diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 4bc790e2f24219..533849324d27ee 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import getnapibuildversion
 import getsharedopensslhasquic
 from gyp_node import run_gyp
+from utils import SearchFiles
 
 # parse our options
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -1148,6 +1149,8 @@ def gcc_version_ge(version_checked):
       return False
   return True
 
+def configure_node_lib_files(o):
+  o['variables']['node_library_files'] = SearchFiles('lib', 'js')
 
 def configure_node(o):
   if options.dest_os == 'android':
@@ -1896,6 +1899,7 @@ def make_bin_override():
 flavor = GetFlavor(flavor_params)
 
 configure_node(output)
+configure_node_lib_files(output)
 configure_napi(output)
 configure_library('zlib', output)
 configure_library('http_parser', output)
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 540029e2b75fb0..be50b280fc5946 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     # Windows command length limit or there would be an error.
     # See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/shell-experience/command-line-string-limitation
     'library_files': [
-      '<!@pymod_do_main(search_files --ext js lib)',
+      '<@(node_library_files)',
     ],
     'deps_files': [
       'deps/v8/tools/splaytree.mjs',
diff --git a/tools/search_files.py b/tools/search_files.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f22c6161c0c7ad..00000000000000
--- a/tools/search_files.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-"""
-This is a utility for recursively searching files under
-a specified directory
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import utils
-import sys
-
-def DoMain(args = []):
-  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-    description='Search files with a specific extension under a directory',
-    fromfile_prefix_chars='@'
-  )
-  parser.add_argument('--ext', required=True, help='extension to search for')
-  parser.add_argument('directory', help='input directory')
-  options = parser.parse_args(args)
-  return '\n'.join(utils.SearchFiles(options.directory, options.ext))
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  DoMain(sys.argv[1:])