diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e626686778..5e84b5cb31 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ gem 'flipper'
 gem 'flipper-active_record'
 gem 'flipper-ui'
 
-gem "view_component", require: "view_component/engine"
+gem "view_component"
 
 group :production, :staging do
   gem 'ddtrace'
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e92fae3a11..392f8a142c 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ require "rails"
   end
 end
 
-require "view_component"
-require "view_component/storybook"
-
 require_relative "../lib/open_food_network/i18n_config"
 require_relative '../lib/spree/core/environment'
 require_relative '../lib/spree/core/mail_interceptor'
@@ -35,6 +32,8 @@ if defined?(Bundler)
   # Bundler.require(:default, :assets, Rails.env)
 end
 
+require "view_component/storybook" if Rails.env.development?
+
 module Openfoodnetwork
   class Application < Rails::Application
     config.middleware.insert_before(