diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
index 7ecfdea5e6..93f7013e8d 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/build/build.impl.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import { ExecutorContext } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-
 import build from 'next/dist/build';
-
 import { join, resolve } from 'path';
 import { copySync, mkdir } from 'fs-extra';
-
-import { prepareConfig } from '../../utils/config';
-import { NextBuildBuilderOptions } from '../../utils/types';
-import { createPackageJson } from './lib/create-package-json';
-import { createNextConfigFile } from './lib/create-next-config-file';
 import { directoryExists } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/fileutils';
 import { readCachedProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import {
   calculateProjectDependencies,
   DependentBuildableProjectNode,
 } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
-import { checkPublicDirectory } from './lib/check-project';
-import { importConstants } from '../../utils/require-shim';
 import { workspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
-const { PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD } = importConstants();
+import { prepareConfig } from '../../utils/config';
+import { createPackageJson } from './lib/create-package-json';
+import { createNextConfigFile } from './lib/create-next-config-file';
+import { checkPublicDirectory } from './lib/check-project';
+import { NextBuildBuilderOptions } from '../../utils/types';
+import { PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD } from '../../utils/constants';
 
 export default async function buildExecutor(
   options: NextBuildBuilderOptions,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/export/export.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/export/export.impl.ts
index c7d8e6f89c..174c353eb7 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/export/export.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/export/export.impl.ts
@@ -7,23 +7,21 @@ import {
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import exportApp from 'next/dist/export';
 import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readCachedProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import {
+  calculateProjectDependencies,
+  DependentBuildableProjectNode,
+} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
+import { workspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
 import { prepareConfig } from '../../utils/config';
 import {
   NextBuildBuilderOptions,
   NextExportBuilderOptions,
 } from '../../utils/types';
-import { readCachedProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import {
-  calculateProjectDependencies,
-  DependentBuildableProjectNode,
-} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
-import { importConstants } from '../../utils/require-shim';
-import { workspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { PHASE_EXPORT } from '../../utils/constants';
 import nextTrace = require('next/dist/trace');
 
-const { PHASE_EXPORT } = importConstants();
-
 export default async function exportExecutor(
   options: NextExportBuilderOptions,
   context: ExecutorContext
diff --git a/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts b/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
index 179c60d5d3..3697ac6d0c 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/executors/server/server.impl.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ import {
   parseTargetString,
   readTargetOptions,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readCachedProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import {
+  calculateProjectDependencies,
+  DependentBuildableProjectNode,
+} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
+import { workspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
 import { prepareConfig } from '../../utils/config';
 import {
@@ -20,16 +25,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/types';
 import { customServer } from './lib/custom-server';
 import { defaultServer } from './lib/default-server';
-import { readCachedProjectGraph } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import {
-  calculateProjectDependencies,
-  DependentBuildableProjectNode,
-} from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
 import { assertDependentProjectsHaveBeenBuilt } from '../../utils/buildable-libs';
-import { importConstants } from '../../utils/require-shim';
-import { workspaceLayout } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-
-const { PHASE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVER, PHASE_PRODUCTION_SERVER } = importConstants();
+import {
+  PHASE_DEVELOPMENT_SERVER,
+  PHASE_PRODUCTION_SERVER,
+} from '../../utils/constants';
 
 const infoPrefix = `[ ${chalk.dim(chalk.cyan('info'))} ] `;
 const readyPrefix = `[ ${chalk.green('ready')} ]`;
diff --git a/packages/next/src/migrations/update-9-2-0/create-next-config.ts b/packages/next/src/migrations/update-9-2-0/create-next-config.ts
index 1e8aecb780..46f9e8a998 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/migrations/update-9-2-0/create-next-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/migrations/update-9-2-0/create-next-config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { chain, Rule, Tree } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import { formatFiles, readWorkspace } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { importConstants } from '../../utils/require-shim';
 
-const { CONFIG_FILE, CONFIG_FILES } = importConstants();
+import { CONFIG_FILES } from '../../utils/constants';
 
 const defaultConfig = `const withSass = require('@zeit/next-sass');
 const withLess = require('@zeit/next-less');
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export default function update(): Rule {
         // Next.js 12 specifies two config files.
         const configFile = Array.isArray(CONFIG_FILES)
           ? CONFIG_FILES[0]
-          : CONFIG_FILE;
+          : 'next.config.js';
         const configPath = join(p.root, configFile);
         if (!host.exists(configPath)) {
           host.create(configPath, defaultConfig);
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utils/config.spec.ts b/packages/next/src/utils/config.spec.ts
index 7673c1f258..f507d0f3c6 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utils/config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utils/config.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { createWebpackConfig, prepareConfig } from './config';
 import { NextBuildBuilderOptions } from '@nrwl/next';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
-import { importConstants } from './require-shim';
 import { TsconfigPathsPlugin } from 'tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin';
 
-const { PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD } = importConstants();
+import { PHASE_PRODUCTION_BUILD } from './constants';
 
 jest.mock('@nrwl/web/src/utils/config', () => ({
   createCopyPlugin: () => {},
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utils/config.ts b/packages/next/src/utils/config.ts
index d3a0217db7..a01c52eeec 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ import {
   createTmpTsConfig,
   DependentBuildableProjectNode,
 } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
-import { importConfig } from './require-shim';
-const loadConfig = importConfig();
+const loadConfig = require('next/dist/server/config').default;
 
 export function createWebpackConfig(
   workspaceRoot: string,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utils/constants.ts b/packages/next/src/utils/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6276788cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/next/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from 'next/dist/shared/lib/constants';
diff --git a/packages/next/src/utils/require-shim.ts b/packages/next/src/utils/require-shim.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e9cf52544..0000000000
--- a/packages/next/src/utils/require-shim.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-export function importConstants() {
-  try {
-    return require('next/dist/next-server/lib/constants');
-  } catch {
-    return require('next/dist/shared/lib/constants');
-  }
-}
-
-export function importConfig() {
-  try {
-    return require('next/dist/next-server/lib/config').default;
-  } catch {
-    return require('next/dist/server/config').default;
-  }
-}