diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/dev/dev.go b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/dev/dev.go
index 82051d73d..66b8079cb 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/dev/dev.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/dev/dev.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func AddSubcommand(app *clir.Cli, w io.Writer) error {
 		}
 
 		buildOptions := generateBuildOptions(flags)
+		buildOptions.SkipBindings = flags.skipBindings
 		buildOptions.Logger = logger
 
 		userTags, err := buildtags.Parse(flags.tags)
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func AddSubcommand(app *clir.Cli, w io.Writer) error {
 
 		buildOptions.UserTags = userTags
 
-		if !flags.skipBindings {
+		if !buildOptions.SkipBindings {
 			if flags.verbosity == build.VERBOSE {
 				LogGreen("Generating Bindings...")
 			}
diff --git a/v2/internal/app/app_dev.go b/v2/internal/app/app_dev.go
index 6951e6644..dc15c138c 100644
--- a/v2/internal/app/app_dev.go
+++ b/v2/internal/app/app_dev.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/menumanager"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/project"
 	pkglogger "github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/options"
 )
@@ -193,10 +192,6 @@ func CreateApp(appoptions *options.App) (*App, error) {
 	}
 	appBindings := binding.NewBindings(myLogger, appoptions.Bind, bindingExemptions, false)
 
-	err = generateBindings(appBindings)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	eventHandler := runtime.NewEvents(myLogger)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "events", eventHandler)
 	messageDispatcher := dispatcher.NewDispatcher(ctx, myLogger, appBindings, eventHandler)
@@ -223,37 +218,6 @@ func CreateApp(appoptions *options.App) (*App, error) {
 
 }
 
-func generateBindings(bindings *binding.Bindings) error {
-
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	projectConfig, err := project.Load(cwd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if projectConfig.WailsJSDir == "" {
-		projectConfig.WailsJSDir = filepath.Join(cwd, "frontend")
-	}
-
-	targetDir := filepath.Join(projectConfig.WailsJSDir, "wailsjs", "go")
-	err = os.RemoveAll(targetDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	_ = fs.MkDirs(targetDir)
-
-	err = bindings.GenerateGoBindings(targetDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-
-}
-
 func tryInferAssetDirFromFS(assets iofs.FS) (string, error) {
 	if _, isEmbedFs := assets.(embed.FS); !isEmbedFs {
 		// We only infer the assetdir for embed.FS assets