diff --git a/packages/@ember/-internals/views/lib/system/jquery_event_deprecation.js b/packages/@ember/-internals/views/lib/system/jquery_event_deprecation.js
index 4027b454c72..ca3f726d104 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/-internals/views/lib/system/jquery_event_deprecation.js
+++ b/packages/@ember/-internals/views/lib/system/jquery_event_deprecation.js
@@ -6,57 +6,58 @@ import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
 import { JQUERY_INTEGRATION } from '@ember/deprecated-features';
 
 export default function addJQueryEventDeprecation(jqEvent) {
-  if (!JQUERY_INTEGRATION || !DEBUG || !HAS_NATIVE_PROXY) {
-    return jqEvent;
-  }
+  if (DEBUG && JQUERY_INTEGRATION && HAS_NATIVE_PROXY) {
+    let boundFunctions = new Map();
 
-  let boundFunctions = new Map();
-
-  // wrap the jQuery event in a Proxy to add the deprecation message for originalEvent, according to RFC#294
-  // we need a native Proxy here, so we can make sure that the internal use of originalEvent in jQuery itself does
-  // not trigger a deprecation
-  return new Proxy(jqEvent, {
-    get(target, name) {
-      switch (name) {
-        case 'originalEvent':
-          deprecate(
-            'Accessing jQuery.Event specific properties is deprecated. Either use the ember-jquery-legacy addon to normalize events to native events, or explicitly opt into jQuery integration using @ember/optional-features.',
-            (EmberENV => {
-              // this deprecation is intentionally checking `global.EmberENV` /
-              // `global.ENV` so that we can ensure we _only_ deprecate in the
-              // case where jQuery integration is enabled implicitly (e.g.
-              // "defaulted" to enabled) as opposed to when the user explicitly
-              // opts in to using jQuery
-              if (typeof EmberENV !== 'object' || EmberENV === null) return false;
-
-              return EmberENV._JQUERY_INTEGRATION === true;
-            })(global.EmberENV || global.ENV),
-            {
-              id: 'ember-views.event-dispatcher.jquery-event',
-              until: '4.0.0',
-              url: 'https://emberjs.com/deprecations/v3.x#toc_jquery-event',
-            }
-          );
-          return target[name];
-
-        // provide an escape hatch for ember-jquery-legacy to access originalEvent without a deprecation
-        case '__originalEvent':
-          return target.originalEvent;
-
-        default:
-          if (typeof target[name] === 'function') {
-            // cache functions for reuse
-            if (!boundFunctions.has(name)) {
-              // for jQuery.Event methods call them with `target` as the `this` context, so they will access
-              // `originalEvent` from the original jQuery event, not our proxy, thus not trigger the deprecation
-              boundFunctions.set(name, target[name].bind(target));
+    // wrap the jQuery event in a Proxy to add the deprecation message for originalEvent, according to RFC#294
+    // we need a native Proxy here, so we can make sure that the internal use of originalEvent in jQuery itself does
+    // not trigger a deprecation
+    return new Proxy(jqEvent, {
+      get(target, name) {
+        switch (name) {
+          case 'originalEvent':
+            deprecate(
+              'Accessing jQuery.Event specific properties is deprecated. Either use the ember-jquery-legacy addon to normalize events to native events, or explicitly opt into jQuery integration using @ember/optional-features.',
+              (EmberENV => {
+                // this deprecation is intentionally checking `global.EmberENV` /
+                // `global.ENV` so that we can ensure we _only_ deprecate in the
+                // case where jQuery integration is enabled implicitly (e.g.
+                // "defaulted" to enabled) as opposed to when the user explicitly
+                // opts in to using jQuery
+                if (typeof EmberENV !== 'object' || EmberENV === null) return false;
+
+                return EmberENV._JQUERY_INTEGRATION === true;
+              })(global.EmberENV || global.ENV),
+              {
+                id: 'ember-views.event-dispatcher.jquery-event',
+                until: '4.0.0',
+                url: 'https://emberjs.com/deprecations/v3.x#toc_jquery-event',
+              }
+            );
+            return target[name];
+
+          // provide an escape hatch for ember-jquery-legacy to access originalEvent without a deprecation
+          case '__originalEvent':
+            return target.originalEvent;
+
+          default:
+            if (typeof target[name] === 'function') {
+              // cache functions for reuse
+              if (!boundFunctions.has(name)) {
+                // for jQuery.Event methods call them with `target` as the `this` context, so they will access
+                // `originalEvent` from the original jQuery event, not our proxy, thus not trigger the deprecation
+                boundFunctions.set(name, target[name].bind(target));
+              }
+
+              return boundFunctions.get(name);
             }
+            // same for jQuery's getter functions for simple properties
+            return target[name];
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
+  }
 
-            return boundFunctions.get(name);
-          }
-          // same for jQuery's getter functions for simple properties
-          return target[name];
-      }
-    },
-  });
+  return jqEvent;
 }