diff --git a/lib/binding_web/binding.js b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
index 5352cb18..bc5885a0 100644
--- a/lib/binding_web/binding.js
+++ b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
@@ -901,14 +901,8 @@ class Language {
       }
     }
 
-    // emscripten-core/emscripten#12969
-    const loadModule =
-      typeof loadSideModule === 'function'
-      ? loadSideModule
-      : loadWebAssemblyModule;
-
     return bytes
-      .then(bytes => loadModule(bytes, {loadAsync: true}))
+      .then(bytes => loadWebAssemblyModule(bytes, {loadAsync: true}))
       .then(mod => {
         const symbolNames = Object.keys(mod)
         const functionName = symbolNames.find(key =>