diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
index 0ebec1c02d0c0d..9cb6a8add714d0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/realm.js
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ const {
   setInternalLoaders,
 } = internalBinding('builtins');
 
+const { ModuleWrap } = internalBinding('module_wrap');
+ObjectSetPrototypeOf(ModuleWrap.prototype, null);
+
 const getOwn = (target, property, receiver) => {
   return ObjectPrototypeHasOwnProperty(target, property) ?
     ReflectGet(target, property, receiver) :
@@ -338,16 +341,11 @@ class BuiltinModule {
       const internal = StringPrototypeStartsWith(this.id, 'internal/');
       this.exportKeys = internal ? [] : ObjectKeys(this.exports);
     }
-    this.getESMFacade();
-    this.syncExports();
     return this.exports;
   }
 
   getESMFacade() {
     if (this.module) return this.module;
-    const { ModuleWrap } = internalBinding('module_wrap');
-    // TODO(aduh95): move this to C++, alongside the initialization of the class.
-    ObjectSetPrototypeOf(ModuleWrap.prototype, null);
     const url = `node:${this.id}`;
     const builtin = this;
     const exportsKeys = ArrayPrototypeSlice(this.exportKeys);