diff --git a/packages/next/bin/next.ts b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
index 65701856f19f..cbb26a0be798 100755
--- a/packages/next/bin/next.ts
+++ b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import * as log from '../build/output/log'
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import { NON_STANDARD_NODE_ENV } from '../lib/constants'
+import { commands } from '../lib/commands'
 ;['react', 'react-dom'].forEach((dependency) => {
   try {
     // When 'npm link' is used it checks the clone location. Not the project.
@@ -14,18 +15,6 @@ import { NON_STANDARD_NODE_ENV } from '../lib/constants'
 })
 
 const defaultCommand = 'dev'
-export type cliCommand = (argv?: string[]) => void
-export const commands: { [command: string]: () => Promise<cliCommand> } = {
-  build: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-build').nextBuild),
-  start: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-start').nextStart),
-  export: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-export').nextExport),
-  dev: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-dev').nextDev),
-  lint: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-lint').nextLint),
-  telemetry: () =>
-    Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-telemetry').nextTelemetry),
-  info: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-info').nextInfo),
-}
-
 const args = arg(
   {
     // Types
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-build.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-build.ts
index af5ae2e51feb..d29852939bed 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-build.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-build.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import * as Log from '../build/output/log'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import build from '../build'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-dev.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-dev.ts
index 5e0c22bb7f0b..9048fd028aed 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-dev.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-dev.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { startServer } from '../server/lib/start-server'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
 import * as Log from '../build/output/log'
 import { startedDevelopmentServer } from '../build/output'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
 import { getProjectDir } from '../lib/get-project-dir'
 import { CONFIG_FILES } from '../shared/lib/constants'
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-export.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-export.ts
index 151108bfcf79..9a5282c93a8e 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-export.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-export.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { existsSync } from 'fs'
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import exportApp from '../export'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import { trace } from '../trace'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
 import { getProjectDir } from '../lib/get-project-dir'
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-info.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-info.ts
index 0a7b9673bac1..c9c468b26ff5 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-info.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-info.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import chalk from 'next/dist/compiled/chalk'
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import fetch from 'next/dist/compiled/node-fetch'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
 
 const nextInfo: cliCommand = async (argv) => {
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-lint.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-lint.ts
index 439805dcfd3d..699c586e5e0b 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-lint.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-lint.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import chalk from 'next/dist/compiled/chalk'
 
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import { ESLINT_DEFAULT_DIRS } from '../lib/constants'
 import { runLintCheck } from '../lib/eslint/runLintCheck'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-start.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-start.ts
index 02bb29fa903e..fc7cfe39369b 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-start.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-start.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import { startServer } from '../server/lib/start-server'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
 import * as Log from '../build/output/log'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
 import { getProjectDir } from '../lib/get-project-dir'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 
 const nextStart: cliCommand = (argv) => {
   const validArgs: arg.Spec = {
diff --git a/packages/next/cli/next-telemetry.ts b/packages/next/cli/next-telemetry.ts
index 34f6daccc84d..2df798e3ce4e 100755
--- a/packages/next/cli/next-telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/next/cli/next-telemetry.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import chalk from 'next/dist/compiled/chalk'
 import arg from 'next/dist/compiled/arg/index.js'
 import { printAndExit } from '../server/lib/utils'
-import { cliCommand } from '../bin/next'
+import { cliCommand } from '../lib/commands'
 import { Telemetry } from '../telemetry/storage'
 import isError from '../lib/is-error'
 
diff --git a/packages/next/lib/commands.ts b/packages/next/lib/commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63a41430f856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/next/lib/commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export type cliCommand = (argv?: string[]) => void
+
+export const commands: { [command: string]: () => Promise<cliCommand> } = {
+  build: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-build').nextBuild),
+  start: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-start').nextStart),
+  export: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-export').nextExport),
+  dev: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-dev').nextDev),
+  lint: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-lint').nextLint),
+  telemetry: () =>
+    Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-telemetry').nextTelemetry),
+  info: () => Promise.resolve(require('../cli/next-info').nextInfo),
+}
diff --git a/packages/next/lib/get-project-dir.ts b/packages/next/lib/get-project-dir.ts
index f132c846d0ce..a64aae5f9c3e 100644
--- a/packages/next/lib/get-project-dir.ts
+++ b/packages/next/lib/get-project-dir.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
-import { commands } from '../bin/next'
+import { commands } from './commands'
 import * as Log from '../build/output/log'
 import { detectTypo } from './detect-typo'
 
diff --git a/test/unit/get-project-dir.test.ts b/test/unit/get-project-dir.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3953a0e4075e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/get-project-dir.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+describe('get-project-dir', () => {
+  it('should not start dev server on require', async () => {
+    require('next/dist/lib/get-project-dir')
+  })
+})