diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua b/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
index d60d271..ea9f4d9 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
----@diagnostic disable: duplicate-doc-alias
----@diagnostic disable: duplicate-doc-field
----@diagnostic disable: duplicate-set-field
-
--- interop with the native Neovim loader
-if vim.loader then
-  return vim.loader
-end
-
--- NEOVIM
 local uv = vim.loop
 
 local M = {}
diff --git a/lua/lazy/init.lua b/lua/lazy/init.lua
index 2f015b6..2b41ffd 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/init.lua
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function M.setup(spec, opts)
   local start = vim.loop.hrtime()
 
   -- use the NEovim cache if available
-  if vim.loader then
+  if vim.loader and vim.fn.has("nvim-0.9.1") == 1 then
     package.loaded["lazy.core.cache"] = vim.loader
   end