diff --git a/packages/alfa-cli/bin/alfa/command/audit/run.ts b/packages/alfa-cli/bin/alfa/command/audit/run.ts
index a2cb2e913a..0fa52771e3 100644
--- a/packages/alfa-cli/bin/alfa/command/audit/run.ts
+++ b/packages/alfa-cli/bin/alfa/command/audit/run.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const run: Command.Runner<typeof Flags, typeof Arguments> = async ({
   flags,
   args: { url: target },
 }) => {
-  const formatter = Formatter.load<Input, Target, Question>(flags.format);
+  const formatter = await Formatter.load<Input, Target, Question>(flags.format);
 
   if (formatter.isErr()) {
     return formatter;
diff --git a/packages/alfa-formatter/package.json b/packages/alfa-formatter/package.json
index 38d64dfb57..47b447ba03 100644
--- a/packages/alfa-formatter/package.json
+++ b/packages/alfa-formatter/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@siteimprove/alfa-act": "^0.2.0",
-    "@siteimprove/alfa-result": "^0.2.0",
-    "@types/node": "^14.0.11"
+    "@siteimprove/alfa-result": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@siteimprove/alfa-test": "^0.2.0"
diff --git a/packages/alfa-formatter/src/formatter.ts b/packages/alfa-formatter/src/formatter.ts
index 09eb5384c5..1c4f545d57 100644
--- a/packages/alfa-formatter/src/formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/alfa-formatter/src/formatter.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-/// <reference types="node" />
-
 import { Outcome } from "@siteimprove/alfa-act";
-import { Result, Ok, Err } from "@siteimprove/alfa-result";
+import { Result, Err } from "@siteimprove/alfa-result";
 
-export type Formatter<I, T, Q> = (
+export type Formatter<I, T = unknown, Q = never> = (
   input: I,
   outcomes: Iterable<Outcome<I, T, Q>>
 ) => string;
 
 export namespace Formatter {
-  export function load<I, T, Q>(
+  export async function load<I, T = unknown, Q = never>(
     name: string,
     defaultScope: string = "@siteimprove"
-  ): Result<Formatter<I, T, Q>, string> {
+  ): Promise<Result<Formatter<I, T, Q>, string>> {
     let scope: string | undefined;
 
     if (name.startsWith("@")) {
@@ -32,7 +30,9 @@ export namespace Formatter {
 
     for (const pattern of patterns) {
       try {
-        return Ok.of(require(pattern).default());
+        const module = await import(pattern);
+
+        return Result.of(module.default());
       } catch {
         continue;
       }