diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 89950db4..d68156b3 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -1,135 +1,28 @@
 {
-  "variables": {
-    "realm_node_build_as_library%": "0",
-    "realm_download_binaries%": "1"
-  },
   "includes": [
-    "target_defaults.gypi",
-    "realm.gypi"
+    "binding.gypi"
   ],
   "targets": [
     {
       "target_name": "realm",
-      "dependencies": [
-        "object-store"
-      ],
-      "sources": [
-        "src/node/platform.cpp",
-        "src/js_realm.cpp"
-      ],
+      "dependencies": [ "realm-js" ],
       "include_dirs": [
         "src"
       ],
-      "conditions": [
-        ["realm_node_build_as_library", {
-          "type": "static_library",
-          "export_dependent_settings": [ "object-store" ]
-        }, {
-          "sources": [
-            "src/node/node_init.cpp"
-          ]
-        }]
+      "sources": [
+        "src/node/node_init.cpp"
       ]
     },
     {
-      "target_name": "object-store",
-      "dependencies": [ "realm-core" ],
-      "type": "static_library",
-      "include_dirs": [
-        "src/object-store/src",
-        "src/object-store/external/pegtl"
-      ],
-      "defines": [ "REALM_PLATFORM_NODE=1" ],
-      "sources": [
-        "src/object-store/src/binding_callback_thread_observer.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/collection_notifications.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/index_set.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/list.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/object.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/placeholder.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/object_schema.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/object_store.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/results.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/schema.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/shared_realm.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/thread_safe_reference.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/collection_change_builder.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/collection_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/list_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/object_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/primitive_list_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/results_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/transact_log_handler.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/impl/weak_realm_notifier.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/parser/parser.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/parser/query_builder.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/util/format.cpp",
-        "src/object-store/src/util/uuid.cpp",
-      ],
-      "conditions": [
-        ["OS=='win'", {
-          "sources": [
-            "src/object-store/src/impl/windows/external_commit_helper.cpp",
-          ]
-        }],
-        ["OS=='linux'", {
-          "sources": [
-            "src/object-store/src/impl/epoll/external_commit_helper.cpp",
-          ]
-        }],
-        ["OS=='mac'", {
-          "sources": [
-            "src/object-store/src/impl/apple/external_commit_helper.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/impl/apple/keychain_helper.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/apple/network_reachability_observer.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/apple/system_configuration.cpp"
-          ]
-        }],
-        ["realm_enable_sync", {
-          "dependencies": [ "realm-sync" ],
-          "sources": [
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/partial_sync.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_config.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_manager.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_user.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_session.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_config.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/sync_file.cpp",
-            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/sync_metadata.cpp"
-          ],
-        }]
-      ],
-      "all_dependent_settings": {
-        "defines": [ "REALM_PLATFORM_NODE=1" ],
-        "include_dirs": [
-          "src/object-store/src",
-          "src/object-store/src/impl",
-          "src/object-store/src/impl/apple",
-          "src/object-store/src/parser",
-          "src/object-store/external/pegtl"
-        ]
-      },
-      "export_dependent_settings": [
-        "<@(_dependencies)" # re-export settings related to linking the realm binaries
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-  "conditions": [
-    ["not realm_node_build_as_library", {
-      "targets": [
+      "target_name": "action_after_build",
+      "type": "none",
+      "dependencies": [ "realm" ],
+      "copies": [
         {
-          "target_name": "action_after_build",
-          "type": "none",
-          "dependencies": [ "<(module_name)" ],
-          "copies": [
-            {
-              "files": [ "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(module_name).node" ],
-              "destination": "<(module_path)"
-            }
-          ]
+          "files": [ "<(PRODUCT_DIR)/realm.node" ],
+          "destination": "<(module_path)"
         }
       ]
-    }]
+    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/binding.gypi b/binding.gypi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee23216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binding.gypi
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+{
+  "includes": [
+    "target_defaults.gypi",
+    "realm.gypi"
+  ],
+  "targets": [
+    {
+      "target_name": "realm-js",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "vendored-realm", "object-store"
+      ],
+      "sources": [
+        "src/node/platform.cpp",
+        "src/js_realm.cpp"
+      ],
+      "include_dirs": [
+        "src"
+      ],
+      "type": "static_library",
+      "export_dependent_settings": [ "object-store" ]
+    },
+    {
+      "target_name": "object-store",
+      "dependencies": [ "realm-core" ],
+      "type": "static_library",
+      "include_dirs": [
+        "src/object-store/src",
+        "src/object-store/external/pegtl"
+      ],
+      "defines": [ "REALM_PLATFORM_NODE=1" ],
+      "sources": [
+        "src/object-store/src/binding_callback_thread_observer.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/collection_notifications.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/index_set.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/list.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/object.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/placeholder.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/object_schema.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/object_store.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/results.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/schema.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/shared_realm.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/thread_safe_reference.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/collection_change_builder.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/collection_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/list_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/object_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/primitive_list_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/results_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/transact_log_handler.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/impl/weak_realm_notifier.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/parser/parser.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/parser/query_builder.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/util/format.cpp",
+        "src/object-store/src/util/uuid.cpp"
+      ],
+      "conditions": [
+        ["OS=='win'", {
+          "sources": [
+            "src/object-store/src/impl/windows/external_commit_helper.cpp",
+          ]
+        }],
+        ["OS=='linux'", {
+          "sources": [
+            "src/object-store/src/impl/epoll/external_commit_helper.cpp",
+          ]
+        }],
+        ["OS=='mac'", {
+          "sources": [
+            "src/object-store/src/impl/apple/external_commit_helper.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/impl/apple/keychain_helper.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/apple/network_reachability_observer.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/apple/system_configuration.cpp"
+          ]
+        }],
+        ["realm_enable_sync", {
+          "dependencies": [ "realm-sync" ],
+          "sources": [
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/partial_sync.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_config.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_manager.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_user.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_session.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/sync_config.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/sync_file.cpp",
+            "src/object-store/src/sync/impl/sync_metadata.cpp"
+          ],
+        }]
+      ],
+      "all_dependent_settings": {
+        "defines": [ "REALM_PLATFORM_NODE=1" ],
+        "include_dirs": [
+          "src/object-store/src",
+          "src/object-store/src/impl",
+          "src/object-store/src/impl/apple",
+          "src/object-store/src/parser",
+          "src/object-store/external/pegtl"
+        ]
+      },
+      "export_dependent_settings": [
+        "<@(_dependencies)" # re-export settings related to linking the realm binaries
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/realm.gypi b/realm.gypi
index 7e44262f..7e5238e5 100644
--- a/realm.gypi
+++ b/realm.gypi
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "use_realm_debug%": "<!(node -p \"'REALMJS_USE_DEBUG_CORE' in process.env ? 1 : 0\")"
+    "realm_download_binaries%": "1",
+    "use_realm_debug%": "<!(node -p \"'REALMJS_USE_DEBUG_CORE' in process.env ? 1 : 0\")",
+    "realm_js_dir%": "<(module_root_dir)"
   },
   "conditions": [
     ["OS=='mac'", {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@
     },
     {
       "variables": {
-        "vendor_dir%": "<(module_root_dir)/vendor/realm-<(OS)-<(target_arch)<(debug_library_suffix)"
+        "vendor_dir": "<(realm_js_dir)/vendor/realm-<(OS)-<(target_arch)<(debug_library_suffix)"
       },
       "target_name": "vendored-realm",
       "type": "none",
@@ -111,9 +113,9 @@
           "actions": [
             {
               "action_name": "download-realm",
-              "inputs": [ "<(module_root_dir)/scripts/download-realm.js" ],
+              "inputs": [ "<(realm_js_dir)/scripts/download-realm.js" ],
               "outputs": [ "<(vendor_dir)" ],
-              "action": [ "node", "<(module_root_dir)/scripts/download-realm.js", "<(OS)", ">(download_realm_debug_flag)", ">(download_realm_sync_flag)", "--arch=<(target_arch)" ]
+              "action": [ "node", "<(realm_js_dir)/scripts/download-realm.js", "<(OS)", ">(download_realm_debug_flag)", ">(download_realm_sync_flag)", "--arch=<(target_arch)" ]
             }
           ]
         }]