diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-root.vue b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-root.vue
index 5fb19ec758b..e703fef657d 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-root.vue
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-root.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <template>
   <Suspense @resolve="onResolve">
     <ErrorComponent v-if="error" :error="error" />
-    <App v-else />
+    <AppComponent v-else />
   </Suspense>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
 import { defineAsyncComponent, onErrorCaptured, provide } from 'vue'
 import { callWithNuxt, isNuxtError, showError, useError, useRoute, useNuxtApp } from '#app'
+import AppComponent from '#build/app-component.mjs'
 
 const ErrorComponent = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('#build/error-component.mjs').then(r => r.default || r))
 
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/entry.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/entry.ts
index c71de3a5f42..f6a69e82e99 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/entry.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/entry.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import '#build/css'
 import _plugins from '#build/plugins'
 // @ts-ignore
 import RootComponent from '#build/root-component.mjs'
-// @ts-ignore
-import AppComponent from '#build/app-component.mjs'
 
 if (!globalThis.$fetch) {
   // @ts-ignore
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ const plugins = normalizePlugins(_plugins)
 if (process.server) {
   entry = async function createNuxtAppServer (ssrContext: CreateOptions['ssrContext']) {
     const vueApp = createApp(RootComponent)
-    vueApp.component('App', AppComponent)
 
     const nuxt = createNuxtApp({ vueApp, ssrContext })
 
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ if (process.client) {
   entry = async function initApp () {
     const isSSR = Boolean(window.__NUXT__?.serverRendered)
     const vueApp = isSSR ? createSSRApp(RootComponent) : createApp(RootComponent)
-    vueApp.component('App', AppComponent)
 
     const nuxt = createNuxtApp({ vueApp })