diff --git a/gulpfile.mjs b/gulpfile.mjs
index 160b1a953..5be216f8a 100644
--- a/gulpfile.mjs
+++ b/gulpfile.mjs
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ function createWebpackConfig(
   }
   const babelExcludeRegExp = new RegExp(`(${babelExcludes.join("|")})`);
 
+  const babelPresets = skipBabel
+    ? undefined
+    : [
+        [
+          "@babel/preset-env",
+          { corejs: "3.31.1", shippedProposals: true, useBuiltIns: "usage" },
+        ],
+      ];
   const babelPlugins = ["@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs"];
 
   const plugins = [];
@@ -289,7 +297,7 @@ function createWebpackConfig(
           loader: "babel-loader",
           exclude: babelExcludeRegExp,
           options: {
-            presets: skipBabel ? undefined : ["@babel/preset-env"],
+            presets: babelPresets,
             plugins: babelPlugins,
             targets: BABEL_TARGETS,
           },
diff --git a/src/display/node_utils.js b/src/display/node_utils.js
index e848ea543..e187c5aec 100644
--- a/src/display/node_utils.js
+++ b/src/display/node_utils.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   BaseFilterFactory,
   BaseStandardFontDataFactory,
 } from "./base_factory.js";
+import { isNodeJS } from "../shared/is_node.js";
 
 if (typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" && PDFJSDev.test("MOZCENTRAL")) {
   throw new Error(
@@ -27,6 +28,26 @@ if (typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" && PDFJSDev.test("MOZCENTRAL")) {
   );
 }
 
+if (typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" && !PDFJSDev.test("SKIP_BABEL")) {
+  (function checkDOMMatrix() {
+    if (globalThis.DOMMatrix || !isNodeJS) {
+      return;
+    }
+    globalThis.DOMMatrix = __non_webpack_require__("canvas").DOMMatrix;
+  })();
+
+  (function checkPath2D() {
+    if (globalThis.Path2D || !isNodeJS) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { CanvasRenderingContext2D } = __non_webpack_require__("canvas");
+    const { polyfillPath2D } = __non_webpack_require__("path2d-polyfill");
+
+    globalThis.CanvasRenderingContext2D = CanvasRenderingContext2D;
+    polyfillPath2D(globalThis);
+  })();
+}
+
 const fetchData = function (url) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const fs = __non_webpack_require__("fs");
diff --git a/src/shared/compatibility.js b/src/shared/compatibility.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 346024f77..000000000
--- a/src/shared/compatibility.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright 2017 Mozilla Foundation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-/* globals __non_webpack_require__ */
-
-import { isNodeJS } from "./is_node.js";
-
-// Support: Node.js
-(function checkDOMMatrix() {
-  if (globalThis.DOMMatrix || !isNodeJS) {
-    return;
-  }
-  globalThis.DOMMatrix = __non_webpack_require__("canvas").DOMMatrix;
-})();
-
-// Support: Node.js
-(function checkPath2D() {
-  if (globalThis.Path2D || !isNodeJS) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const { CanvasRenderingContext2D } = __non_webpack_require__("canvas");
-  const { polyfillPath2D } = __non_webpack_require__("path2d-polyfill");
-
-  globalThis.CanvasRenderingContext2D = CanvasRenderingContext2D;
-  polyfillPath2D(globalThis);
-})();
-
-// Support: Chrome<98
-(function checkStructuredClone() {
-  if (globalThis.structuredClone) {
-    return;
-  }
-  require("core-js/web/structured-clone.js");
-})();
diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index 70184dd8d..bbc692dd0 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-// Skip compatibility checks for modern builds and if we already ran the module.
-if (
-  typeof PDFJSDev !== "undefined" &&
-  !PDFJSDev.test("SKIP_BABEL") &&
-  !globalThis._pdfjsCompatibilityChecked
-) {
-  globalThis._pdfjsCompatibilityChecked = true;
-  require("./compatibility.js");
-}
-
 const IDENTITY_MATRIX = [1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0];
 const FONT_IDENTITY_MATRIX = [0.001, 0, 0, 0.001, 0, 0];