diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_gen/brillig_globals.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_gen/brillig_globals.rs
index d4995a896c2..7825466a937 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_gen/brillig_globals.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_gen/brillig_globals.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,13 @@ impl BrilligGlobals {
         &self,
         brillig_function_id: FunctionId,
     ) -> Option<(&SsaToBrilligGlobals, &HoistedConstantsToBrilligGlobals)> {
+        // Check whether the user has declared any globals.
+        // If not we want to override the fetching of globals which relies on having performed
+        // entry point specialization. We skip entry point specialization if there are no globals.
+        if self.used_globals.values().all(|globals| globals.is_empty()) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         // Check whether `brillig_function_id` is itself an entry point.
         // If so, return the global allocations directly.
         let entry_point_globals = self.get_entry_point_globals(&brillig_function_id);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/brillig_entry_points.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/brillig_entry_points.rs
index 2fe33eef46a..5e24484850f 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/brillig_entry_points.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/brillig_entry_points.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ impl Ssa {
             return self;
         }
 
+        // Check whether any globals have been declared. If not, we do not need to run this pass.
+        if !self
+            .functions
+            .values()
+            .any(|function| function.dfg.globals.values_iter().next().is_some())
+        {
+            return self;
+        }
+
         let brillig_entry_points = get_brillig_entry_points(&self.functions, self.main_id);
 
         let functions_to_clone_map = build_functions_to_clone(&brillig_entry_points);
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_-9223372036854775808.snap b/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_-9223372036854775808.snap
index 0fa2b63b45d..735ebf17adb 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_-9223372036854775808.snap
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_-9223372036854775808.snap
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diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_0.snap b/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_0.snap
index 0fa2b63b45d..735ebf17adb 100644
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diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_9223372036854775807.snap b/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_9223372036854775807.snap
index 0fa2b63b45d..735ebf17adb 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_9223372036854775807.snap
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/snapshots/execution_success/brillig_recursion/execute__tests__force_brillig_false_inliner_9223372036854775807.snap
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