }, throwFileSizeLimit: false })
-    await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+    await streamToNull(part.file)
 
     reply.code(200).send()
   })
diff --git a/test/multipart.test.js b/test/multipart.test.js
index 34117cd4..a1db93ab 100644
--- a/test/multipart.test.js
+++ b/test/multipart.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const concat = require('concat-stream')
 const stream = require('node:stream')
 const { once } = require('node:events')
 const pump = util.promisify(stream.pipeline)
-const { sendToWormhole } = require('stream-wormhole')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
 
 const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '../README.md')
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test('should respond when all files are processed', function (t) {
     for await (const part of parts) {
       t.ok(part.file)
       t.equal(part.type, 'file')
-      await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+      await streamToNull(part.file)
     }
     reply.code(200).send()
   })
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test('should group parts with the same name to an array', function (t) {
         t.pass('multiple files are grouped by array')
       }
       if (part.file) {
-        await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+        await streamToNull(part.file)
       }
     }
     reply.code(200).send()
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ test('should throw error due to filesLimit (The max number of file fields (Defau
       const parts = req.files({ limits: { files: 1 } })
       for await (const part of parts) {
         t.ok(part.file, 'part received')
-        await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+        await streamToNull(part.file)
       }
       reply.code(200).send()
     } catch (error) {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ test('should be able to configure limits globally with plugin register options',
       for await (const part of parts) {
         t.ok(part.file)
         t.equal(part.type, 'file')
-        await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+        await streamToNull(part.file)
       }
       reply.code(200).send()
     } catch (error) {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ test('should throw error due to file size limit exceed (Default: true)', functio
       for await (const part of parts) {
         t.ok(part.file)
         t.equal(part.type, 'file')
-        await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+        await streamToNull(part.file)
       }
       reply.code(200).send()
     } catch (error) {
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ test('should not throw error due to file size limit exceed - files setting (Defa
     for await (const part of parts) {
       t.ok(part.file)
       t.equal(part.type, 'file')
-      await sendToWormhole(part.file)
+      await streamToNull(part.file)
     }
     reply.code(200).send()
   })
diff --git a/test/stream-consumer.test.js b/test/stream-consumer.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90297ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stream-consumer.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const tap = require('tap')
+const { Readable } = require('node:stream')
+const streamToNull = require('../lib/stream-consumer')
+
+tap.test('does what it should', async t => {
+  let count = 1_000_000
+  const stream = new Readable({
+    read () {
+      if (count === 0) {
+        this.push(null)
+        return
+      }
+      count -= 1
+      this.push(Buffer.from('1'))
+    }
+  })
+
+  await streamToNull(stream)
+  t.pass()
+})
+
+tap.test('handles close event', async t => {
+  let count = 1_000_000
+  const stream = new Readable({
+    read () {
+      if (count === 50_000) {
+        this.destroy()
+        return
+      }
+      count -= 1
+      this.push(Buffer.from('1'))
+    }
+  })
+
+  await streamToNull(stream)
+  t.pass()
+})
+
+tap.test('handles error event', async t => {
+  let count = 1_000_000
+  const stream = new Readable({
+    read () {
+      if (count === 50_000) {
+        this.destroy(Error('boom'))
+        return
+      }
+      count -= 1
+      this.push(Buffer.from('1'))
+    }
+  })
+
+  try {
+    await streamToNull(stream)
+  } catch (error) {
+    t.match(error, /boom/)
+  }
+})