diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
index 704a484d47e59..a67202a792b1d 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node-with-require-overrides.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+const Module = require('module');
 const url = require('node:url');
-const { patchSigint } = require('./patch-sigint');
-const { patchRequire } = require('./patch-require');
-
-patchSigint();
-patchRequire();
+const originalLoader = Module._load;
 
 const dynamicImport = new Function('specifier', 'return import(specifier)');
-dynamicImport(url.pathToFileURL(process.env.NX_FILE_TO_RUN));
+
+const mappings = JSON.parse(process.env.NX_MAPPINGS);
+const keys = Object.keys(mappings);
+const fileToRun = url.pathToFileURL(process.env.NX_FILE_TO_RUN);
+
+Module._load = function (request, parent) {
+  if (!parent) return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
+  const match = keys.find((k) => request === k);
+  if (match) {
+    const newArguments = [...arguments];
+    newArguments[0] = mappings[match];
+    return originalLoader.apply(this, newArguments);
+  } else {
+    return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
+};
+
+dynamicImport(fileToRun);
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
index a2e6a732329d7..78b1e2845907f 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.ts
@@ -172,18 +172,13 @@ export async function* nodeExecutor(
             task.childProcess.stderr.on('data', handleStdErr);
             task.childProcess.once('exit', (code) => {
               task.childProcess.off('data', handleStdErr);
-              if (
-                options.watch &&
-                !task.killed &&
-                // SIGINT should exist the process rather than watch for changes.
-                code !== 130
-              ) {
+              if (options.watch && !task.killed) {
                 logger.info(
                   `NX Process exited with code ${code}, waiting for changes to restart...`
                 );
               }
-              if (!options.watch || code === 130) {
-                if (code !== 0 && code !== 130) {
+              if (!options.watch) {
+                if (code !== 0) {
                   error(new Error(`Process exited with code ${code}`));
                 } else {
                   done();
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bec53565137f..0000000000000
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-require.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const Module = require('node:module');
-const originalLoader = Module._load;
-
-/**
- * Overrides require calls to map buildable workspace libs to their output location.
- * This is useful for running programs compiled via TSC/SWC that aren't bundled.
- */
-export function patchRequire() {
-  const mappings = JSON.parse(process.env.NX_MAPPINGS);
-  const keys = Object.keys(mappings);
-
-  Module._load = function (request, parent) {
-    if (!parent) return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
-    const match = keys.find((k) => request === k);
-    if (match) {
-      const newArguments = [...arguments];
-      newArguments[0] = mappings[match];
-      return originalLoader.apply(this, newArguments);
-    } else {
-      return originalLoader.apply(this, arguments);
-    }
-  };
-}
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 286887524ddf3..0000000000000
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/node/patch-sigint.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-const readline = require('node:readline');
-
-/**
- * Patches the current process so that Ctrl+C is properly handled.
- * Without this patch, SIGINT or Ctrl+C does not wait for graceful shutdown and exits immediately.
- */
-export function patchSigint() {
-  readline.emitKeypressEvents(process.stdin);
-  if (process.stdin.isTTY) process.stdin.setRawMode(true);
-  process.stdin.on('keypress', async (chunk, key) => {
-    if (key && key.ctrl && key.name === 'c') {
-      process.stdin.setRawMode(false); // To ensure nx terminal is not stuck in raw mode
-      const listeners = process.listeners('SIGINT');
-      for (const listener of listeners) {
-        await listener('SIGINT');
-      }
-      process.exit(130);
-    }
-  });
-  console.log('To exit the process, press Ctrl+C');
-}