diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a339467..e4250e9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 2.3.9 _pending_
+   * [remove esmockDummy](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/233)
  * 2.3.8 _Aug.15.2023_
    * [reuse moduleid regexp](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/231) replacing separately created regexps
    * [remove esmockIsLoader.js](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/231) export from esmockLoader.js instead
diff --git a/src/esmockDummy.js b/src/esmockDummy.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b2d7c82..00000000
--- a/src/esmockDummy.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// ex, file:///path/to/esmockDummy.js,
-//     file:///c:/path/to/esmockDummy.js
-export default import.meta.url
diff --git a/src/esmockLoader.js b/src/esmockLoader.js
index 117f523c..05075c18 100644
--- a/src/esmockLoader.js
+++ b/src/esmockLoader.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import process from 'process'
-import urlDummy from './esmockDummy.js'
 import esmockErr from './esmockErr.js'
 
 const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split('.').map(it => +it)
 const isLT1612 = major < 16 || (major === 16 && minor < 12)
 
+// ex, file:///path/to/esmockLoader.js,
+//     file:///c:/path/to/esmockLoader.js
+const urlDummy = import.meta.url
 const esmkgdefsAndAfterRe = /\?esmkgdefs=.*/
 const esmkgdefsAndBeforeRe = /.*\?esmkgdefs=/
 const esmkdefsRe = /#-#esmkdefs/