diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-env/src/index.ts b/packages/babel-preset-env/src/index.ts
index 8cb104ca5be3..75680f5b623c 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-env/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-env/src/index.ts
@@ -502,45 +502,42 @@ option \`forceAllTransforms: true\` instead.
   return { plugins };
 });
 
-// TODO(Babel 8): This is only here for backward compatibility. Remove it.
-export { getModulesPluginNamesBackwardCompat as getModulesPluginNames };
-const getModulesPluginNamesBackwardCompat = ({
-  modules,
-  transformations,
-  shouldTransformESM,
-  shouldTransformDynamicImport,
-  shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom,
-}: {
-  modules: ModuleOption;
-  transformations: typeof import("./module-transformations").default;
-  shouldTransformESM: boolean;
-  shouldTransformDynamicImport: boolean;
-  shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom: boolean;
-}) => {
-  const modulesPluginNames = [];
-  if (modules !== false && transformations[modules]) {
-    if (shouldTransformESM) {
-      modulesPluginNames.push(transformations[modules]);
-    }
+if (!process.env.BABEL_8_BREAKING && !USE_ESM) {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
+  exports.getModulesPluginNames = ({
+    modules,
+    transformations,
+    shouldTransformESM,
+    shouldTransformDynamicImport,
+    shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom,
+  }: {
+    modules: ModuleOption;
+    transformations: typeof import("./module-transformations").default;
+    shouldTransformESM: boolean;
+    shouldTransformDynamicImport: boolean;
+    shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom: boolean;
+  }) => {
+    const modulesPluginNames = [];
+    if (modules !== false && transformations[modules]) {
+      if (shouldTransformESM) {
+        modulesPluginNames.push(transformations[modules]);
+      }
 
-    if (shouldTransformDynamicImport) {
-      if (shouldTransformESM && modules !== "umd") {
-        modulesPluginNames.push("transform-dynamic-import");
-      } else {
-        console.warn(
-          "Dynamic import can only be transformed when transforming ES" +
-            " modules to AMD, CommonJS or SystemJS.",
-        );
+      if (shouldTransformDynamicImport) {
+        if (shouldTransformESM && modules !== "umd") {
+          modulesPluginNames.push("transform-dynamic-import");
+        } else {
+          console.warn(
+            "Dynamic import can only be transformed when transforming ES" +
+              " modules to AMD, CommonJS or SystemJS.",
+          );
+        }
       }
     }
-  }
 
-  if (shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom) {
-    modulesPluginNames.push("transform-export-namespace-from");
-  }
-
-  if (!process.env.BABEL_8_BREAKING) {
-    // Enable module-related syntax plugins for older Babel versions
+    if (shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom) {
+      modulesPluginNames.push("transform-export-namespace-from");
+    }
     if (!shouldTransformDynamicImport) {
       modulesPluginNames.push("syntax-dynamic-import");
     }
@@ -549,7 +546,7 @@ const getModulesPluginNamesBackwardCompat = ({
     }
     modulesPluginNames.push("syntax-top-level-await");
     modulesPluginNames.push("syntax-import-meta");
-  }
 
-  return modulesPluginNames;
-};
+    return modulesPluginNames;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-env/test/index.skip-bundled.js b/packages/babel-preset-env/test/index.skip-bundled.js
index c5540efd7fbd..f17da685c286 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-env/test/index.skip-bundled.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-env/test/index.skip-bundled.js
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 import compatData from "@babel/compat-data/plugins";
 import * as babel from "@babel/core";
 
-import {
-  USE_ESM,
-  itBabel7,
-  itBabel8,
-  describeBabel7,
-  describeBabel7NoESM,
-} from "$repo-utils";
+import { USE_ESM, itBabel7, itBabel8, describeBabel7NoESM } from "$repo-utils";
 
 import * as babelPresetEnv from "../lib/index.js";
 
@@ -60,8 +54,8 @@ describe("babel-preset-env", () => {
       });
     });
   });
-  describe("getModulesPluginNames", () => {
-    describeBabel7("modules is set to false", () => {
+  describeBabel7NoESM("getModulesPluginNames", () => {
+    describe("modules is set to false", () => {
       it("returns only syntax plugins", () => {
         expect(
           babelPresetEnv.getModulesPluginNames({
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ describe("babel-preset-env", () => {
       });
     });
     describe("modules is not set to false", () => {
-      describeBabel7("ESMs should not be transformed", () => {
+      describe("ESMs should not be transformed", () => {
         it("returns syntax plugins", () => {
           expect(
             babelPresetEnv.getModulesPluginNames({
@@ -108,17 +102,13 @@ describe("babel-preset-env", () => {
               shouldTransformDynamicImport: false,
               shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom: false,
             });
-            expect(names).toEqual(
-              process.env.BABEL_8_BREAKING
-                ? ["transform-modules-commonjs"]
-                : [
-                    "transform-modules-commonjs",
-                    "syntax-dynamic-import",
-                    "syntax-export-namespace-from",
-                    "syntax-top-level-await",
-                    "syntax-import-meta",
-                  ],
-            );
+            expect(names).toEqual([
+              "transform-modules-commonjs",
+              "syntax-dynamic-import",
+              "syntax-export-namespace-from",
+              "syntax-top-level-await",
+              "syntax-import-meta",
+            ]);
           });
         });
         describe("dynamic imports should be transformed", () => {
@@ -130,17 +120,13 @@ describe("babel-preset-env", () => {
               shouldTransformDynamicImport: true,
               shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom: false,
             });
-            expect(names).toEqual(
-              process.env.BABEL_8_BREAKING
-                ? ["transform-modules-systemjs", "transform-dynamic-import"]
-                : [
-                    "transform-modules-systemjs",
-                    "transform-dynamic-import",
-                    "syntax-export-namespace-from",
-                    "syntax-top-level-await",
-                    "syntax-import-meta",
-                  ],
-            );
+            expect(names).toEqual([
+              "transform-modules-systemjs",
+              "transform-dynamic-import",
+              "syntax-export-namespace-from",
+              "syntax-top-level-await",
+              "syntax-import-meta",
+            ]);
           });
           describe("export namespace from should be transformed", () => {
             it("works", () => {
@@ -151,21 +137,13 @@ describe("babel-preset-env", () => {
                 shouldTransformDynamicImport: true,
                 shouldTransformExportNamespaceFrom: true,
               });
-              expect(names).toEqual(
-                process.env.BABEL_8_BREAKING
-                  ? [
-                      "transform-modules-systemjs",
-                      "transform-dynamic-import",
-                      "transform-export-namespace-from",
-                    ]
-                  : [
-                      "transform-modules-systemjs",
-                      "transform-dynamic-import",
-                      "transform-export-namespace-from",
-                      "syntax-top-level-await",
-                      "syntax-import-meta",
-                    ],
-              );
+              expect(names).toEqual([
+                "transform-modules-systemjs",
+                "transform-dynamic-import",
+                "transform-export-namespace-from",
+                "syntax-top-level-await",
+                "syntax-import-meta",
+              ]);
             });
           });
         });