diff --git a/web/pdf_page_view.js b/web/pdf_page_view.js
index 9690a5d6d..fe4b50a03 100644
--- a/web/pdf_page_view.js
+++ b/web/pdf_page_view.js
@@ -80,29 +80,27 @@ import { XfaLayerBuilder } from "./xfa_layer_builder.js";
  *   with user defined ones in order to improve readability in high contrast
  *   mode.
  * @property {IL10n} [l10n] - Localization service.
- * @property {function} [layerProperties] - The function that is used to lookup
+ * @property {Object} [layerProperties] - The object that is used to lookup
  *   the necessary layer-properties.
  */
 
 const MAX_CANVAS_PIXELS = compatibilityParams.maxCanvasPixels || 16777216;
 
-const DEFAULT_LAYER_PROPERTIES = () => {
-  if (typeof PDFJSDev === "undefined" || !PDFJSDev.test("COMPONENTS")) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return {
-    annotationEditorUIManager: null,
-    annotationStorage: null,
-    downloadManager: null,
-    enableScripting: false,
-    fieldObjectsPromise: null,
-    findController: null,
-    hasJSActionsPromise: null,
-    get linkService() {
-      return new SimpleLinkService();
-    },
-  };
-};
+const DEFAULT_LAYER_PROPERTIES =
+  typeof PDFJSDev === "undefined" || !PDFJSDev.test("COMPONENTS")
+    ? null
+    : {
+        annotationEditorUIManager: null,
+        annotationStorage: null,
+        downloadManager: null,
+        enableScripting: false,
+        fieldObjectsPromise: null,
+        findController: null,
+        hasJSActionsPromise: null,
+        get linkService() {
+          return new SimpleLinkService();
+        },
+      };
 
 /**
  * @implements {IRenderableView}
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ class PDFPageView {
       new TextHighlighter({
         pageIndex: this.id - 1,
         eventBus: this.eventBus,
-        findController: this.#layerProperties().findController,
+        findController: this.#layerProperties.findController,
       })
     );
   }
@@ -871,7 +869,7 @@ class PDFPageView {
         fieldObjectsPromise,
         hasJSActionsPromise,
         linkService,
-      } = this.#layerProperties();
+      } = this.#layerProperties;
 
       this._annotationCanvasMap ||= new Map();
       this.annotationLayer = new AnnotationLayerBuilder({
@@ -989,7 +987,7 @@ class PDFPageView {
         }
 
         if (!this.annotationEditorLayer) {
-          const { annotationEditorUIManager } = this.#layerProperties();
+          const { annotationEditorUIManager } = this.#layerProperties;
 
           if (!annotationEditorUIManager) {
             return;
@@ -1018,7 +1016,7 @@ class PDFPageView {
 
     if (pdfPage.isPureXfa) {
       if (!this.xfaLayer) {
-        const { annotationStorage, linkService } = this.#layerProperties();
+        const { annotationStorage, linkService } = this.#layerProperties;
 
         this.xfaLayer = new XfaLayerBuilder({
           pageDiv: div,
diff --git a/web/pdf_viewer.js b/web/pdf_viewer.js
index 69456099a..79860beba 100644
--- a/web/pdf_viewer.js
+++ b/web/pdf_viewer.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   PermissionFlag,
   PixelsPerInch,
   PromiseCapability,
+  shadow,
   version,
 } from "pdfjs-lib";
 import {
@@ -549,9 +550,9 @@ class PDFViewer {
     return this.pdfDocument ? this._pagesCapability.promise : null;
   }
 
-  #layerProperties() {
+  get _layerProperties() {
     const self = this;
-    return {
+    return shadow(this, "_layerProperties", {
       get annotationEditorUIManager() {
         return self.#annotationEditorUIManager;
       },
@@ -576,7 +577,7 @@ class PDFViewer {
       get linkService() {
         return self.linkService;
       },
-    };
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -870,7 +871,6 @@ class PDFViewer {
           }
         }
 
-        const layerProperties = this.#layerProperties.bind(this);
         const viewerElement =
           this._scrollMode === ScrollMode.PAGE ? null : this.viewer;
         const scale = this.currentScale;
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class PDFViewer {
             maxCanvasPixels: this.maxCanvasPixels,
             pageColors: this.pageColors,
             l10n: this.l10n,
-            layerProperties,
+            layerProperties: this._layerProperties,
           });
           this._pages.push(pageView);
         }