diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cef2125..335763f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		"prepare": "husky",
 		"build": "tsc",
 		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
-		"test": "xo && tsc --noEmit && c8 ava"
+		"test": "xo && tsc --noEmit && c8 node --import=tsx/esm --test"
 	},
 	"files": [
 		"distribution/main.js",
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 		"@commitlint/config-conventional": "^20.0.0",
 		"@sindresorhus/tsconfig": "^8.0.1",
 		"@types/node": "^24.5.2",
-		"ava": "^6.4.1",
 		"c8": "^10.1.3",
 		"husky": "^9.1.7",
 		"lint-staged": "^16.2.1",
@@ -56,15 +55,6 @@
 	"lint-staged": {
 		"*.ts": "xo --fix"
 	},
-	"ava": {
-		"extensions": {
-			"ts": "module"
-		},
-		"nodeArguments": [
-			"--import=tsx/esm"
-		],
-		"workerThreads": false
-	},
 	"c8": {
 		"reporter": [
 			"text",
diff --git a/test.ts b/test.ts
index 3542566..5472def 100644
--- a/test.ts
+++ b/test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import test from 'ava';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import {
 	_, assign, middleware, parallel, passthrough, pipe,
 } from './main.js';
@@ -8,91 +9,94 @@ const addAge = middleware(async () => ({age: 30}));
 const addHobby = middleware(() => ({hobby: 'Coding'}));
 const addScore = middleware(() => ({score: 1000}));
 
-test('should transform data in a pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a pipeline', async () => {
 	const pipeline = pipe(addAge, addHobby, addScore);
 
 	const result = await pipeline(await getUser());
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {
 		name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding', score: 1000,
 	});
 });
 
-test('should transform data in a standalone pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a standalone pipeline', async () => {
 	const pipeline = pipe(getUser, addAge, addHobby, addScore);
 
 	const result = await pipeline(_);
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {
 		name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding', score: 1000,
 	});
 });
 
-test('should transform data in a compound pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a compound pipeline', async () => {
 	const pipeline = pipe(addAge, pipe(addHobby, addScore));
 
 	const result = await pipeline(await getUser());
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {
 		name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding', score: 1000,
 	});
 });
 
-test('should transform data in a  compound standalone pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a  compound standalone pipeline', async () => {
 	const pipeline = pipe(getUser, pipe(addAge, addHobby), addScore);
 
 	const result = await pipeline(_);
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {
 		name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding', score: 1000,
 	});
 });
 
-test('should transform data in parallel', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in parallel', async () => {
 	const pipeline = parallel(addAge, getUser);
 
 	const result = await pipeline({name: 'Jane Smith'});
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, [{name: 'Jane Smith', age: 30}, {name: 'John Smith'}]);
+	assert.deepEqual(result, [{name: 'Jane Smith', age: 30}, {name: 'John Smith'}]);
 });
 
-test('should transform data in a parallel pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a parallel pipeline', async () => {
 	const pipeline = pipe(getUser, parallel(addAge, addHobby));
 
 	const result = await pipeline(_);
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, [
+	assert.deepEqual(result, [
 		{name: 'John Smith', age: 30},
 		{name: 'John Smith', hobby: 'Coding'},
 	]);
 });
 
-test('should transform data in a compound parallel pipeline', async t => {
+void test('should transform data in a compound parallel pipeline', async () => {
 	const addAgeAndHobby = pipe(addAge, addHobby);
 
 	const pipeline = pipe(getUser, parallel(addAgeAndHobby, addAgeAndHobby));
 
 	const result = await pipeline(_);
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, [
+	assert.deepEqual(result, [
 		{name: 'John Smith', hobby: 'Coding', age: 30},
 		{name: 'John Smith', hobby: 'Coding', age: 30},
 	]);
 });
 
-test('should assign the return of parallel', async t => {
+void test('should assign the return of parallel', async () => {
 	const pipeline = assign(parallel(addAge, addHobby));
 
 	const result = await pipeline({name: 'John Smith'});
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding'});
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {name: 'John Smith', age: 30, hobby: 'Coding'});
 });
 
-test('should passthought the transformed data', async t => {
-	const pipeline = passthrough(() => t.pass());
+void test('should passthought the transformed data', async () => {
+	let captured;
+	const pipeline = passthrough(input => {
+		captured = input;
+	});
 
 	const result = await pipeline({name: 'John Smith'});
 
-	t.deepEqual(result, {name: 'John Smith'});
-	t.plan(2);
+	assert.deepEqual(captured, {name: 'John Smith'});
+	assert.deepEqual(result, {name: 'John Smith'});
 });