diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
index 96d07331985..bdd2edce866 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/node.js
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@
       setupGlobalURL();
     }
 
-    // Ensure setURLConstructor() is called before the native
-    // URL::ToObject() method is used.
-    NativeModule.require('internal/url');
-
     // On OpenBSD process.execPath will be relative unless we
     // get the full path before process.execPath is used.
     if (process.platform === 'openbsd') {
diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index c517ba7ab3d..3a2c3c01ea1 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const {
   ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 
+// This ensures setURLConstructor() is called before the native
+// URL::ToObject() method is used.
 const { spliceOne } = require('internal/util');
 
 // WHATWG URL implementation provided by internal/url