diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 90be582b..5a4bfa44 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
 
-    'import/no-cycle': [
-      'error',
-      {maxDepth: Infinity, allowUnsafeDynamicCyclicDependency: true},
-    ],
+    'import/no-cycle': ['error', {maxDepth: Infinity}],
 
     'no-restricted-syntax': [
       'error',
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
index f13bf53e..ca4fcd45 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandle.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {assert} from '../util/assert.js';
 import {AsyncIterableUtil} from '../util/AsyncIterableUtil.js';
 import {throwIfDisposed} from '../util/decorators.js';
 
+import {_isElementHandle} from './ElementHandleSymbol.js';
 import type {
   KeyboardTypeOptions,
   KeyPressOptions,
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ export interface ElementScreenshotOptions extends ScreenshotOptions {
 export abstract class ElementHandle<
   ElementType extends Node = Element,
 > extends JSHandle<ElementType> {
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  declare [_isElementHandle]: boolean;
+
   /**
    * A given method will have it's `this` replaced with an isolated version of
    * `this` when decorated with this decorator.
@@ -212,6 +218,7 @@ export abstract class ElementHandle<
   constructor(handle: JSHandle<ElementType>) {
     super();
     this.handle = handle;
+    this[_isElementHandle] = true;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandleSymbol.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandleSymbol.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bf8a472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/api/ElementHandleSymbol.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2023 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const _isElementHandle = Symbol('_isElementHandle');
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/QueryHandler.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/QueryHandler.ts
index dc874c5e..7ce1f1fb 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/QueryHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/QueryHandler.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type {ElementHandle} from '../api/ElementHandle.js';
+import {_isElementHandle} from '../api/ElementHandleSymbol.js';
 import type {Frame} from '../api/Frame.js';
 import type {WaitForSelectorOptions} from '../api/Page.js';
 import type PuppeteerUtil from '../injected/injected.js';
@@ -132,8 +133,7 @@ export class QueryHandler {
         return context.puppeteerUtil;
       })
     );
-    const {ElementHandle} = await import('../api/ElementHandle.js');
-    if (!(result instanceof ElementHandle)) {
+    if (!(_isElementHandle in result)) {
       return null;
     }
     return result.move();
@@ -151,10 +151,9 @@ export class QueryHandler {
     selector: string,
     options: WaitForSelectorOptions
   ): Promise<ElementHandle<Node> | null> {
-    const {ElementHandle} = await import('../api/ElementHandle.js');
     let frame!: Frame;
     using element = await (async () => {
-      if (!(elementOrFrame instanceof ElementHandle)) {
+      if (!(_isElementHandle in elementOrFrame)) {
         frame = elementOrFrame;
         return;
       }
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ export class QueryHandler {
         throw signal.reason;
       }
 
-      if (!(handle instanceof ElementHandle)) {
+      if (!(_isElementHandle in handle)) {
         return null;
       }
       return await frame.mainRealm().transferHandle(handle);