diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index a04fb718bea408..0bc1cb241ab571 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
     setupProcessObject();
 
-    internalBinding = process._internalBinding;
-    delete process._internalBinding;
-
     // do this good and early, since it handles errors.
     setupProcessFatal();
 
@@ -247,6 +244,54 @@
     perf.markMilestone(NODE_PERFORMANCE_MILESTONE_BOOTSTRAP_COMPLETE);
   }
 
+  const moduleLoadList = [];
+  Object.defineProperty(process, 'moduleLoadList', {
+    value: moduleLoadList,
+    configurable: true,
+    enumerable: true,
+    writable: false
+  });
+
+  {
+    const bindingObj = Object.create(null);
+
+    const getBinding = process.binding;
+    process.binding = function binding(module) {
+      module = String(module);
+      let mod = bindingObj[module];
+      if (typeof mod !== 'object') {
+        mod = bindingObj[module] = getBinding(module);
+        moduleLoadList.push(`Binding ${module}`);
+      }
+      return mod;
+    };
+
+    const getLinkedBinding = process._linkedBinding;
+    process._linkedBinding = function _linkedBinding(module) {
+      module = String(module);
+      let mod = bindingObj[module];
+      if (typeof mod !== 'object')
+        mod = bindingObj[module] = getLinkedBinding(module);
+      return mod;
+    };
+  }
+
+  {
+    const bindingObj = Object.create(null);
+
+    const getInternalBinding = process._internalBinding;
+    delete process._internalBinding;
+
+    internalBinding = function internalBinding(module) {
+      let mod = bindingObj[module];
+      if (typeof mod !== 'object') {
+        mod = bindingObj[module] = getInternalBinding(module);
+        moduleLoadList.push(`Internal Binding ${module}`);
+      }
+      return mod;
+    };
+  }
+
   function setupProcessObject() {
     process._setupProcessObject(pushValueToArray);
 
@@ -541,7 +586,7 @@
       throw err;
     }
 
-    process.moduleLoadList.push(`NativeModule ${id}`);
+    moduleLoadList.push(`NativeModule ${id}`);
 
     const nativeModule = new NativeModule(id);
 
diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index e856b0fea65b90..e32639fcfad607 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -332,18 +332,6 @@ inline Environment::Environment(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   v8::Context::Scope context_scope(context);
   set_as_external(v8::External::New(isolate(), this));
 
-  v8::Local<v8::Primitive> null = v8::Null(isolate());
-  v8::Local<v8::Object> binding_cache_object = v8::Object::New(isolate());
-  CHECK(binding_cache_object->SetPrototype(context, null).FromJust());
-  set_binding_cache_object(binding_cache_object);
-
-  v8::Local<v8::Object> internal_binding_cache_object =
-      v8::Object::New(isolate());
-  CHECK(internal_binding_cache_object->SetPrototype(context, null).FromJust());
-  set_internal_binding_cache_object(internal_binding_cache_object);
-
-  set_module_load_list_array(v8::Array::New(isolate()));
-
   AssignToContext(context);
 
   destroy_async_id_list_.reserve(512);
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index 1e4e798bfd3df2..9c6e0a30443e63 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ class ModuleWrap;
   V(async_hooks_after_function, v8::Function)                                 \
   V(async_hooks_promise_resolve_function, v8::Function)                       \
   V(async_hooks_binding, v8::Object)                                          \
-  V(binding_cache_object, v8::Object)                                         \
-  V(internal_binding_cache_object, v8::Object)                                \
   V(buffer_prototype_object, v8::Object)                                      \
   V(context, v8::Context)                                                     \
   V(domain_array, v8::Array)                                                  \
@@ -321,7 +319,6 @@ class ModuleWrap;
   V(http2stream_constructor_template, v8::ObjectTemplate)                     \
   V(http2settings_constructor_template, v8::ObjectTemplate)                   \
   V(inspector_console_api_object, v8::Object)                                 \
-  V(module_load_list_array, v8::Array)                                        \
   V(pbkdf2_constructor_template, v8::ObjectTemplate)                          \
   V(pipe_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                          \
   V(performance_entry_callback, v8::Function)                                 \
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index ddd99b00aa9c67..155fb297c39d11 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2842,22 +2842,6 @@ void ProcessEmitWarning(Environment* env, const char* fmt, ...) {
   f.As<v8::Function>()->Call(process, 1, &arg);
 }
 
-static bool PullFromCache(Environment* env,
-                          const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args,
-                          Local<String> module,
-                          Local<Object> cache) {
-  Local<Context> context = env->context();
-  Local<Value> exports_v;
-  Local<Object> exports;
-  if (cache->Get(context, module).ToLocal(&exports_v) &&
-      exports_v->IsObject() &&
-      exports_v->ToObject(context).ToLocal(&exports)) {
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports);
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 static Local<Object> InitModule(Environment* env,
                                  node_module* mod,
                                  Local<String> module) {
@@ -2885,22 +2869,10 @@ static void ThrowIfNoSuchModule(Environment* env, const char* module_v) {
 static void Binding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  Local<String> module;
-  if (!args[0]->ToString(env->context()).ToLocal(&module)) return;
-
-  Local<Object> cache = env->binding_cache_object();
-
-  if (PullFromCache(env, args, module, cache))
-    return;
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
 
-  // Append a string to process.moduleLoadList
-  char buf[1024];
+  Local<String> module = args[0].As<String>();
   node::Utf8Value module_v(env->isolate(), module);
-  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Binding %s", *module_v);
-
-  Local<Array> modules = env->module_load_list_array();
-  uint32_t l = modules->Length();
-  modules->Set(l, OneByteString(env->isolate(), buf));
 
   node_module* mod = get_builtin_module(*module_v);
   Local<Object> exports;
@@ -2917,7 +2889,6 @@ static void Binding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else {
     return ThrowIfNoSuchModule(env, *module_v);
   }
-  cache->Set(module, exports);
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports);
 }
@@ -2925,27 +2896,14 @@ static void Binding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void InternalBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
-  Local<String> module;
-  if (!args[0]->ToString(env->context()).ToLocal(&module)) return;
-
-  Local<Object> cache = env->internal_binding_cache_object();
-
-  if (PullFromCache(env, args, module, cache))
-    return;
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
 
-  // Append a string to process.moduleLoadList
-  char buf[1024];
+  Local<String> module = args[0].As<String>();
   node::Utf8Value module_v(env->isolate(), module);
-  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Internal Binding %s", *module_v);
-
-  Local<Array> modules = env->module_load_list_array();
-  uint32_t l = modules->Length();
-  modules->Set(l, OneByteString(env->isolate(), buf));
 
   node_module* mod = get_internal_module(*module_v);
   if (mod == nullptr) return ThrowIfNoSuchModule(env, *module_v);
   Local<Object> exports = InitModule(env, mod, module);
-  cache->Set(module, exports);
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports);
 }
@@ -2953,14 +2911,9 @@ static void InternalBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 static void LinkedBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args.GetIsolate());
 
-  Local<String> module_name;
-  if (!args[0]->ToString(env->context()).ToLocal(&module_name)) return;
-
-  Local<Object> cache = env->binding_cache_object();
-  Local<Value> exports_v = cache->Get(module_name);
+  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
 
-  if (exports_v->IsObject())
-    return args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports_v.As<Object>());
+  Local<String> module_name = args[0].As<String>();
 
   node::Utf8Value module_name_v(env->isolate(), module_name);
   node_module* mod = get_linked_module(*module_name_v);
@@ -2991,7 +2944,6 @@ static void LinkedBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   auto effective_exports = module->Get(exports_prop);
-  cache->Set(module_name, effective_exports);
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(effective_exports);
 }
@@ -3328,11 +3280,6 @@ void SetupProcessObject(Environment* env,
                     "version",
                     FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), NODE_VERSION));
 
-  // process.moduleLoadList
-  READONLY_PROPERTY(process,
-                    "moduleLoadList",
-                    env->module_load_list_array());
-
   // process.versions
   Local<Object> versions = Object::New(env->isolate());
   READONLY_PROPERTY(process, "versions", versions);