diff --git a/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts b/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
index ea5bfda33..a60ef8c4f 100644
--- a/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
+++ b/packages/core/bundle-entry-points.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import './globals';
 // Register "dynamically" loaded module that need to be resolved by the
 // XML/component builders.
 import * as coreUIModules from './ui/index';
-global.registerModule('@nativescript/core/ui', () => coreUIModules);
+if (global.autoRegisterUIModules !== false) {
+    global.registerModule('@nativescript/core/ui', () => coreUIModules);
+}
+
 
 // global.registerModule('text/formatted-string', () => require('./text/formatted-string'));
 // global.registerModule('text/span', () => require('./text/span'));
diff --git a/packages/core/global-types.d.ts b/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
index 7bb924592..2fad50264 100644
--- a/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/global-types.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-declare var global: NodeJS.Global & typeof globalThis;
+declare let global: NodeJS.Global & typeof globalThis;
 
 interface ModuleResolver {
 	/**
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
 		TNS_WEBPACK?: boolean;
 		isIOS?: boolean;
 		isAndroid?: boolean;
+		autoRegisterUIModules?: boolean;
 		__requireOverride?: (name: string, dir: string) => any;
 	}
 }
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ declare type HeaderInit = Headers | Array<string>;
 declare function fetch(url: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response>;
 
 // declare var console: Console;
-declare var require: NodeRequire;
+declare let require: NodeRequire;
 
 // Extend NodeRequire with the webpack's require context extension.
 interface RequireContext {
@@ -223,12 +224,12 @@ interface NodeRequire {
 	context(path: string, deep?: boolean, filter?: RegExp): RequireContext;
 }
 
-declare var __dirname: string;
-declare var __filename: string;
+declare let __dirname: string;
+declare let __filename: string;
 
-declare var module: NodeModule;
+declare let module: NodeModule;
 // Same as module.exports
-declare var exports: any;
+declare let exports: any;
 
 // Global functions
 declare function Deprecated(target: Object, key?: string | symbol, value?: any): void;