diff --git a/.changeset/soft-beers-hunt.md b/.changeset/soft-beers-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c774002f608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-beers-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Bug fix: statically loading a resource would result in an increase in bundle size for `clerk.browser.js`.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/lazyModules/providers.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/lazyModules/providers.tsx
index e1f63635e55..74244e232d6 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/lazyModules/providers.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/lazyModules/providers.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { Appearance } from '@clerk/types';
 import React, { lazy, Suspense } from 'react';
 
 import type { FlowMetadata } from '../elements';
-import { VirtualBodyRootPortal } from '../portal';
 import type { ThemableCssProp } from '../styledSystem';
 import type { ClerkComponentName } from './components';
 import { ClerkComponents } from './components';
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ const AppearanceProvider = lazy(() => import('../customizables').then(m => ({ de
 const VirtualRouter = lazy(() => import('../router').then(m => ({ default: m.VirtualRouter })));
 const InternalThemeProvider = lazy(() => import('../styledSystem').then(m => ({ default: m.InternalThemeProvider })));
 const Portal = lazy(() => import('./../portal').then(m => ({ default: m.Portal })));
+const VirtualBodyRootPortal = lazy(() => import('./../portal').then(m => ({ default: m.VirtualBodyRootPortal })));
 const FlowMetadataProvider = lazy(() => import('./../elements').then(m => ({ default: m.FlowMetadataProvider })));
 const Modal = lazy(() => import('./../elements').then(m => ({ default: m.Modal })));