diff --git a/packages/kit/src/compatibility.ts b/packages/kit/src/compatibility.ts
index e650dc0710..a7a5568ad0 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/compatibility.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/compatibility.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ const builderMap = {
   '@nuxt/webpack-builder': 'webpack',
 }
 
+export function checkNuxtVersion (version: string, nuxt: Nuxt = useNuxt()) {
+  const nuxtVersion = getNuxtVersion(nuxt)
+  return satisfies(normalizeSemanticVersion(nuxtVersion), version, { includePrerelease: true })
+}
+
 /**
  * Check version constraints and return incompatibility issues as an array
  */
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ export async function checkNuxtCompatibility (constraints: NuxtCompatibility, nu
   // Nuxt version check
   if (constraints.nuxt) {
     const nuxtVersion = getNuxtVersion(nuxt)
-    if (!satisfies(normalizeSemanticVersion(nuxtVersion), constraints.nuxt, { includePrerelease: true })) {
+    if (!checkNuxtVersion(constraints.nuxt, nuxt)) {
       issues.push({
         name: 'nuxt',
         message: `Nuxt version \`${constraints.nuxt}\` is required but currently using \`${nuxtVersion}\``,
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/components.ts b/packages/kit/src/components.ts
index b10fd98f16..79088591b0 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/components.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/components.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import { kebabCase, pascalCase } from 'scule'
 import type { Component, ComponentsDir } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { useNuxt } from './context'
-import { assertNuxtCompatibility } from './compatibility'
+import { checkNuxtVersion } from './compatibility'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 import { MODE_RE } from './utils'
 
 /**
  * Register a directory to be scanned for components and imported only when used.
  */
-export async function addComponentsDir (dir: ComponentsDir, opts: { prepend?: boolean } = {}) {
+export function addComponentsDir (dir: ComponentsDir, opts: { prepend?: boolean } = {}) {
   const nuxt = useNuxt()
-  await assertNuxtCompatibility({ nuxt: '>=2.13' }, nuxt)
+  if (!checkNuxtVersion('>=2.13', nuxt)) {
+    throw new Error(`\`addComponentsDir\` requires Nuxt 2.13 or higher.`)
+  }
   nuxt.options.components ||= []
   dir.priority ||= 0
   nuxt.hook('components:dirs', (dirs) => { dirs[opts.prepend ? 'unshift' : 'push'](dir) })
@@ -23,9 +25,12 @@ export type AddComponentOptions = { name: string, filePath: string } & Partial<E
 /**
  * Register a component by its name and filePath.
  */
-export async function addComponent (opts: AddComponentOptions) {
+export function addComponent (opts: AddComponentOptions) {
   const nuxt = useNuxt()
-  await assertNuxtCompatibility({ nuxt: '>=2.13' }, nuxt)
+  if (!checkNuxtVersion('>=2.13', nuxt)) {
+    throw new Error(`\`addComponent\` requires Nuxt 2.13 or higher.`)
+  }
+
   nuxt.options.components ||= []
 
   if (!opts.mode) {