diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index b11f5901a1769c..f3f3264f353c24 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();
 
@@ -246,6 +243,54 @@
     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);
 
@@ -550,7 +595,7 @@
       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 4a6e73cc38807e..aea52ff38840f3 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -329,18 +329,6 @@ 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, ContextInfo(""));
 
   destroy_async_id_list_.reserve(512);
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index a1f505c4fe1da1..2dbedce1d06c51 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@ 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(host_import_module_dynamically_callback, v8::Function)                    \
@@ -287,7 +285,6 @@ class ModuleWrap;
   V(http2settings_constructor_template, v8::ObjectTemplate)                   \
   V(immediate_callback_function, v8::Function)                                \
   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 656d132ec9fb32..7c66d67c4e2b9b 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2526,22 +2526,6 @@ Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitDeprecationWarning(Environment* env,
 }
 
 
-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) {
@@ -2569,22 +2553,10 @@ 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;
@@ -2601,7 +2573,6 @@ static void Binding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else {
     return ThrowIfNoSuchModule(env, *module_v);
   }
-  cache->Set(module, exports);
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports);
 }
@@ -2609,27 +2580,14 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -2637,14 +2595,9 @@ 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);
@@ -2675,7 +2628,6 @@ 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);
 }
@@ -3003,11 +2955,6 @@ 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);