diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 4b88ed67703f66..fe0d7f0e977d17 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class ModuleLoader {
    * @param {object} importAttributes import attributes from the import statement.
    * @returns {ModuleJobBase}
    */
-  getModuleWrapForRequire(specifier, parentURL, importAttributes) {
+  getModuleJobForRequire(specifier, parentURL, importAttributes) {
     assert(getOptionValue('--experimental-require-module'));
 
     if (canParse(specifier)) {
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
index 4bb6a72c72aa06..f752e9ed1d35f4 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
+  Array,
   ArrayPrototypeJoin,
-  ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypeSome,
   FunctionPrototype,
   ObjectSetPrototypeOf,
@@ -82,31 +82,8 @@ class ModuleJob extends ModuleJobBase {
       this.modulePromise = PromiseResolve(this.modulePromise);
     }
 
-    // Wait for the ModuleWrap instance being linked with all dependencies.
-    const link = async () => {
-      this.module = await this.modulePromise;
-      assert(this.module instanceof ModuleWrap);
-
-      // Explicitly keeping track of dependency jobs is needed in order
-      // to flatten out the dependency graph below in `_instantiate()`,
-      // so that circular dependencies can't cause a deadlock by two of
-      // these `link` callbacks depending on each other.
-      const dependencyJobs = [];
-      const promises = this.module.link(async (specifier, attributes) => {
-        const job = await this.#loader.getModuleJob(specifier, url, attributes);
-        debug(`async link() ${this.url} -> ${specifier}`, job);
-        ArrayPrototypePush(dependencyJobs, job);
-        return job.modulePromise;
-      });
-
-      if (promises !== undefined) {
-        await SafePromiseAllReturnVoid(promises);
-      }
-
-      return SafePromiseAllReturnArrayLike(dependencyJobs);
-    };
     // Promise for the list of all dependencyJobs.
-    this.linked = link();
+    this.linked = this._link();
     // This promise is awaited later anyway, so silence
     // 'unhandled rejection' warnings.
     PromisePrototypeThen(this.linked, undefined, noop);
@@ -116,6 +93,49 @@ class ModuleJob extends ModuleJobBase {
     this.instantiated = undefined;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Iterates the module requests and links with the loader.
+   * @returns {Promise<ModuleJob[]>} Dependency module jobs.
+   */
+  async _link() {
+    this.module = await this.modulePromise;
+    assert(this.module instanceof ModuleWrap);
+
+    const moduleRequests = this.module.getModuleRequests();
+    // Explicitly keeping track of dependency jobs is needed in order
+    // to flatten out the dependency graph below in `_instantiate()`,
+    // so that circular dependencies can't cause a deadlock by two of
+    // these `link` callbacks depending on each other.
+    // Create an ArrayLike to avoid calling into userspace with `.then`
+    // when returned from the async function.
+    const dependencyJobs = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    ObjectSetPrototypeOf(dependencyJobs, null);
+
+    // Specifiers should be aligned with the moduleRequests array in order.
+    const specifiers = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    const modulePromises = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    // Iterate with index to avoid calling into userspace with `Symbol.iterator`.
+    for (let idx = 0; idx < moduleRequests.length; idx++) {
+      const { specifier, attributes } = moduleRequests[idx];
+
+      const dependencyJobPromise = this.#loader.getModuleJob(
+        specifier, this.url, attributes,
+      );
+      const modulePromise = PromisePrototypeThen(dependencyJobPromise, (job) => {
+        debug(`async link() ${this.url} -> ${specifier}`, job);
+        dependencyJobs[idx] = job;
+        return job.modulePromise;
+      });
+      modulePromises[idx] = modulePromise;
+      specifiers[idx] = specifier;
+    }
+
+    const modules = await SafePromiseAllReturnArrayLike(modulePromises);
+    this.module.link(specifiers, modules);
+
+    return dependencyJobs;
+  }
+
   instantiate() {
     if (this.instantiated === undefined) {
       this.instantiated = this._instantiate();
@@ -269,18 +289,20 @@ class ModuleJobSync extends ModuleJobBase {
     super(url, importAttributes, moduleWrap, isMain, inspectBrk, true);
     assert(this.module instanceof ModuleWrap);
     this.#loader = loader;
-    const moduleRequests = this.module.getModuleRequestsSync();
-    const linked = [];
+    const moduleRequests = this.module.getModuleRequests();
+    // Specifiers should be aligned with the moduleRequests array in order.
+    const specifiers = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    const modules = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    const jobs = Array(moduleRequests.length);
     for (let i = 0; i < moduleRequests.length; ++i) {
-      const { 0: specifier, 1: attributes } = moduleRequests[i];
-      const job = this.#loader.getModuleWrapForRequire(specifier, url, attributes);
-      const isLast = (i === moduleRequests.length - 1);
-      // TODO(joyeecheung): make the resolution callback deal with both promisified
-      // an raw module wraps, then we don't need to wrap it with a promise here.
-      this.module.cacheResolvedWrapsSync(specifier, PromiseResolve(job.module), isLast);
-      ArrayPrototypePush(linked, job);
+      const { specifier, attributes } = moduleRequests[i];
+      const job = this.#loader.getModuleJobForRequire(specifier, url, attributes);
+      specifiers[i] = specifier;
+      modules[i] = job.module;
+      jobs[i] = job;
     }
-    this.linked = linked;
+    this.module.link(specifiers, modules);
+    this.linked = jobs;
   }
 
   get modulePromise() {
diff --git a/lib/internal/vm/module.js b/lib/internal/vm/module.js
index 841cb19b14af80..f410f8e60b0751 100644
--- a/lib/internal/vm/module.js
+++ b/lib/internal/vm/module.js
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const {
+  Array,
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeForEach,
   ArrayPrototypeIndexOf,
+  ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypeSome,
   ObjectDefineProperty,
   ObjectGetPrototypeOf,
   ObjectPrototypeHasOwnProperty,
   ObjectSetPrototypeOf,
+  PromiseResolve,
+  PromisePrototypeThen,
   ReflectApply,
-  SafePromiseAllReturnVoid,
+  SafePromiseAllReturnArrayLike,
   Symbol,
   SymbolToStringTag,
   TypeError,
@@ -293,45 +297,60 @@ class SourceTextModule extends Module {
       importModuleDynamically,
     });
 
-    this[kLink] = async (linker) => {
-      this.#statusOverride = 'linking';
+    this[kDependencySpecifiers] = undefined;
+  }
 
-      const promises = this[kWrap].link(async (identifier, attributes) => {
-        const module = await linker(identifier, this, { attributes, assert: attributes });
-        if (!isModule(module)) {
-          throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_NOT_MODULE();
-        }
-        if (module.context !== this.context) {
-          throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_DIFFERENT_CONTEXT();
-        }
-        if (module.status === 'errored') {
-          throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_LINK_FAILURE(`request for '${identifier}' resolved to an errored module`, module.error);
-        }
-        if (module.status === 'unlinked') {
-          await module[kLink](linker);
-        }
-        return module[kWrap];
+  async [kLink](linker) {
+    this.#statusOverride = 'linking';
+
+    const moduleRequests = this[kWrap].getModuleRequests();
+    // Iterates the module requests and links with the linker.
+    // Specifiers should be aligned with the moduleRequests array in order.
+    const specifiers = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    const modulePromises = Array(moduleRequests.length);
+    // Iterates with index to avoid calling into userspace with `Symbol.iterator`.
+    for (let idx = 0; idx < moduleRequests.length; idx++) {
+      const { specifier, attributes } = moduleRequests[idx];
+
+      const linkerResult = linker(specifier, this, {
+        attributes,
+        assert: attributes,
       });
+      const modulePromise = PromisePrototypeThen(
+        PromiseResolve(linkerResult), async (module) => {
+          if (!isModule(module)) {
+            throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_NOT_MODULE();
+          }
+          if (module.context !== this.context) {
+            throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_DIFFERENT_CONTEXT();
+          }
+          if (module.status === 'errored') {
+            throw new ERR_VM_MODULE_LINK_FAILURE(`request for '${specifier}' resolved to an errored module`, module.error);
+          }
+          if (module.status === 'unlinked') {
+            await module[kLink](linker);
+          }
+          return module[kWrap];
+        });
+      modulePromises[idx] = modulePromise;
+      specifiers[idx] = specifier;
+    }
 
-      try {
-        if (promises !== undefined) {
-          await SafePromiseAllReturnVoid(promises);
-        }
-      } catch (e) {
-        this.#error = e;
-        throw e;
-      } finally {
-        this.#statusOverride = undefined;
-      }
-    };
-
-    this[kDependencySpecifiers] = undefined;
+    try {
+      const modules = await SafePromiseAllReturnArrayLike(modulePromises);
+      this[kWrap].link(specifiers, modules);
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.#error = e;
+      throw e;
+    } finally {
+      this.#statusOverride = undefined;
+    }
   }
 
   get dependencySpecifiers() {
     validateInternalField(this, kDependencySpecifiers, 'SourceTextModule');
     if (this[kDependencySpecifiers] === undefined) {
-      this[kDependencySpecifiers] = this[kWrap].getStaticDependencySpecifiers();
+      this[kDependencySpecifiers] = ArrayPrototypeMap(this[kWrap].getModuleRequests(), (request) => request.specifier);
     }
     return this[kDependencySpecifiers];
   }
@@ -394,10 +413,10 @@ class SyntheticModule extends Module {
       context,
       identifier,
     });
+  }
 
-    this[kLink] = () => this[kWrap].link(() => {
-      assert.fail('link callback should not be called');
-    });
+  [kLink]() {
+    /** nothing to do for synthetic modules */
   }
 
   setExport(name, value) {
diff --git a/src/env_properties.h b/src/env_properties.h
index 32ccbce46245a3..1d934b597d63ad 100644
--- a/src/env_properties.h
+++ b/src/env_properties.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   V(args_string, "args")                                                       \
   V(asn1curve_string, "asn1Curve")                                             \
   V(async_ids_stack_string, "async_ids_stack")                                 \
+  V(attributes_string, "attributes")                                           \
   V(base_string, "base")                                                       \
   V(bits_string, "bits")                                                       \
   V(block_list_string, "blockList")                                            \
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@
   V(sni_context_string, "sni_context")                                         \
   V(source_string, "source")                                                   \
   V(source_map_url_string, "sourceMapURL")                                     \
+  V(specifier_string, "specifier")                                             \
   V(stack_string, "stack")                                                     \
   V(standard_name_string, "standardName")                                      \
   V(start_time_string, "startTime")                                            \
@@ -373,6 +375,7 @@
   V(intervalhistogram_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)              \
   V(libuv_stream_wrap_ctor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                     \
   V(message_port_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                   \
+  V(module_wrap_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                    \
   V(microtask_queue_ctor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                       \
   V(pipe_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                           \
   V(promise_wrap_template, v8::ObjectTemplate)                                 \
diff --git a/src/module_wrap.cc b/src/module_wrap.cc
index eea74bed4bb8a9..ca73aa1e413d99 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/module_wrap.cc
@@ -281,136 +281,105 @@ static Local<Object> createImportAttributesContainer(
     Local<FixedArray> raw_attributes,
     const int elements_per_attribute) {
   CHECK_EQ(raw_attributes->Length() % elements_per_attribute, 0);
-  Local<Object> attributes =
-      Object::New(isolate, v8::Null(isolate), nullptr, nullptr, 0);
+  size_t num_attributes = raw_attributes->Length() / elements_per_attribute;
+  std::vector<Local<v8::Name>> names(num_attributes);
+  std::vector<Local<v8::Value>> values(num_attributes);
+
   for (int i = 0; i < raw_attributes->Length(); i += elements_per_attribute) {
-    attributes
-        ->Set(realm->context(),
-              raw_attributes->Get(realm->context(), i).As<String>(),
-              raw_attributes->Get(realm->context(), i + 1).As<Value>())
-        .ToChecked();
+    int idx = i / elements_per_attribute;
+    names[idx] = raw_attributes->Get(realm->context(), i).As<v8::Name>();
+    values[idx] = raw_attributes->Get(realm->context(), i + 1).As<Value>();
   }
 
-  return attributes;
+  return Object::New(
+      isolate, v8::Null(isolate), names.data(), values.data(), num_attributes);
 }
 
-void ModuleWrap::GetModuleRequestsSync(
-    const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-  Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(args);
-  Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
-
-  Local<Object> that = args.This();
-
-  ModuleWrap* obj;
-  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&obj, that);
-
-  CHECK(!obj->linked_);
+static Local<Array> createModuleRequestsContainer(
+    Realm* realm, Isolate* isolate, Local<FixedArray> raw_requests) {
+  std::vector<Local<Value>> requests(raw_requests->Length());
 
-  Local<Module> module = obj->module_.Get(isolate);
-  Local<FixedArray> module_requests = module->GetModuleRequests();
-  const int module_requests_length = module_requests->Length();
-
-  std::vector<Local<Value>> requests;
-  requests.reserve(module_requests_length);
-  // call the dependency resolve callbacks
-  for (int i = 0; i < module_requests_length; i++) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < raw_requests->Length(); i++) {
     Local<ModuleRequest> module_request =
-        module_requests->Get(realm->context(), i).As<ModuleRequest>();
-    Local<FixedArray> raw_attributes = module_request->GetImportAssertions();
-    std::vector<Local<Value>> request = {
-        module_request->GetSpecifier(),
-        createImportAttributesContainer(realm, isolate, raw_attributes, 3),
-    };
-    requests.push_back(Array::New(isolate, request.data(), request.size()));
-  }
+        raw_requests->Get(realm->context(), i).As<ModuleRequest>();
 
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      Array::New(isolate, requests.data(), requests.size()));
-}
-
-void ModuleWrap::CacheResolvedWrapsSync(
-    const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-  Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
+    Local<String> specifier = module_request->GetSpecifier();
 
-  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 3);
-  CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
-  CHECK(args[1]->IsPromise());
-  CHECK(args[2]->IsBoolean());
+    // Contains the import assertions for this request in the form:
+    // [key1, value1, source_offset1, key2, value2, source_offset2, ...].
+    Local<FixedArray> raw_attributes = module_request->GetImportAssertions();
+    Local<Object> attributes =
+        createImportAttributesContainer(realm, isolate, raw_attributes, 3);
 
-  ModuleWrap* dependent;
-  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&dependent, args.This());
+    Local<v8::Name> names[] = {
+        realm->isolate_data()->specifier_string(),
+        realm->isolate_data()->attributes_string(),
+    };
+    Local<Value> values[] = {
+        specifier,
+        attributes,
+    };
+    DCHECK_EQ(arraysize(names), arraysize(values));
 
-  Utf8Value specifier(isolate, args[0]);
-  dependent->resolve_cache_[specifier.ToString()].Reset(isolate,
-                                                        args[1].As<Promise>());
+    Local<Object> request = Object::New(
+        isolate, v8::Null(isolate), names, values, arraysize(names));
 
-  if (args[2].As<v8::Boolean>()->Value()) {
-    dependent->linked_ = true;
+    requests[i] = request;
   }
+
+  return Array::New(isolate, requests.data(), requests.size());
 }
 
-void ModuleWrap::Link(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+void ModuleWrap::GetModuleRequests(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(args);
   Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
-
-  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 1);
-  CHECK(args[0]->IsFunction());
-
   Local<Object> that = args.This();
 
   ModuleWrap* obj;
   ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&obj, that);
 
-  if (obj->linked_)
-    return;
-  obj->linked_ = true;
+  Local<Module> module = obj->module_.Get(isolate);
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(createModuleRequestsContainer(
+      realm, isolate, module->GetModuleRequests()));
+}
 
-  Local<Function> resolver_arg = args[0].As<Function>();
+// moduleWrap.link(specifiers, moduleWraps)
+void ModuleWrap::Link(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(args);
+  Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
+  Local<Context> context = realm->context();
 
-  Local<Context> mod_context = obj->context();
-  Local<Module> module = obj->module_.Get(isolate);
+  ModuleWrap* dependent;
+  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&dependent, args.This());
 
-  Local<FixedArray> module_requests = module->GetModuleRequests();
-  const int module_requests_length = module_requests->Length();
-  MaybeStackBuffer<Local<Value>, 16> promises(module_requests_length);
+  CHECK_EQ(args.Length(), 2);
 
-  // call the dependency resolve callbacks
-  for (int i = 0; i < module_requests_length; i++) {
-    Local<ModuleRequest> module_request =
-        module_requests->Get(realm->context(), i).As<ModuleRequest>();
-    Local<String> specifier = module_request->GetSpecifier();
-    Utf8Value specifier_utf8(realm->isolate(), specifier);
-    std::string specifier_std(*specifier_utf8, specifier_utf8.length());
+  Local<Array> specifiers = args[0].As<Array>();
+  Local<Array> modules = args[1].As<Array>();
+  CHECK_EQ(specifiers->Length(), modules->Length());
 
-    Local<FixedArray> raw_attributes = module_request->GetImportAssertions();
-    Local<Object> attributes =
-        createImportAttributesContainer(realm, isolate, raw_attributes, 3);
+  std::vector<v8::Global<Value>> specifiers_buffer;
+  if (FromV8Array(context, specifiers, &specifiers_buffer).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+  std::vector<v8::Global<Value>> modules_buffer;
+  if (FromV8Array(context, modules, &modules_buffer).IsNothing()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-    Local<Value> argv[] = {
-        specifier,
-        attributes,
-    };
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < specifiers->Length(); i++) {
+    Local<String> specifier_str =
+        specifiers_buffer[i].Get(isolate).As<String>();
+    Local<Object> module_object = modules_buffer[i].Get(isolate).As<Object>();
 
-    MaybeLocal<Value> maybe_resolve_return_value =
-        resolver_arg->Call(mod_context, that, arraysize(argv), argv);
-    if (maybe_resolve_return_value.IsEmpty()) {
-      return;
-    }
-    Local<Value> resolve_return_value =
-        maybe_resolve_return_value.ToLocalChecked();
-    if (!resolve_return_value->IsPromise()) {
-      THROW_ERR_VM_MODULE_LINK_FAILURE(
-          realm, "request for '%s' did not return promise", specifier_std);
-      return;
-    }
-    Local<Promise> resolve_promise = resolve_return_value.As<Promise>();
-    obj->resolve_cache_[specifier_std].Reset(isolate, resolve_promise);
+    CHECK(
+        realm->isolate_data()->module_wrap_constructor_template()->HasInstance(
+            module_object));
 
-    promises[i] = resolve_promise;
+    Utf8Value specifier(isolate, specifier_str);
+    dependent->resolve_cache_[specifier.ToString()].Reset(isolate,
+                                                          module_object);
   }
-
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      Array::New(isolate, promises.out(), promises.length()));
 }
 
 void ModuleWrap::Instantiate(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
@@ -671,29 +640,6 @@ void ModuleWrap::GetStatus(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(module->GetStatus());
 }
 
-void ModuleWrap::GetStaticDependencySpecifiers(
-    const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-  Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(args);
-  ModuleWrap* obj;
-  ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&obj, args.This());
-
-  Local<Module> module = obj->module_.Get(realm->isolate());
-
-  Local<FixedArray> module_requests = module->GetModuleRequests();
-  int count = module_requests->Length();
-
-  MaybeStackBuffer<Local<Value>, 16> specifiers(count);
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    Local<ModuleRequest> module_request =
-        module_requests->Get(realm->context(), i).As<ModuleRequest>();
-    specifiers[i] = module_request->GetSpecifier();
-  }
-
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      Array::New(realm->isolate(), specifiers.out(), count));
-}
-
 void ModuleWrap::GetError(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
   ModuleWrap* obj;
@@ -731,16 +677,8 @@ MaybeLocal<Module> ModuleWrap::ResolveModuleCallback(
     return MaybeLocal<Module>();
   }
 
-  Local<Promise> resolve_promise =
+  Local<Object> module_object =
       dependent->resolve_cache_[specifier_std].Get(isolate);
-
-  if (resolve_promise->State() != Promise::kFulfilled) {
-    THROW_ERR_VM_MODULE_LINK_FAILURE(
-        env, "request for '%s' is not yet fulfilled", specifier_std);
-    return MaybeLocal<Module>();
-  }
-
-  Local<Object> module_object = resolve_promise->Result().As<Object>();
   if (module_object.IsEmpty() || !module_object->IsObject()) {
     THROW_ERR_VM_MODULE_LINK_FAILURE(
         env, "request for '%s' did not return an object", specifier_std);
@@ -967,9 +905,7 @@ void ModuleWrap::CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
       ModuleWrap::kInternalFieldCount);
 
   SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "link", Link);
-  SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "getModuleRequestsSync", GetModuleRequestsSync);
-  SetProtoMethod(
-      isolate, tpl, "cacheResolvedWrapsSync", CacheResolvedWrapsSync);
+  SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "getModuleRequests", GetModuleRequests);
   SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "instantiateSync", InstantiateSync);
   SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "evaluateSync", EvaluateSync);
   SetProtoMethod(isolate, tpl, "getNamespaceSync", GetNamespaceSync);
@@ -981,12 +917,8 @@ void ModuleWrap::CreatePerIsolateProperties(IsolateData* isolate_data,
   SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(isolate, tpl, "getNamespace", GetNamespace);
   SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(isolate, tpl, "getStatus", GetStatus);
   SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(isolate, tpl, "getError", GetError);
-  SetProtoMethodNoSideEffect(isolate,
-                             tpl,
-                             "getStaticDependencySpecifiers",
-                             GetStaticDependencySpecifiers);
-
   SetConstructorFunction(isolate, target, "ModuleWrap", tpl);
+  isolate_data->set_module_wrap_constructor_template(tpl);
 
   SetMethod(isolate,
             target,
@@ -1024,8 +956,7 @@ void ModuleWrap::RegisterExternalReferences(
   registry->Register(New);
 
   registry->Register(Link);
-  registry->Register(GetModuleRequestsSync);
-  registry->Register(CacheResolvedWrapsSync);
+  registry->Register(GetModuleRequests);
   registry->Register(InstantiateSync);
   registry->Register(EvaluateSync);
   registry->Register(GetNamespaceSync);
@@ -1036,7 +967,6 @@ void ModuleWrap::RegisterExternalReferences(
   registry->Register(GetNamespace);
   registry->Register(GetStatus);
   registry->Register(GetError);
-  registry->Register(GetStaticDependencySpecifiers);
 
   registry->Register(SetImportModuleDynamicallyCallback);
   registry->Register(SetInitializeImportMetaObjectCallback);
diff --git a/src/module_wrap.h b/src/module_wrap.h
index 45a338b38e01c8..3255737816d7c6 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.h
+++ b/src/module_wrap.h
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class ModuleWrap : public BaseObject {
   ~ModuleWrap() override;
 
   static void New(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
-  static void GetModuleRequestsSync(
-      const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
-  static void CacheResolvedWrapsSync(
+  static void GetModuleRequests(
       const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void InstantiateSync(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void EvaluateSync(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
@@ -92,8 +90,6 @@ class ModuleWrap : public BaseObject {
   static void GetNamespace(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void GetStatus(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void GetError(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
-  static void GetStaticDependencySpecifiers(
-      const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
 
   static void SetImportModuleDynamicallyCallback(
       const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
@@ -113,10 +109,9 @@ class ModuleWrap : public BaseObject {
   static ModuleWrap* GetFromModule(node::Environment*, v8::Local<v8::Module>);
 
   v8::Global<v8::Module> module_;
-  std::unordered_map<std::string, v8::Global<v8::Promise>> resolve_cache_;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, v8::Global<v8::Object>> resolve_cache_;
   contextify::ContextifyContext* contextify_context_ = nullptr;
   bool synthetic_ = false;
-  bool linked_ = false;
   int module_hash_;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-module-wrap.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-module-wrap.js
index 520a83a3a47c0e..3839338bc2da98 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-module-wrap.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-module-wrap.js
@@ -5,23 +5,21 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 
 const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
 const { ModuleWrap } = internalBinding('module_wrap');
-const { getPromiseDetails, isPromise } = internalBinding('util');
-const setTimeoutAsync = require('util').promisify(setTimeout);
 
 const foo = new ModuleWrap('foo', undefined, 'export * from "bar";', 0, 0);
 const bar = new ModuleWrap('bar', undefined, 'export const five = 5', 0, 0);
 
 (async () => {
-  const promises = foo.link(() => setTimeoutAsync(1000).then(() => bar));
-  assert.strictEqual(promises.length, 1);
-  assert(isPromise(promises[0]));
-
-  await Promise.all(promises);
-
-  assert.strictEqual(getPromiseDetails(promises[0])[1], bar);
+  const moduleRequests = foo.getModuleRequests();
+  assert.strictEqual(moduleRequests.length, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(moduleRequests[0].specifier, 'bar');
 
+  foo.link(['bar'], [bar]);
   foo.instantiate();
 
   assert.strictEqual(await foo.evaluate(-1, false), undefined);
   assert.strictEqual(foo.getNamespace().five, 5);
+
+  // Check that the module requests are the same after linking, instantiate, and evaluation.
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(moduleRequests, foo.getModuleRequests());
 })().then(common.mustCall());