diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 96000893e..208edf9e9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "@scure/starknet": "~1.0.0",
         "abi-wan-kanabi": "^2.2.2",
         "fetch-cookie": "^3.0.0",
-        "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
         "lossless-json": "^4.0.1",
         "pako": "^2.0.4",
         "starknet-types": "^0.0.5",
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@
         "fetch-intercept": "^2.4.0",
         "husky": "^9.0.11",
         "import-sort-style-module": "^6.0.0",
+        "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
         "jest": "^29.5.0",
         "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.5.0",
         "jest-json-schema": "^6.1.0",
@@ -10143,6 +10143,7 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/isomorphic-fetch/-/isomorphic-fetch-3.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-qvUtwJ3j6qwsF3jLxkZ72qCgjMysPzDfeV240JHiGZsANBYd+EEuu35v7dfrJ9Up0Ak07D7GGSkGhCHTqg/5wA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
         "whatwg-fetch": "^3.4.1"
@@ -13077,6 +13078,7 @@
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-c4FRfUm/dbcWZ7U+1Wq0AwCyFL+3nt2bEw05wfxSz+DWpWsitgmSgYmy2dQdWyKC1694ELPqMs/YzUSNozLt8A==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
       },
@@ -13095,17 +13097,20 @@
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/tr46": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/whatwg-url": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-saE57nupxk6v3HY35+jzBwYa0rKSy0XR8JSxZPwgLr7ys0IBzhGviA1/TUGJLmSVqs8pb9AnvICXEuOHLprYTw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "tr46": "~0.0.3",
         "webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
@@ -18993,7 +18998,8 @@
     "node_modules/whatwg-fetch": {
       "version": "3.6.20",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-fetch/-/whatwg-fetch-3.6.20.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EqhiFU6daOA8kpjOWTL0olhVOF3i7OrFzSYiGsEMB8GcXS+RrzauAERX65xMeNWVqxA6HXH2m69Z9LaKKdisfg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-EqhiFU6daOA8kpjOWTL0olhVOF3i7OrFzSYiGsEMB8GcXS+RrzauAERX65xMeNWVqxA6HXH2m69Z9LaKKdisfg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/whatwg-mimetype": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b2f50624..b433f7b01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     "fetch-intercept": "^2.4.0",
     "husky": "^9.0.11",
     "import-sort-style-module": "^6.0.0",
+    "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
     "jest": "^29.5.0",
     "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.5.0",
     "jest-json-schema": "^6.1.0",
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@
     "@scure/starknet": "~1.0.0",
     "abi-wan-kanabi": "^2.2.2",
     "fetch-cookie": "^3.0.0",
-    "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
     "lossless-json": "^4.0.1",
     "pako": "^2.0.4",
     "starknet-types": "^0.0.5",
diff --git a/src/channel/rpc_0_6.ts b/src/channel/rpc_0_6.ts
index 8d691d2b3..88b913156 100644
--- a/src/channel/rpc_0_6.ts
+++ b/src/channel/rpc_0_6.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { JRPC, RPCSPEC06 as RPC } from '../types/api';
 import { CallData } from '../utils/calldata';
 import { isSierra } from '../utils/contract';
 import { validateAndParseEthAddress } from '../utils/eth';
-import fetch from '../utils/fetchPonyfill';
+import fetch from '../utils/fetch';
 import { getSelector, getSelectorFromName } from '../utils/hash';
 import { stringify } from '../utils/json';
 import { getHexStringArray, toHex, toStorageKey } from '../utils/num';
diff --git a/src/channel/rpc_0_7.ts b/src/channel/rpc_0_7.ts
index 9fb28861e..e6f35bb55 100644
--- a/src/channel/rpc_0_7.ts
+++ b/src/channel/rpc_0_7.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { JRPC, RPCSPEC07 as RPC } from '../types/api';
 import { CallData } from '../utils/calldata';
 import { isSierra } from '../utils/contract';
 import { validateAndParseEthAddress } from '../utils/eth';
-import fetch from '../utils/fetchPonyfill';
+import fetch from '../utils/fetch';
 import { getSelector, getSelectorFromName } from '../utils/hash';
 import { stringify } from '../utils/json';
 import { getHexStringArray, toHex, toStorageKey } from '../utils/num';
diff --git a/src/utils/fetch.ts b/src/utils/fetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab11882bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/fetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// the ts-ignore suppresses an esm to cjs import error that is resolved with entry point resolution
+// @ts-ignore
+import makeFetchCookie from 'fetch-cookie';
+import { LibraryError } from '../provider/errors';
+
+// use built-in fetch in browser if available
+export default (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.fetch) ||
+  // use built-in fetch in node, react-native and service worker if available
+  (typeof global !== 'undefined' && makeFetchCookie(global.fetch)) ||
+  // throw with instructions when no fetch is detected
+  ((() => {
+    throw new LibraryError(
+      "'fetch()' not detected, use the 'baseFetch' constructor parameter to set it"
+    );
+  }) as WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope['fetch']);
diff --git a/src/utils/fetchPonyfill.ts b/src/utils/fetchPonyfill.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 35db800e9..000000000
--- a/src/utils/fetchPonyfill.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// the ts-ignore suppresses an esm to cjs import error that is resolved with entry point resolution
-// @ts-ignore
-import makeFetchCookie from 'fetch-cookie';
-import isomorphicFetch from 'isomorphic-fetch';
-
-export default (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.fetch) || // use buildin fetch in browser if available
-  (typeof global !== 'undefined' && makeFetchCookie(global.fetch)) || // use buildin fetch in node, react-native and service worker if available
-  isomorphicFetch; // ponyfill fetch in node and browsers that don't have it