diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
index 61d211bc54..9d2f7f8720 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ export default <Module>function (_options) {
     nuxt.options.features.store = false
   }
 
-  // make sure we use the mjs for pinia so node doesn't complain about using a module js with an extension that is js
-  // but doesn't have the type: module in its packages.json file
-  nuxt.options.alias.pinia = 'pinia/dist/pinia.mjs'
-
+  if (!isVue2) {
+    // make sure we use the mjs for pinia so node doesn't complain about using a module js with an extension that is js
+    // but doesn't have the type: module in its packages.json file
+    // This is not necessary for nuxt/bridge as we transpile pinia in that case (see below) 
+    nuxt.options.alias.pinia = 'pinia/dist/pinia.mjs'
+  }
+    
   this.addPlugin({ src: require.resolve('./plugin.mjs') })
 
   // transpile pinia for nuxt 2 and nuxt bridge