diff --git a/lib/binding_web/binding.js b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
index 027a0b89..fad20986 100644
--- a/lib/binding_web/binding.js
+++ b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
@@ -10,19 +10,16 @@ var MIN_COMPATIBLE_VERSION;
 var TRANSFER_BUFFER;
 var currentParseCallback;
 var currentLogCallback;
-var initPromise;
+var initPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
+  Module.onRuntimeInitialized = resolve
+}).then(() => {
+  TRANSFER_BUFFER = C._ts_init();
+  VERSION = getValue(TRANSFER_BUFFER, 'i32');
+  MIN_COMPATIBLE_VERSION = getValue(TRANSFER_BUFFER + SIZE_OF_INT, 'i32');
+});
 
 class Parser {
   static init() {
-    if (!initPromise) {
-      initPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-        Module.onRuntimeInitialized = resolve
-      }).then(() => {
-        TRANSFER_BUFFER = C._ts_init();
-        VERSION = getValue(TRANSFER_BUFFER, 'i32');
-        MIN_COMPATIBLE_VERSION = getValue(TRANSFER_BUFFER + SIZE_OF_INT, 'i32');
-      });
-    }
     return initPromise;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/binding_web/prefix.js b/lib/binding_web/prefix.js
index ccd94fa4..3653e99d 100644
--- a/lib/binding_web/prefix.js
+++ b/lib/binding_web/prefix.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
     define([], factory);
   } else if (typeof exports === 'object') {
     module.exports = factory();
-    // module.exports.init();
-    // delete module.exports.init;
   } else {
     window.TreeSitter = factory();
   }