diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 799a09ac41..6a2f998419 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3961,6 +3961,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.14.199",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.199.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vrjz5N5Ia4SEzWWgIVwnHNEnb1UE1XMkvY5DGXrAeOGE9imk0hgTHh5GyDjLDJi9OTCn9oo9dXH1uToK1VRfrg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/markdown-it": {
       "version": "12.2.3",
       "dev": true,
@@ -13571,7 +13577,8 @@
     },
     "node_modules/lodash": {
       "version": "4.17.21",
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg=="
     },
     "node_modules/lodash-es": {
       "version": "4.17.21",
@@ -26134,6 +26141,7 @@
         "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "dockerode": "^3.3.5",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "p-retry": "^6.1.0",
         "p-timeout": "^6.1.0",
         "portfinder": "^1.0.32",
@@ -26144,6 +26152,7 @@
         "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^9.0.2",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.5",
         "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.19",
+        "@types/lodash": "^4.14.199",
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.1",
         "@types/sinon": "^10.0.16",
         "@types/tail": "^2.2.1",
@@ -28698,6 +28707,12 @@
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/lodash": {
+      "version": "4.14.199",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.199.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vrjz5N5Ia4SEzWWgIVwnHNEnb1UE1XMkvY5DGXrAeOGE9imk0hgTHh5GyDjLDJi9OTCn9oo9dXH1uToK1VRfrg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/markdown-it": {
       "version": "12.2.3",
       "dev": true,
@@ -29322,6 +29337,7 @@
         "@libp2p/peer-id": "^3.0.2",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.5",
         "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.19",
+        "@types/lodash": "^4.14.199",
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.1",
         "@types/sinon": "^10.0.16",
         "@types/tail": "^2.2.1",
@@ -29342,6 +29358,7 @@
         "dockerode": "^3.3.5",
         "interface-datastore": "^8.2.5",
         "libp2p": "^0.46.12",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "mocha": "^10.2.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
         "p-retry": "^6.1.0",
@@ -34746,7 +34763,9 @@
       }
     },
     "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.21"
+      "version": "4.17.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg=="
     },
     "lodash-es": {
       "version": "4.17.21"
diff --git a/packages/tests/package.json b/packages/tests/package.json
index 330e46d299..b5c5a844c8 100644
--- a/packages/tests/package.json
+++ b/packages/tests/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "dockerode": "^3.3.5",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "p-retry": "^6.1.0",
     "p-timeout": "^6.1.0",
     "portfinder": "^1.0.32",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^9.0.2",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.5",
     "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.19",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.199",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.1",
     "@types/sinon": "^10.0.16",
     "@types/tail": "^2.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/message_collector.ts b/packages/tests/src/message_collector.ts
index 79ac745138..5b26e56615 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/message_collector.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/message_collector.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { DecodedMessage, DefaultPubSubTopic } from "@waku/core";
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/utils/bytes";
 import { AssertionError, expect } from "chai";
 import debug from "debug";
+import isEqual from "lodash/isEqual";
 
 import { MessageRpcResponse } from "./node/interfaces.js";
-import { areUint8ArraysEqual } from "./utils.js";
 
 import { base64ToUtf8, delay, NimGoNode } from "./index.js";
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class MessageCollector {
       if (typeof message.payload === "string") {
         return message.payload === text;
       } else if (message.payload instanceof Uint8Array) {
-        return areUint8ArraysEqual(message.payload, utf8ToBytes(text));
+        return isEqual(message.payload, utf8ToBytes(text));
       }
       return false;
     });
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/utils.ts b/packages/tests/src/utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 961f5ff440..0000000000
--- a/packages/tests/src/utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export function areUint8ArraysEqual(a: Uint8Array, b: Uint8Array): boolean {
-  if (a.length !== b.length) return false;
-  for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
-    if (a[i] !== b[i]) return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/store/index.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/store/index.node.spec.ts
index 964151a637..f519535a72 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/store/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/store/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from "@waku/message-encryption/symmetric";
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/utils/bytes";
 import { expect } from "chai";
+import isEqual from "lodash/isEqual";
 
 import {
   delay,
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   tearDownNodes,
   TEST_STRING
 } from "../../src/index.js";
-import { areUint8ArraysEqual } from "../../src/utils.js";
 
 import {
   customContentTopic,
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ describe("Waku Store, general", function () {
         createDecoder(testItem["value"])
       ])) {
         for await (const msg of query) {
-          expect(
-            areUint8ArraysEqual(msg!.payload, utf8ToBytes(messageText))
-          ).to.eq(true);
+          expect(isEqual(msg!.payload, utf8ToBytes(messageText))).to.eq(true);
         }
       }
     }