diff --git a/scripts/make-npm-override.js b/scripts/make-npm-override.js
index 7e978b7a..8ed474d6 100644
--- a/scripts/make-npm-override.js
+++ b/scripts/make-npm-override.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const util = require('node:util')
 const { ReturnTypeEnums, default: didYouMean } = require('didyoumean2')
 const { open } = require('out-url')
 const semver = require('semver')
-const { onExit } = require('signal-exit')
 const { glob: tinyGlob } = require('tinyglobby')
 
 const constants = require('@socketregistry/scripts/constants')
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ const {
   TEMPLATE_ES_SHIM_CONSTRUCTOR,
   TEMPLATE_ES_SHIM_PROTOTYPE_METHOD,
   TEMPLATE_ES_SHIM_STATIC_METHOD,
+  abortSignal,
   npmPackagesPath,
   parseArgsConfig,
   rootPath,
@@ -65,14 +65,6 @@ const {
 const { indentString } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/strings')
 const { pluralize } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/words')
 
-const abortController = new AbortController()
-const { signal: abortSignal } = abortController
-
-// Detect ^C, i.e. Ctrl + C.
-onExit(() => {
-  abortController.abort()
-})
-
 const { positionals: cliPositionals, values: cliArgs } =
   util.parseArgs(parseArgsConfig)
 
diff --git a/scripts/release-npm-packages.js b/scripts/release-npm-packages.js
index eb2b0c0b..f66f5d67 100644
--- a/scripts/release-npm-packages.js
+++ b/scripts/release-npm-packages.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 const path = require('node:path')
 
 const semver = require('semver')
-const { onExit } = require('signal-exit')
 const ssri = require('ssri')
 
 const constants = require('@socketregistry/scripts/constants')
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ const {
   OVERRIDES,
   PACKAGE_JSON,
   PACKAGE_SCOPE,
+  abortSignal,
   npmPackagesPath,
   registryPkgPath,
   relNpmPackagesPath,
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ const {
 } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/packages')
 const { pEach } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/promises')
 
-const abortController = new AbortController()
-const { signal: abortSignal } = abortController
-
-// Detect ^C, i.e. Ctrl + C.
-onExit(() => {
-  abortController.abort()
-})
-
 function packageData(data) {
   const { printName = data.name, tag = LATEST } = data
   return Object.assign(data, { printName, tag })
diff --git a/scripts/update-package-json.js b/scripts/update-package-json.js
index 4026fd2b..da04e27a 100644
--- a/scripts/update-package-json.js
+++ b/scripts/update-package-json.js
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const { onExit } = require('signal-exit')
-
 const constants = require('@socketregistry/scripts/constants')
-const { rootPackageJsonPath, rootPath } = constants
+const { abortSignal, rootPackageJsonPath, rootPath } = constants
 const { runScript } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/npm')
 const { readPackageJson } = require('@socketsecurity/registry/lib/packages')
 
-const abortController = new AbortController()
-const { signal: abortSignal } = abortController
-
-// Detect ^C, i.e. Ctrl + C.
-onExit(() => {
-  abortController.abort()
-})
-
 void (async () => {
   const rootEditablePkgJson = await readPackageJson(rootPackageJsonPath, {
     editable: true
diff --git a/test/npm.test.ts b/test/npm.test.ts
index 57aba372..eb994857 100644
--- a/test/npm.test.ts
+++ b/test/npm.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { describe, it } from 'node:test'
 import util from 'node:util'
 
 import semver from 'semver'
-import { onExit } from 'signal-exit'
 
 import constants from '@socketregistry/scripts/constants'
 const {
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ const {
   PACKAGE_JSON,
   README_GLOB_RECURSIVE,
   WIN32,
+  abortSignal,
   parseArgsConfig,
   skipTestsByEcosystem,
   testNpmNodeWorkspacesPath,
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ import { runScript } from '@socketsecurity/registry/lib/npm'
 import { resolveOriginalPackageName } from '@socketsecurity/registry/lib/packages'
 import { isNonEmptyString } from '@socketsecurity/registry/lib/strings'
 
-const abortController = new AbortController()
-const { signal: abortSignal } = abortController
-
-// Detect ^C, i.e. Ctrl + C.
-onExit(() => {
-  abortController.abort()
-})
-
 // Pass args as tap --test-arg:
 // npm run test:unit ./test/npm.test.ts -- --test-arg="--force"
 const { values: cliArgs } = util.parseArgs(parseArgsConfig)