diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts b/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
index e6ed5c13e89e1..afd8d3e16c624 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/create-compiler-aliases.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export function createWebpackAliases({
   appDir,
   dir,
   reactProductionProfiling,
-  hasRewrites,
 }: {
   distDir: string
   isClient: boolean
@@ -46,12 +45,8 @@ export function createWebpackAliases({
   appDir: string | undefined
   dir: string
   reactProductionProfiling: boolean
-  hasRewrites: boolean
 }): CompilerAliases {
   const pageExtensions = config.pageExtensions
-  const clientResolveRewrites = require.resolve(
-    '../shared/lib/router/utils/resolve-rewrites'
-  )
   const customAppAliases: CompilerAliases = {}
   const customDocumentAliases: CompilerAliases = {}
 
@@ -170,15 +165,6 @@ export function createWebpackAliases({
     [RSC_DYNAMIC_IMPORT_WRAPPER_ALIAS]:
       'next/dist/build/webpack/loaders/next-flight-loader/track-dynamic-import',
 
-    ...(isClient || isEdgeServer
-      ? {
-          [clientResolveRewrites]: hasRewrites
-            ? clientResolveRewrites
-            : // With webpack 5 an alias can be pointed to false to noop
-              false,
-        }
-      : {}),
-
     '@swc/helpers/_': path.join(
       path.dirname(require.resolve('@swc/helpers/package.json')),
       '_'
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
index 1541165b5ee37..6c2d47c5d0fb0 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -777,7 +777,6 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
       appDir,
       dir,
       reactProductionProfiling,
-      hasRewrites,
     }),
     ...(isClient
       ? {
diff --git a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/router/router.ts b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/router/router.ts
index 807d91c79fb50..f799067b70917 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/shared/lib/router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/shared/lib/router/router.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import mitt from '../mitt'
 import { getLocationOrigin, getURL, loadGetInitialProps, ST } from '../utils'
 import { isDynamicRoute } from './utils/is-dynamic'
 import { parseRelativeUrl } from './utils/parse-relative-url'
-import resolveRewrites from './utils/resolve-rewrites'
 import { getRouteMatcher } from './utils/route-matcher'
 import { getRouteRegex } from './utils/route-regex'
 import { formatWithValidation } from './utils/format-url'
@@ -46,6 +45,13 @@ import { handleSmoothScroll } from './utils/handle-smooth-scroll'
 import type { Params } from '../../../server/request/params'
 import { MATCHED_PATH_HEADER } from '../../../lib/constants'
 
+let resolveRewrites: typeof import('./utils/resolve-rewrites').default
+if (process.env.__NEXT_HAS_REWRITES) {
+  resolveRewrites = (
+    require('./utils/resolve-rewrites') as typeof import('./utils/resolve-rewrites')
+  ).default
+}
+
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     /* prod */