diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index 66a482f98e..fc651ad59a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -5,20 +5,44 @@ const {
   hexTable,
   isHexTable
 } = require('internal/querystring');
+
 const { getConstructorOf } = require('internal/util');
 const errors = require('internal/errors');
-const binding = process.binding('url');
+const querystring = require('querystring');
+
+const { platform } = process;
+const isWindows = platform === 'win32';
+
+const {
+  domainToASCII: _domainToASCII,
+  domainToUnicode: _domainToUnicode,
+  encodeAuth,
+  toUSVString: _toUSVString,
+  parse: _parse,
+  setURLConstructor,
+  URL_FLAGS_CANNOT_BE_BASE,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY,
+  URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME,
+  URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL,
+  kFragment,
+  kHost,
+  kHostname,
+  kPathStart,
+  kPort,
+  kQuery,
+  kSchemeStart
+} = process.binding('url');
+
 const context = Symbol('context');
 const cannotBeBase = Symbol('cannot-be-base');
 const cannotHaveUsernamePasswordPort =
     Symbol('cannot-have-username-password-port');
 const special = Symbol('special');
 const searchParams = Symbol('query');
-const querystring = require('querystring');
-
-const { platform } = process;
-const isWindows = platform === 'win32';
-
 const kFormat = Symbol('format');
 
 // https://tc39.github.io/ecma262/#sec-%iteratorprototype%-object
@@ -35,7 +59,7 @@ function toUSVString(val) {
   const match = unpairedSurrogateRe.exec(str);
   if (!match)
     return str;
-  return binding.toUSVString(str, match.index);
+  return _toUSVString(str, match.index);
 }
 
 // Refs: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/browsers.html#concept-origin-opaque
@@ -74,10 +98,10 @@ function onParseComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
   var ctx = this[context];
   ctx.flags = flags;
   ctx.scheme = protocol;
-  ctx.username = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME) !== 0 ? username : '';
-  ctx.password = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD) !== 0 ? password : '';
+  ctx.username = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME) !== 0 ? username : '';
+  ctx.password = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD) !== 0 ? password : '';
   ctx.port = port;
-  ctx.path = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0 ? path : [];
+  ctx.path = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0 ? path : [];
   ctx.query = query;
   ctx.fragment = fragment;
   ctx.host = host;
@@ -98,18 +122,17 @@ function onParseError(flags, input) {
 function parse(url, input, base) {
   const base_context = base ? base[context] : undefined;
   url[context] = new URLContext();
-  binding.parse(input.trim(), -1,
-                base_context, undefined,
-                onParseComplete.bind(url), onParseError);
+  _parse(input.trim(), -1, base_context, undefined,
+         onParseComplete.bind(url), onParseError);
 }
 
 function onParseProtocolComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
                                  host, port, path, query, fragment) {
   const ctx = this[context];
-  if ((flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL) !== 0) {
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL;
+  if ((flags & URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL) !== 0) {
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL;
   } else {
-    ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL;
+    ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL;
   }
   ctx.scheme = protocol;
 }
@@ -117,12 +140,12 @@ function onParseProtocolComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
 function onParseHostComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
                              host, port, path, query, fragment) {
   const ctx = this[context];
-  if ((flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
+  if ((flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
     ctx.host = host;
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
   } else {
     ctx.host = null;
-    ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
   }
   if (port !== null)
     ctx.port = port;
@@ -131,12 +154,12 @@ function onParseHostComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
 function onParseHostnameComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
                                  host, port, path, query, fragment) {
   const ctx = this[context];
-  if ((flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
+  if ((flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
     ctx.host = host;
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
   } else {
     ctx.host = null;
-    ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
   }
 }
 
@@ -148,18 +171,18 @@ function onParsePortComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
 function onParsePathComplete(flags, protocol, username, password,
                              host, port, path, query, fragment) {
   const ctx = this[context];
-  if ((flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0) {
+  if ((flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0) {
     ctx.path = path;
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH;
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH;
   } else {
     ctx.path = [];
-    ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH;
+    ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH;
   }
 
   // The C++ binding may set host to empty string.
-  if ((flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
+  if ((flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST) !== 0) {
     ctx.host = host;
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_HOST;
   }
 }
 
@@ -185,11 +208,11 @@ class URL {
   }
 
   get [special]() {
-    return (this[context].flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL) !== 0;
+    return (this[context].flags & URL_FLAGS_SPECIAL) !== 0;
   }
 
   get [cannotBeBase]() {
-    return (this[context].flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_CANNOT_BE_BASE) !== 0;
+    return (this[context].flags & URL_FLAGS_CANNOT_BE_BASE) !== 0;
   }
 
   // https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#cannot-have-a-username-password-port
@@ -348,8 +371,8 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
           (ctx.host === '' || ctx.host === null)) {
         return;
       }
-      binding.parse(scheme, binding.kSchemeStart, null, ctx,
-                    onParseProtocolComplete.bind(this));
+      _parse(scheme, kSchemeStart, null, ctx,
+             onParseProtocolComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   username: {
@@ -366,11 +389,11 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
       const ctx = this[context];
       if (username === '') {
         ctx.username = '';
-        ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME;
+        ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME;
         return;
       }
-      ctx.username = binding.encodeAuth(username);
-      ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME;
+      ctx.username = encodeAuth(username);
+      ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME;
     }
   },
   password: {
@@ -387,11 +410,11 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
       const ctx = this[context];
       if (password === '') {
         ctx.password = '';
-        ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD;
+        ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD;
         return;
       }
-      ctx.password = binding.encodeAuth(password);
-      ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD;
+      ctx.password = encodeAuth(password);
+      ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD;
     }
   },
   host: {
@@ -412,8 +435,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
         // Cannot set the host if cannot-be-base is set
         return;
       }
-      binding.parse(host, binding.kHost, null, ctx,
-                    onParseHostComplete.bind(this));
+      _parse(host, kHost, null, ctx, onParseHostComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   hostname: {
@@ -430,8 +452,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
         // Cannot set the host if cannot-be-base is set
         return;
       }
-      binding.parse(host, binding.kHostname, null, ctx,
-                    onParseHostnameComplete.bind(this));
+      _parse(host, kHostname, null, ctx, onParseHostnameComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   port: {
@@ -451,8 +472,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
         ctx.port = null;
         return;
       }
-      binding.parse(port, binding.kPort, null, ctx,
-                    onParsePortComplete.bind(this));
+      _parse(port, kPort, null, ctx, onParsePortComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   pathname: {
@@ -471,8 +491,8 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
       path = `${path}`;
       if (this[cannotBeBase])
         return;
-      binding.parse(path, binding.kPathStart, null, this[context],
-                    onParsePathComplete.bind(this));
+      _parse(path, kPathStart, null, this[context],
+             onParsePathComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   search: {
@@ -489,14 +509,13 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
       search = toUSVString(search);
       if (search === '') {
         ctx.query = null;
-        ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
+        ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
       } else {
         if (search[0] === '?') search = search.slice(1);
         ctx.query = '';
-        ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
+        ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
         if (search) {
-          binding.parse(search, binding.kQuery, null, ctx,
-                        onParseSearchComplete.bind(this));
+          _parse(search, kQuery, null, ctx, onParseSearchComplete.bind(this));
         }
       }
       initSearchParams(this[searchParams], search);
@@ -524,14 +543,13 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
       hash = `${hash}`;
       if (!hash) {
         ctx.fragment = null;
-        ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT;
+        ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT;
         return;
       }
       if (hash[0] === '#') hash = hash.slice(1);
       ctx.fragment = '';
-      ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT;
-      binding.parse(hash, binding.kFragment, null, ctx,
-                    onParseHashComplete.bind(this));
+      ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_FRAGMENT;
+      _parse(hash, kFragment, null, ctx, onParseHashComplete.bind(this));
     }
   },
   toJSON: {
@@ -553,10 +571,10 @@ function update(url, params) {
   const serializedParams = params.toString();
   if (serializedParams) {
     ctx.query = serializedParams;
-    ctx.flags |= binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
+    ctx.flags |= URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
   } else {
     ctx.query = null;
-    ctx.flags &= ~binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
+    ctx.flags &= ~URL_FLAGS_HAS_QUERY;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1257,7 +1275,7 @@ function domainToASCII(domain) {
     throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_MISSING_ARGS', 'domain');
 
   // toUSVString is not needed.
-  return binding.domainToASCII(`${domain}`);
+  return _domainToASCII(`${domain}`);
 }
 
 function domainToUnicode(domain) {
@@ -1265,7 +1283,7 @@ function domainToUnicode(domain) {
     throw new errors.TypeError('ERR_MISSING_ARGS', 'domain');
 
   // toUSVString is not needed.
-  return binding.domainToUnicode(`${domain}`);
+  return _domainToUnicode(`${domain}`);
 }
 
 // Utility function that converts a URL object into an ordinary
@@ -1365,10 +1383,10 @@ function constructUrl(flags, protocol, username, password,
   var ctx = new URLContext();
   ctx.flags = flags;
   ctx.scheme = protocol;
-  ctx.username = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME) !== 0 ? username : '';
-  ctx.password = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD) !== 0 ? password : '';
+  ctx.username = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_USERNAME) !== 0 ? username : '';
+  ctx.password = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_PASSWORD) !== 0 ? password : '';
   ctx.port = port;
-  ctx.path = (flags & binding.URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0 ? path : [];
+  ctx.path = (flags & URL_FLAGS_HAS_PATH) !== 0 ? path : [];
   ctx.query = query;
   ctx.fragment = fragment;
   ctx.host = host;
@@ -1378,7 +1396,7 @@ function constructUrl(flags, protocol, username, password,
   initSearchParams(url[searchParams], query);
   return url;
 }
-binding.setURLConstructor(constructUrl);
+setURLConstructor(constructUrl);
 
 module.exports = {
   toUSVString,