diff --git a/pkg/runtime/node.go b/pkg/runtime/node.go
index 2251b8c23..f7da70b6a 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/node.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/node.go
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ func (r *NodeRuntime) Build(ctx context.Context, input *BuildInput) (*BuildOutpu
 		MinifyIdentifiers: properties.Minify,
 	}
 
-	links, _ := json.Marshal(input.Links)
-
 	if isESM {
 		options.Format = esbuild.FormatESModule
 		options.Target = esbuild.ESNext
@@ -159,7 +157,6 @@ func (r *NodeRuntime) Build(ctx context.Context, input *BuildInput) (*BuildOutpu
 				`const require = topLevelCreateRequire(import.meta.url);`,
 				`import { fileURLToPath as topLevelFileUrlToPath, URL as topLevelURL } from "url"`,
 				`const __dirname = topLevelFileUrlToPath(new topLevelURL(".", import.meta.url))`,
-				`globalThis.$SST_LINKS = ` + string(links) + ";",
 				properties.Banner,
 			}, "\n"),
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
index 819f57459..c72a1f9ca 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package runtime
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ type Worker interface {
 type BuildInput struct {
 	Warp    project.Warp
 	Project *project.Project
-	Links   project.Links
 	Dev     bool
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type BuildOutput struct {
 
 type RunInput struct {
 	Project    *project.Project
+	Warp       project.Warp
+	Links      project.Links
 	Server     string
 	FunctionID string
 	WorkerID   string
@@ -78,13 +80,6 @@ func Build(ctx context.Context, input *BuildInput) (*BuildOutput, error) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(out, 0755); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	links := project.Links{}
-	for _, name := range input.Warp.Links {
-		value := input.Links[name]
-		links[name] = value
-	}
-	input.Links = links
-
 	result, err := runtime.Build(ctx, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -119,6 +114,11 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, input *RunInput) (Worker, error) {
 	slog.Info("running function", "runtime", input.Runtime, "functionID", input.FunctionID)
 	runtime, ok := GetRuntime(input.Runtime)
 	input.Env = append(input.Env, "SST_LIVE=true")
+	for _, name := range input.Warp.Links {
+		value := input.Links[name]
+		serialized, _ := json.Marshal(value)
+		input.Env = append(input.Env, fmt.Sprintf("SST_RESOURCE_%s=%s", name, serialized))
+	}
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("runtime not found")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/server/dev/aws/aws.go b/pkg/server/dev/aws/aws.go
index 7ffcc86f5..a9570a8bf 100644
--- a/pkg/server/dev/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/server/dev/aws/aws.go
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ func Start(
 				Warp:    warp,
 				Project: p,
 				Dev:     true,
-				Links:   complete.Links,
 			})
 			if err == nil {
 				bus.Publish(&FunctionBuildEvent{
@@ -269,6 +268,8 @@ func Start(
 			}
 			warp := complete.Warps[functionID]
 			worker, _ := runtime.Run(ctx, &runtime.RunInput{
+				Warp:       warp,
+				Links:      complete.Links,
 				Server:     server + workerID,
 				Project:    p,
 				WorkerID:   workerID,
diff --git a/pkg/server/dev/cloudflare/cloudflare.go b/pkg/server/dev/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
index cae0fc151..558d1ebc6 100644
--- a/pkg/server/dev/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
+++ b/pkg/server/dev/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, proj *project.Project, args map[string]interface
 
 					output, err := runtime.Build(ctx, &runtime.BuildInput{
 						Warp:    warp,
-						Links:   complete.Links,
 						Dev:     true,
 						Project: proj,
 					})
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, proj *project.Project, args map[string]interface
 					if runtime.ShouldRebuild(warp.Runtime, workerID, file.Path) {
 						output, err := runtime.Build(ctx, &runtime.BuildInput{
 							Warp:    warp,
-							Links:   complete.Links,
 							Dev:     true,
 							Project: proj,
 						})