diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index 5bdbfad4f4d3ef..2722322fae9f11 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ void IsolateData::DeserializeProperties(const IsolateDataSerializeInfo* info) {
   size_t i = 0;
   HandleScope handle_scope(isolate_);
 
+  if (per_process::enabled_debug_list.enabled(DebugCategory::MKSNAPSHOT)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "deserializing IsolateDataSerializeInfo...\n");
+    std::cerr << *info << "\n";
+  }
+
 #define VP(PropertyName, StringValue) V(Private, PropertyName)
 #define VY(PropertyName, StringValue) V(Symbol, PropertyName)
 #define VS(PropertyName, StringValue) V(String, PropertyName)
@@ -1648,6 +1653,11 @@ void Environment::RunDeserializeRequests() {
 void Environment::DeserializeProperties(const EnvSerializeInfo* info) {
   Local<Context> ctx = context();
 
+  if (enabled_debug_list_.enabled(DebugCategory::MKSNAPSHOT)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "deserializing EnvSerializeInfo...\n");
+    std::cerr << *info << "\n";
+  }
+
   RunDeserializeRequests();
 
   builtins_in_snapshot = info->builtins;
@@ -1661,11 +1671,6 @@ void Environment::DeserializeProperties(const EnvSerializeInfo* info) {
   should_abort_on_uncaught_toggle_.Deserialize(ctx);
 
   principal_realm_->DeserializeProperties(&info->principal_realm);
-
-  if (enabled_debug_list_.enabled(DebugCategory::MKSNAPSHOT)) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "deserializing...\n");
-    std::cerr << *info << "\n";
-  }
 }
 
 uint64_t GuessMemoryAvailableToTheProcess() {
diff --git a/src/env_properties.h b/src/env_properties.h
index 4e75a19e8180ef..5fc5106c0c5ad2 100644
--- a/src/env_properties.h
+++ b/src/env_properties.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 // Symbols are per-isolate primitives but Environment proxies them
 // for the sake of convenience.
 #define PER_ISOLATE_SYMBOL_PROPERTIES(V)                                       \
+  V(fs_use_promises_symbol, "fs_use_promises_symbol")                          \
   V(async_id_symbol, "async_id_symbol")                                        \
   V(handle_onclose_symbol, "handle_onclose")                                   \
   V(no_message_symbol, "no_message_symbol")                                    \
@@ -386,7 +387,6 @@
   V(domexception_function, v8::Function)                                       \
   V(enhance_fatal_stack_after_inspector, v8::Function)                         \
   V(enhance_fatal_stack_before_inspector, v8::Function)                        \
-  V(fs_use_promises_symbol, v8::Symbol)                                        \
   V(get_source_map_error_source, v8::Function)                                 \
   V(host_import_module_dynamically_callback, v8::Function)                     \
   V(host_initialize_import_meta_object_callback, v8::Function)                 \
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 4993da585322db..cc077a9d43a6f6 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ using v8::Object;
 using v8::ObjectTemplate;
 using v8::Promise;
 using v8::String;
-using v8::Symbol;
 using v8::Undefined;
 using v8::Value;
 
@@ -2792,13 +2791,9 @@ void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
   fdcloset->SetInternalFieldCount(FSReqBase::kInternalFieldCount);
   env->set_fdclose_constructor_template(fdcloset);
 
-  Local<Symbol> use_promises_symbol =
-    Symbol::New(isolate,
-                FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "use promises"));
-  env->set_fs_use_promises_symbol(use_promises_symbol);
   target->Set(context,
               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "kUsePromises"),
-              use_promises_symbol).Check();
+              env->fs_use_promises_symbol()).Check();
 }
 
 BindingData* FSReqBase::binding_data() {