diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
index d8701ef8df7c..08509afe0264 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-app-dir/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@types/node": "18.11.17",
     "@types/react": "18.0.26",
     "@types/react-dom": "18.0.9",
-    "next": "13.2.4",
+    "next": "13.4.12",
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "typescript": "4.9.5",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/webpack.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/webpack.ts
index 49f450bb27a4..e406c3da1560 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/webpack.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/webpack.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable complexity */
 /* eslint-disable max-lines */
 import { getSentryRelease } from '@sentry/node';
-import { arrayify, dropUndefinedKeys, escapeStringForRegex, loadModule, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
-import type SentryCliPlugin from '@sentry/webpack-plugin';
+import { arrayify, dropUndefinedKeys, escapeStringForRegex, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
+import { default as SentryWebpackPlugin } from '@sentry/webpack-plugin';
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -313,16 +313,12 @@ export function constructWebpackConfigFunction(
         // without, the option to use `hidden-source-map` only applies to the client-side build.
         newConfig.devtool = userSentryOptions.hideSourceMaps && !isServer ? 'hidden-source-map' : 'source-map';
 
-        const SentryWebpackPlugin = loadModule<SentryCliPlugin>('@sentry/webpack-plugin');
-        if (SentryWebpackPlugin) {
-          newConfig.plugins = newConfig.plugins || [];
-          newConfig.plugins.push(
-            // @ts-expect-error - this exists, the dynamic import just doesn't know about it
-            new SentryWebpackPlugin(
-              getWebpackPluginOptions(buildContext, userSentryWebpackPluginOptions, userSentryOptions),
-            ),
-          );
-        }
+        newConfig.plugins = newConfig.plugins || [];
+        newConfig.plugins.push(
+          new SentryWebpackPlugin(
+            getWebpackPluginOptions(buildContext, userSentryWebpackPluginOptions, userSentryOptions),
+          ),
+        );
       }
     }
 
@@ -771,10 +767,7 @@ function shouldEnableWebpackPlugin(buildContext: BuildContext, userSentryOptions
   // architecture-specific version of the `sentry-cli` binary. If `yarn install`, `npm install`, or `npm ci` are run
   // with the `--ignore-scripts` option, this will be blocked and the missing binary will cause an error when users
   // try to build their apps.
-  const SentryWebpackPlugin = loadModule<SentryCliPlugin>('@sentry/webpack-plugin');
-
-  // @ts-expect-error - this exists, the dynamic import just doesn't know it
-  if (!SentryWebpackPlugin || !SentryWebpackPlugin.cliBinaryExists()) {
+  if (!SentryWebpackPlugin.cliBinaryExists()) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error(
       `${chalk.red('error')} - ${chalk.bold('Sentry CLI binary not found.')} Source maps will not be uploaded.\n`,
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/config/withSentryConfig.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/config/withSentryConfig.ts
index 86f8c5a67031..a9405913560a 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/config/withSentryConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/config/withSentryConfig.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type {
   SentryWebpackPluginOptions,
   UserSentryOptions,
 } from './types';
-import { constructWebpackConfigFunction } from './webpack';
 
 let showedExportModeTunnelWarning = false;
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ function getFinalConfigObject(
   userSentryOptions: UserSentryOptions,
   userSentryWebpackPluginOptions: Partial<SentryWebpackPluginOptions>,
 ): NextConfigObject {
+  const { constructWebpackConfigFunction } = module.require('./webpack');
   // Next 12.2.3+ warns about non-canonical properties on `userNextConfig`.
   delete incomingUserNextConfigObject.sentry;