diff --git a/ext/broadcast_channel/01_broadcast_channel.js b/ext/broadcast_channel/01_broadcast_channel.js
index a482a2dce7..6ee857474a 100644
--- a/ext/broadcast_channel/01_broadcast_channel.js
+++ b/ext/broadcast_channel/01_broadcast_channel.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   setTarget,
 } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeIndexOf,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
diff --git a/ext/cache/01_cache.js b/ext/cache/01_cache.js
index d3514a3f2f..ef5db61ccf 100644
--- a/ext/cache/01_cache.js
+++ b/ext/cache/01_cache.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
diff --git a/ext/console/01_console.js b/ext/console/01_console.js
index 4f0ff63629..27203789f9 100644
--- a/ext/console/01_console.js
+++ b/ext/console/01_console.js
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   AggregateErrorPrototype,
   Array,
diff --git a/ext/crypto/00_crypto.js b/ext/crypto/00_crypto.js
index 58cbde7167..f20de7a409 100644
--- a/ext/crypto/00_crypto.js
+++ b/ext/crypto/00_crypto.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 /// <reference path="../webidl/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
diff --git a/ext/fetch/20_headers.js b/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
index d03751d08b..4b95595ece 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   HTTP_TOKEN_CODE_POINT_RE,
   httpTrim,
 } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/21_formdata.js b/ext/fetch/21_formdata.js
index 12ce2bb587..0d9990fcd3 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/21_formdata.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/21_formdata.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_fetch.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import {
   Blob,
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   File,
   FilePrototype,
 } from "ext:deno_web/09_file.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/22_body.js b/ext/fetch/22_body.js
index 644b9f76f8..54edb79997 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/22_body.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/22_body.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_fetch.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import {
   parseUrlEncoded,
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import {
   readableStreamTee,
   readableStreamThrowIfErrored,
 } from "ext:deno_web/06_streams.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
   ArrayBufferIsView,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/22_http_client.js b/ext/fetch/22_http_client.js
index 45f5de80ea..25c3cba97f 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/22_http_client.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/22_http_client.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_fetch.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import { SymbolDispose } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
 
diff --git a/ext/fetch/23_request.js b/ext/fetch/23_request.js
index b78ed07be5..512355766e 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/23_request.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/23_request.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from "ext:deno_fetch/20_headers.js";
 import { HttpClientPrototype } from "ext:deno_fetch/22_http_client.js";
 import * as abortSignal from "ext:deno_web/03_abort_signal.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/23_response.js b/ext/fetch/23_response.js
index 0b37c12292..e5ec8fedfa 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/23_response.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/23_response.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_fetch.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
 import {
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import {
   headerListFromHeaders,
   headersFromHeaderList,
 } from "ext:deno_fetch/20_headers.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/26_fetch.js b/ext/fetch/26_fetch.js
index 8a71d9bcf0..b70d6d8733 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/26_fetch.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/26_fetch.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_fetch.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { byteLowerCase } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import {
   toInnerResponse,
 } from "ext:deno_fetch/23_response.js";
 import * as abortSignal from "ext:deno_web/03_abort_signal.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypeSplice,
diff --git a/ext/fetch/27_eventsource.js b/ext/fetch/27_eventsource.js
index 1db65d748d..b8ceffb167 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/27_eventsource.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/27_eventsource.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { getLocationHref } from "ext:deno_web/12_location.js";
 import { newInnerRequest } from "ext:deno_fetch/23_request.js";
 import { mainFetch } from "ext:deno_fetch/26_fetch.js";
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFind,
   Number,
diff --git a/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js b/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
index 233935be94..ef9123442e 100644
--- a/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
+++ b/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBufferIsView,
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
diff --git a/ext/fs/30_fs.js b/ext/fs/30_fs.js
index 8307032309..29c6c4aace 100644
--- a/ext/fs/30_fs.js
+++ b/ext/fs/30_fs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 const {
   op_fs_chmod_async,
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const {
   op_fs_link_async,
   op_fs_flock_async,
 } = Deno.core.ensureFastOps();
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   Date,
diff --git a/ext/http/00_serve.js b/ext/http/00_serve.js
index adb03a22c7..beac522895 100644
--- a/ext/http/00_serve.js
+++ b/ext/http/00_serve.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 
 const { BadResourcePrototype, InterruptedPrototype } = core;
 import { InnerBody } from "ext:deno_fetch/22_body.js";
diff --git a/ext/http/01_http.js b/ext/http/01_http.js
index cfe0f710e8..acaea5e7c0 100644
--- a/ext/http/01_http.js
+++ b/ext/http/01_http.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { BadResourcePrototype, InterruptedPrototype, ops } = core;
 const { op_http_write } = Deno.core.ensureFastOps();
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
diff --git a/ext/io/12_io.js b/ext/io/12_io.js
index e1d72ffb54..c38ee12b0e 100644
--- a/ext/io/12_io.js
+++ b/ext/io/12_io.js
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 // Documentation liberally lifted from them too.
 // Thank you! We love Go! <3
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 import {
   readableStreamForRid,
   writableStreamForRid,
diff --git a/ext/net/01_net.js b/ext/net/01_net.js
index b4b8ca2189..c81ca61c55 100644
--- a/ext/net/01_net.js
+++ b/ext/net/01_net.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { BadResourcePrototype, InterruptedPrototype, ops } = core;
 import {
   readableStreamForRidUnrefable,
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 import * as abortSignal from "ext:deno_web/03_abort_signal.js";
 import { SymbolDispose } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   Error,
   Number,
diff --git a/ext/net/02_tls.js b/ext/net/02_tls.js
index 4be2f08e0e..a73e3ef047 100644
--- a/ext/net/02_tls.js
+++ b/ext/net/02_tls.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import { Conn, Listener } from "ext:deno_net/01_net.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const { Number, TypeError } = primordials;
 
 function opStartTls(args) {
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
index eb845f2375..c6b84543ac 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/01_require.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 // deno-lint-ignore-file
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_process/process.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_process/process.ts
index 062effe071..b153c8e196 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_process/process.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_process/process.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // The following are all the process APIs that don't depend on the stream module
 // They have to be split this way to prevent a circular dependency
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import { nextTick as _nextTick } from "ext:deno_node/_next_tick.ts";
 import { _exiting } from "ext:deno_node/_process/exiting.ts";
 import * as fs from "ext:deno_fs/30_fs.js";
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/http2.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/http2.ts
index afd9a22bca..bab607b80c 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/http2.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/http2.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import { notImplemented, warnNotImplemented } from "ext:deno_node/_utils.ts";
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
 import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/_randomInt.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/_randomInt.ts
index 9f161668d4..e5ab41ee7c 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/_randomInt.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/_randomInt.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const ops = globalThis.Deno.core.ops;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
+const ops = core.ops;
 
 export default function randomInt(max: number): number;
 export default function randomInt(min: number, max: number): number;
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/random.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/random.ts
index e8776cdf0b..4a4b682743 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/random.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/crypto/random.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export {
 } from "ext:deno_node/internal/crypto/_randomFill.mjs";
 export { default as randomInt } from "ext:deno_node/internal/crypto/_randomInt.ts";
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { StringPrototypePadStart, StringPrototypeToString } = primordials;
 
 const { core } = globalThis.__bootstrap;
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/process/report.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/process/report.ts
index 7d178626c9..cd77eeda50 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/process/report.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/process/report.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { arch, versions } from "ext:deno_node/_process/process.ts";
 import { cpus, hostname, networkInterfaces } from "node:os";
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   Error,
   StringPrototypeToUpperCase,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/timers.mjs b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/timers.mjs
index 3dc5073c63..92fb51d574 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/timers.mjs
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/timers.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   MapPrototypeDelete,
   MapPrototypeSet,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/parse_args.js b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/parse_args.js
index 7980396203..910eef4365 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/parse_args.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/parse_args.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 // Copyright Joyent and Node contributors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeForEach,
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/utils.js b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/utils.js
index d101dd3fd5..8cbbbc6c22 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/utils.js
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/parse_args/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 // Copyright Joyent and Node contributors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFind,
   ObjectEntries,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/validators.mjs b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/validators.mjs
index b5b539088a..e728d40ad1 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/validators.mjs
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/validators.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { hideStackFrames } from "ext:deno_node/internal/hide_stack_frames.ts";
 import { isArrayBufferView } from "ext:deno_node/internal/util/types.ts";
 import { normalizeEncoding } from "ext:deno_node/internal/normalize_encoding.mjs";
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
index 3e4d0be6ad..f381b21ce6 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 } from "ext:deno_node/internal_binding/async_wrap.ts";
 import { codeMap } from "ext:deno_node/internal_binding/uv.ts";
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { ops } = core;
 
 interface Reader {
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/udp_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/udp_wrap.ts
index d8b0bf0593..98ca5bb3a5 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/udp_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/udp_wrap.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import {
   AsyncWrap,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/util.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/util.ts
index 59f1246fc4..302b2d57ce 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/util.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/util.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 
 const handleTypes = ["TCP", "TTY", "UDP", "FILE", "PIPE", "UNKNOWN"];
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/timers.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/timers.ts
index 2bedbe65bf..a9953a1e76 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/timers.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/timers.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // TODO(petamoriken): enable prefer-primordials for node polyfills
 // deno-lint-ignore-file prefer-primordials
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   MapPrototypeGet,
   MapPrototypeDelete,
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/util.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/util.ts
index 68c9626c9c..a77167253f 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/util.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/util.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { isDeepStrictEqual } from "ext:deno_node/internal/util/comparisons.ts";
 import process from "node:process";
 import { validateString } from "ext:deno_node/internal/validators.mjs";
 import { parseArgs } from "ext:deno_node/internal/util/parse_args/parse_args.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
diff --git a/ext/url/00_url.js b/ext/url/00_url.js
index d0ec376d64..899a86aa06 100644
--- a/ext/url/00_url.js
+++ b/ext/url/00_url.js
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 /// <reference path="../../core/lib.deno_core.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../webidl/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
diff --git a/ext/url/01_urlpattern.js b/ext/url/01_urlpattern.js
index 71962d4051..e0f63b7072 100644
--- a/ext/url/01_urlpattern.js
+++ b/ext/url/01_urlpattern.js
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@
 /// <reference path="./internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_url.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypePop,
   RegExpPrototypeExec,
diff --git a/ext/web/00_infra.js b/ext/web/00_infra.js
index 4410816041..91bacb9e90 100644
--- a/ext/web/00_infra.js
+++ b/ext/web/00_infra.js
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
diff --git a/ext/web/01_dom_exception.js b/ext/web/01_dom_exception.js
index 941b057e46..fcf96e77a4 100644
--- a/ext/web/01_dom_exception.js
+++ b/ext/web/01_dom_exception.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
   Error,
diff --git a/ext/web/01_mimesniff.js b/ext/web/01_mimesniff.js
index 7d402e0801..66cc41e2ca 100644
--- a/ext/web/01_mimesniff.js
+++ b/ext/web/01_mimesniff.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
   MapPrototypeGet,
diff --git a/ext/web/02_event.js b/ext/web/02_event.js
index f0c24f3537..a171a19916 100644
--- a/ext/web/02_event.js
+++ b/ext/web/02_event.js
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 // parts still exists.  This means you will observe a lot of strange structures
 // and impossible logic branches based on what Deno currently supports.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
diff --git a/ext/web/02_structured_clone.js b/ext/web/02_structured_clone.js
index b0c7559c01..53e1466168 100644
--- a/ext/web/02_structured_clone.js
+++ b/ext/web/02_structured_clone.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBuffer,
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
diff --git a/ext/web/02_timers.js b/ext/web/02_timers.js
index ee974345b3..27a9fcbdef 100644
--- a/ext/web/02_timers.js
+++ b/ext/web/02_timers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypeShift,
diff --git a/ext/web/03_abort_signal.js b/ext/web/03_abort_signal.js
index f534ec04f3..acde8b42e3 100644
--- a/ext/web/03_abort_signal.js
+++ b/ext/web/03_abort_signal.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   listenerCount,
   setIsTrusted,
 } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeEvery,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
diff --git a/ext/web/04_global_interfaces.js b/ext/web/04_global_interfaces.js
index 375c981986..c68a5d1c30 100644
--- a/ext/web/04_global_interfaces.js
+++ b/ext/web/04_global_interfaces.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
 import { EventTarget } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   Symbol,
   SymbolToStringTag,
diff --git a/ext/web/05_base64.js b/ext/web/05_base64.js
index 3971b2e585..65792bd27b 100644
--- a/ext/web/05_base64.js
+++ b/ext/web/05_base64.js
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
   TypeErrorPrototype,
diff --git a/ext/web/06_streams.js b/ext/web/06_streams.js
index 9fc15d1ad1..1df3753282 100644
--- a/ext/web/06_streams.js
+++ b/ext/web/06_streams.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   op_arraybuffer_was_detached,
   op_transfer_arraybuffer,
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   remove,
   signalAbort,
 } from "ext:deno_web/03_abort_signal.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBuffer,
   ArrayBufferIsView,
diff --git a/ext/web/08_text_encoding.js b/ext/web/08_text_encoding.js
index 81a3425edf..e942fadea9 100644
--- a/ext/web/08_text_encoding.js
+++ b/ext/web/08_text_encoding.js
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@
 /// <reference path="../web/lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   DataViewPrototypeGetBuffer,
   DataViewPrototypeGetByteLength,
diff --git a/ext/web/09_file.js b/ext/web/09_file.js
index 7ee029d8a5..6e91e24921 100644
--- a/ext/web/09_file.js
+++ b/ext/web/09_file.js
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@
 /// <reference path="./internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { ReadableStream } from "ext:deno_web/06_streams.js";
 import { URL } from "ext:deno_url/00_url.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
   ArrayBufferPrototypeSlice,
diff --git a/ext/web/10_filereader.js b/ext/web/10_filereader.js
index 07a5a38ec6..4370868613 100644
--- a/ext/web/10_filereader.js
+++ b/ext/web/10_filereader.js
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@
 /// <reference path="./internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference lib="esnext" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 import { forgivingBase64Encode } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
 import { EventTarget, ProgressEvent } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
 import { decode, TextDecoder } from "ext:deno_web/08_text_encoding.js";
diff --git a/ext/web/12_location.js b/ext/web/12_location.js
index f469e9093e..ed44d7c518 100644
--- a/ext/web/12_location.js
+++ b/ext/web/12_location.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import { URL } from "ext:deno_url/00_url.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   Error,
   ObjectDefineProperties,
diff --git a/ext/web/13_message_port.js b/ext/web/13_message_port.js
index 2a0d864ba2..c1ba3f4c4b 100644
--- a/ext/web/13_message_port.js
+++ b/ext/web/13_message_port.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference path="./internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { InterruptedPrototype, ops } = core;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   setIsTrusted,
 } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
 import DOMException from "ext:deno_web/01_dom_exception.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
   ArrayBufferPrototypeGetByteLength,
diff --git a/ext/web/14_compression.js b/ext/web/14_compression.js
index 0563861c29..d992c33f20 100644
--- a/ext/web/14_compression.js
+++ b/ext/web/14_compression.js
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 /// <reference path="./internal.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./lib.deno_web.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   SymbolFor,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
diff --git a/ext/web/15_performance.js b/ext/web/15_performance.js
index 4527ff00cc..4a5b42ef62 100644
--- a/ext/web/15_performance.js
+++ b/ext/web/15_performance.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   ArrayPrototypeFind,
diff --git a/ext/webidl/00_webidl.js b/ext/webidl/00_webidl.js
index 956def267c..30c515e24e 100644
--- a/ext/webidl/00_webidl.js
+++ b/ext/webidl/00_webidl.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const {
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
   ArrayBufferIsView,
diff --git a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
index a4e6b71a37..477f93b93d 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
+++ b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import { URL } from "ext:deno_url/00_url.js";
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
 } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
 import { Blob, BlobPrototype } from "ext:deno_web/09_file.js";
 import { getLocationHref } from "ext:deno_web/12_location.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayBufferPrototype,
   ArrayBufferIsView,
diff --git a/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js b/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
index ff24a72afe..16346e73b8 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
+++ b/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
 import { createFilteredInspectProxy } from "ext:deno_console/01_console.js";
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   headerListFromHeaders,
   headersFromHeaderList,
 } from "ext:deno_fetch/20_headers.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
diff --git a/ext/webstorage/01_webstorage.js b/ext/webstorage/01_webstorage.js
index 4e7c77aa0e..c58e7e6ba3 100644
--- a/ext/webstorage/01_webstorage.js
+++ b/ext/webstorage/01_webstorage.js
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../core/internal.d.ts" />
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import * as webidl from "ext:deno_webidl/00_webidl.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   Symbol,
   SymbolFor,
diff --git a/runtime/js/01_errors.js b/runtime/js/01_errors.js
index 0c54f65813..fb88f735b1 100644
--- a/runtime/js/01_errors.js
+++ b/runtime/js/01_errors.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { BadResource, Interrupted } = core;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const { Error } = primordials;
 
 class NotFound extends Error {
diff --git a/runtime/js/06_util.js b/runtime/js/06_util.js
index c9fd4befe3..838b1d18c7 100644
--- a/runtime/js/06_util.js
+++ b/runtime/js/06_util.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   Promise,
   SafeArrayIterator,
diff --git a/runtime/js/10_permissions.js b/runtime/js/10_permissions.js
index 075291a1b6..2d3295f854 100644
--- a/runtime/js/10_permissions.js
+++ b/runtime/js/10_permissions.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import { pathFromURL } from "ext:deno_web/00_infra.js";
 import { Event, EventTarget } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,
diff --git a/runtime/js/11_workers.js b/runtime/js/11_workers.js
index bd0d1afc89..60ea94bf4a 100644
--- a/runtime/js/11_workers.js
+++ b/runtime/js/11_workers.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   Error,
diff --git a/runtime/js/30_os.js b/runtime/js/30_os.js
index 5834490830..5bc96e54b2 100644
--- a/runtime/js/30_os.js
+++ b/runtime/js/30_os.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
 import { Event, EventTarget } from "ext:deno_web/02_event.js";
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   Error,
   FunctionPrototypeBind,
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_fs_events.js b/runtime/js/40_fs_events.js
index b10f6fd10e..c9d0f1feb6 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_fs_events.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_fs_events.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const { BadResourcePrototype, InterruptedPrototype, ops } = core;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_http.js b/runtime/js/40_http.js
index 5ee2193604..223c7a3e66 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_http.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_http.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 import { HttpConn } from "ext:deno_http/01_http.js";
 
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_process.js b/runtime/js/40_process.js
index 67093398a0..b8e05ce5a7 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_process.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_process.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypeSlice,
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_signals.js b/runtime/js/40_signals.js
index 3c5b83789d..20771da36a 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_signals.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_signals.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   SafeSet,
   SafeSetIterator,
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_tty.js b/runtime/js/40_tty.js
index 7476daad31..cb1a456a0d 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_tty.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_tty.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   Uint32Array,
 } = primordials;
diff --git a/runtime/js/41_prompt.js b/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
index 37fdaed77b..e665aae071 100644
--- a/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
+++ b/runtime/js/41_prompt.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 import { isatty } from "ext:runtime/40_tty.js";
 import { stdin } from "ext:deno_io/12_io.js";
 const { ArrayPrototypePush, StringPrototypeCharCodeAt, Uint8Array } =
diff --git a/runtime/js/90_deno_ns.js b/runtime/js/90_deno_ns.js
index 5ab56d8d7d..834e5d1a3b 100644
--- a/runtime/js/90_deno_ns.js
+++ b/runtime/js/90_deno_ns.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
 
 import * as timers from "ext:deno_web/02_timers.js";
diff --git a/runtime/js/98_global_scope.js b/runtime/js/98_global_scope.js
index 406ea50f54..56354948e5 100644
--- a/runtime/js/98_global_scope.js
+++ b/runtime/js/98_global_scope.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ObjectDefineProperties,
   ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf,
diff --git a/runtime/js/99_main.js b/runtime/js/99_main.js
index 050cd3bf88..22352bf292 100644
--- a/runtime/js/99_main.js
+++ b/runtime/js/99_main.js
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 // Remove Intl.v8BreakIterator because it is a non-standard API.
 delete Intl.v8BreakIterator;
 
-const core = globalThis.Deno.core;
+import { core, internals, primordials } from "ext:core/mod.js";
 const ops = core.ops;
-const internals = globalThis.__bootstrap.internals;
-const primordials = globalThis.__bootstrap.primordials;
 const {
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   ArrayPrototypeIncludes,