diff --git a/client/rpc/api_test.go b/client/rpc/api_test.go
index dd1e1db04..745f0fe13 100644
--- a/client/rpc/api_test.go
+++ b/client/rpc/api_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strconv"
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core/coreiface/tests"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/cli/harness"
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 type NodeProvider struct{}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (np NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fullIdent
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	return apis, multierr.Combine(errs...)
+	return apis, errors.Join(errs...)
 }
 
 func TestHttpApi(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/kubo/daemon.go b/cmd/ipfs/kubo/daemon.go
index e52e68906..eb8b23a97 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/kubo/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/kubo/daemon.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import (
 	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr/net"
 	prometheus "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	promauto "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -725,14 +724,17 @@ take effect.
 
 	// collect long-running errors and block for shutdown
 	// TODO(cryptix): our fuse currently doesn't follow this pattern for graceful shutdown
-	var errs error
+	var errs []error
 	for err := range merge(apiErrc, gwErrc, gcErrc, p2pGwErrc, pluginErrc, unmountErrc) {
 		if err != nil {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, err)
+			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
 	}
+	if len(errs) != 0 {
+		return errors.Join(errs...)
+	}
 
-	return errs
+	return nil
 }
 
 // serveHTTPApi collects options, creates listener, prints status message and starts serving requests.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2e75ec217..8dc71c2da 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.37.0
 	go.uber.org/dig v1.19.0
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.24.0
-	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250811191247-51f88131bc50
@@ -247,6 +246,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.37.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.7.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap/exp v0.3.0 // indirect
 	go4.org v0.0.0-20230225012048-214862532bf5 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.43.0 // indirect
diff --git a/repo/fsrepo/migrations/fetcher.go b/repo/fsrepo/migrations/fetcher.go
index c81554c3c..cc48a3b77 100644
--- a/repo/fsrepo/migrations/fetcher.go
+++ b/repo/fsrepo/migrations/fetcher.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package migrations
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -49,23 +48,23 @@ func NewMultiFetcher(f ...Fetcher) *MultiFetcher {
 
 // Fetch attempts to fetch the file at each of its fetchers until one succeeds.
 func (f *MultiFetcher) Fetch(ctx context.Context, ipfsPath string) ([]byte, error) {
-	var errs error
+	var errs []error
 	for _, fetcher := range f.fetchers {
 		out, err := fetcher.Fetch(ctx, ipfsPath)
 		if err == nil {
 			return out, nil
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("Error fetching: %s\n", err.Error())
-		errs = multierr.Append(errs, err)
+		errs = append(errs, err)
 	}
-	return nil, errs
+	return nil, errors.Join(errs...)
 }
 
 func (f *MultiFetcher) Close() error {
 	var errs error
 	for _, fetcher := range f.fetchers {
 		if err := fetcher.Close(); err != nil {
-			errs = multierr.Append(errs, err)
+			errs = errors.Join(errs, err)
 		}
 	}
 	return errs
diff --git a/routing/composer.go b/routing/composer.go
index a100bb498..500fa371e 100644
--- a/routing/composer.go
+++ b/routing/composer.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/routing"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *Composer) Bootstrap(ctx context.Context) error {
 	errgv := c.GetValueRouter.Bootstrap(ctx)
 	errpv := c.PutValueRouter.Bootstrap(ctx)
 	errp := c.ProvideRouter.Bootstrap(ctx)
-	err := multierr.Combine(errfp, errfps, errgv, errpv, errp)
+	err := errors.Join(errfp, errfps, errgv, errpv, errp)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("composer: calling bootstrap error: ", err)
 	}