diff --git a/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs b/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
index 1a1de40e909..b53997c1b1a 100644
--- a/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
         if !self.should_write_global("text_encoder") {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        self.expose_text_processor("TextEncoder", "('utf-8')")
+        self.expose_text_processor("TextEncoder", "('utf-8')", None)
     }
 
     fn expose_text_decoder(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -1442,18 +1442,27 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        // `ignoreBOM` is needed so that the BOM will be preserved when sending a string from Rust to JS
-        // `fatal` is needed to catch any weird encoding bugs when sending a string from Rust to JS
-        self.expose_text_processor("TextDecoder", "('utf-8', { ignoreBOM: true, fatal: true })")?;
-
         // This is needed to workaround a bug in Safari
         // See: https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/issues/1825
-        self.global("cachedTextDecoder.decode();");
+        let init = Some("cachedTextDecoder.decode();");
+
+        // `ignoreBOM` is needed so that the BOM will be preserved when sending a string from Rust to JS
+        // `fatal` is needed to catch any weird encoding bugs when sending a string from Rust to JS
+        self.expose_text_processor(
+            "TextDecoder",
+            "('utf-8', { ignoreBOM: true, fatal: true })",
+            init,
+        )?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn expose_text_processor(&mut self, s: &str, args: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn expose_text_processor(
+        &mut self,
+        s: &str,
+        args: &str,
+        init: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match &self.config.mode {
             OutputMode::Node { .. } => {
                 let name = self.import_name(&JsImport {
@@ -1481,10 +1490,26 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             | OutputMode::Web
             | OutputMode::NoModules { .. }
             | OutputMode::Bundler { browser_only: true } => {
-                self.global(&format!("const cached{0} = new {0}{1};", s, args))
+                self.global(&format!("const cached{0} = (typeof {0} !== 'undefined' ? new {0}{1} : {{ decode: () => {{ throw Error('{0} not available') }} }} );", s, args))
             }
         };
 
+        if let Some(init) = init {
+            match &self.config.mode {
+                OutputMode::Node { .. }
+                | OutputMode::Bundler {
+                    browser_only: false,
+                } => self.global(init),
+                OutputMode::Deno
+                | OutputMode::Web
+                | OutputMode::NoModules { .. }
+                | OutputMode::Bundler { browser_only: true } => self.global(&format!(
+                    "if (typeof {} !== 'undefined') {{ {} }};",
+                    s, init
+                )),
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/dependent_module.rs b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/dependent_module.rs
index fa01b0acb23..a1706d46ccf 100644
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/dependent_module.rs
+++ b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/dependent_module.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 
 pub fn on_the_fly(code: &str) -> Result<String, JsValue> {
-    // Generate the import of the bindgen ES module, assuming `--target web`,
-    // preluded by the TextEncoder/TextDecoder polyfill needed inside worklets.
+    // Generate the import of the bindgen ES module, assuming `--target web`.
     let header = format!(
-        "import '{}';\n\
-        import init, * as bindgen from '{}';\n\n",
-        wasm_bindgen::link_to!(module = "/src/polyfill.js"),
+        "import init, * as bindgen from '{}';\n\n",
         IMPORT_META.url(),
     );
 
diff --git a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/polyfill.js b/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/polyfill.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d4d57e9fa67..00000000000
--- a/examples/wasm-audio-worklet/src/polyfill.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-if (!globalThis.TextDecoder) {
-    globalThis.TextDecoder = class TextDecoder {
-        decode(arg) {
-            if (typeof arg !== 'undefined') {
-                throw Error('TextDecoder stub called');
-            } else {
-                return '';
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-if (!globalThis.TextEncoder) {
-    globalThis.TextEncoder = class TextEncoder {
-        encode(arg) {
-            if (typeof arg !== 'undefined') {
-                throw Error('TextEncoder stub called');
-            } else {
-                return new Uint8Array(0);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}