diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
index 12121f37..67b6cf9c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js
@@ -59,14 +59,7 @@ const asyncESM = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
 
 let cjsParse;
 async function initCJSParse() {
-  if (typeof WebAssembly === 'undefined') {
-    cjsParse = require('internal/deps/cjs-module-lexer/lexer').parse;
-  } else {
-    const { parse, init } =
-        require('internal/deps/cjs-module-lexer/dist/lexer');
-    await init();
-    cjsParse = parse;
-  }
+  cjsParse = require('internal/deps/cjs-module-lexer/lexer').parse;
 }
 
 const translators = new SafeMap();
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 48fd7a12..580e1d8d 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@
       'deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-private-methods/index.js',
       'deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-static-class-features/index.js',
       'deps/cjs-module-lexer/lexer.js',
-      'deps/cjs-module-lexer/dist/lexer.js',
     ],
     'node_mksnapshot_exec': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(EXECUTABLE_PREFIX)node_mksnapshot<(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)',
     'mkcodecache_exec': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(EXECUTABLE_PREFIX)mkcodecache<(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)',