diff --git a/examples/jsm/libs/lottie_canvas.module.js b/examples/jsm/libs/lottie_canvas.module.js
index 512a84c1198bbc..d9504bf5e81f42 100644
--- a/examples/jsm/libs/lottie_canvas.module.js
+++ b/examples/jsm/libs/lottie_canvas.module.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 const lottie = {};
 
-if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+// Checks for SSR including partial DOM implementation and emulation.
+// In these environments, Lottie should not be loaded or it can crash.
+// https://github.com/pmndrs/three-stdlib/pull/398#issuecomment-2600778156
+const isSSR =
+    typeof navigator === 'undefined' ||
+    typeof document === 'undefined' ||
+    typeof CanvasRenderingContext2D === 'undefined'
+
+if (isSSR === false) {
 
 const svgNS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
 
@@ -7433,7 +7441,6 @@ const TextExpressionInterface = (function () {
         if (stringValue !== _prevValue) {
           elem.textProperty.currentData.t = _prevValue;
           _sourceText = new String(stringValue); // eslint-disable-line no-new-wrappers
-          // If stringValue is an empty string, eval returns undefined, so it has to be returned as a String primitive
           _sourceText.value = stringValue || new String(stringValue); // eslint-disable-line no-new-wrappers
         }
         return _sourceText;
@@ -13925,354 +13932,14 @@ const ExpressionManager = (function () {
     return path;
   }
 
-  function initiateExpression(elem, data, property) {
-    var val = data.x;
-    var needsVelocity = /velocity(?![\w\d])/.test(val);
-    var _needsRandom = val.indexOf('random') !== -1;
-    var elemType = elem.data.ty;
-    var transform;
-    var $bm_transform;
-    var content;
-    var effect;
-    var thisProperty = property;
-    thisProperty.valueAtTime = thisProperty.getValueAtTime;
-    Object.defineProperty(thisProperty, 'value', {
-      get: function () {
-        return thisProperty.v;
-      },
-    });
-    elem.comp.frameDuration = 1 / elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-    elem.comp.displayStartTime = 0;
-    var inPoint = elem.data.ip / elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-    var outPoint = elem.data.op / elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-    var width = elem.data.sw ? elem.data.sw : 0;
-    var height = elem.data.sh ? elem.data.sh : 0;
-    var name = elem.data.nm;
-    var loopIn;
-    var loop_in;
-    var loopOut;
-    var loop_out;
-    var smooth;
-    var toWorld;
-    var fromWorld;
-    var fromComp;
-    var toComp;
-    var fromCompToSurface;
-    var position;
-    var rotation;
-    var anchorPoint;
-    var scale;
-    var thisLayer;
-    var thisComp;
-    var mask;
-    var valueAtTime;
-    var velocityAtTime;
-
-    var scoped_bm_rt;
-    // val = val.replace(/(\\?"|')((http)(s)?(:\/))?\/.*?(\\?"|')/g, "\"\""); // deter potential network calls
-    var expression_function = eval('[function _expression_function(){' + val + ';scoped_bm_rt=$bm_rt}]')[0]; // eslint-disable-line no-eval
-    var numKeys = property.kf ? data.k.length : 0;
-
-    var active = !this.data || this.data.hd !== true;
-
-    var wiggle = function wiggle(freq, amp) {
-      var iWiggle;
-      var j;
-      var lenWiggle = this.pv.length ? this.pv.length : 1;
-      var addedAmps = createTypedArray('float32', lenWiggle);
-      freq = 5;
-      var iterations = Math.floor(time * freq);
-      iWiggle = 0;
-      j = 0;
-      while (iWiggle < iterations) {
-        // var rnd = BMMath.random();
-        for (j = 0; j < lenWiggle; j += 1) {
-          addedAmps[j] += -amp + amp * 2 * BMMath.random();
-          // addedAmps[j] += -amp + amp*2*rnd;
-        }
-        iWiggle += 1;
-      }
-      // var rnd2 = BMMath.random();
-      var periods = time * freq;
-      var perc = periods - Math.floor(periods);
-      var arr = createTypedArray('float32', lenWiggle);
-      if (lenWiggle > 1) {
-        for (j = 0; j < lenWiggle; j += 1) {
-          arr[j] = this.pv[j] + addedAmps[j] + (-amp + amp * 2 * BMMath.random()) * perc;
-          // arr[j] = this.pv[j] + addedAmps[j] + (-amp + amp*2*rnd)*perc;
-          // arr[i] = this.pv[i] + addedAmp + amp1*perc + amp2*(1-perc);
-        }
-        return arr;
-      }
-      return this.pv + addedAmps[0] + (-amp + amp * 2 * BMMath.random()) * perc;
-    }.bind(this);
-
-    if (thisProperty.loopIn) {
-      loopIn = thisProperty.loopIn.bind(thisProperty);
-      loop_in = loopIn;
-    }
-
-    if (thisProperty.loopOut) {
-      loopOut = thisProperty.loopOut.bind(thisProperty);
-      loop_out = loopOut;
-    }
-
-    if (thisProperty.smooth) {
-      smooth = thisProperty.smooth.bind(thisProperty);
-    }
-
-    function loopInDuration(type, duration) {
-      return loopIn(type, duration, true);
-    }
-
-    function loopOutDuration(type, duration) {
-      return loopOut(type, duration, true);
-    }
-
-    if (this.getValueAtTime) {
-      valueAtTime = this.getValueAtTime.bind(this);
-    }
-
-    if (this.getVelocityAtTime) {
-      velocityAtTime = this.getVelocityAtTime.bind(this);
-    }
-
-    var comp = elem.comp.globalData.projectInterface.bind(elem.comp.globalData.projectInterface);
-
-    function lookAt(elem1, elem2) {
-      var fVec = [elem2[0] - elem1[0], elem2[1] - elem1[1], elem2[2] - elem1[2]];
-      var pitch = Math.atan2(fVec[0], Math.sqrt(fVec[1] * fVec[1] + fVec[2] * fVec[2])) / degToRads;
-      var yaw = -Math.atan2(fVec[1], fVec[2]) / degToRads;
-      return [yaw, pitch, 0];
-    }
-
-    function easeOut(t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2) {
-      return applyEase(easeOutBez, t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2);
-    }
-
-    function easeIn(t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2) {
-      return applyEase(easeInBez, t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2);
-    }
-
-    function ease(t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2) {
-      return applyEase(easeInOutBez, t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2);
-    }
-
-    function applyEase(fn, t, tMin, tMax, val1, val2) {
-      if (val1 === undefined) {
-        val1 = tMin;
-        val2 = tMax;
-      } else {
-        t = (t - tMin) / (tMax - tMin);
-      }
-      if (t > 1) {
-        t = 1;
-      } else if (t < 0) {
-        t = 0;
-      }
-      var mult = fn(t);
-      if ($bm_isInstanceOfArray(val1)) {
-        var iKey;
-        var lenKey = val1.length;
-        var arr = createTypedArray('float32', lenKey);
-        for (iKey = 0; iKey < lenKey; iKey += 1) {
-          arr[iKey] = (val2[iKey] - val1[iKey]) * mult + val1[iKey];
-        }
-        return arr;
-      }
-      return (val2 - val1) * mult + val1;
-    }
-
-    function nearestKey(time) {
-      var iKey;
-      var lenKey = data.k.length;
-      var index;
-      var keyTime;
-      if (!data.k.length || typeof (data.k[0]) === 'number') {
-        index = 0;
-        keyTime = 0;
-      } else {
-        index = -1;
-        time *= elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-        if (time < data.k[0].t) {
-          index = 1;
-          keyTime = data.k[0].t;
-        } else {
-          for (iKey = 0; iKey < lenKey - 1; iKey += 1) {
-            if (time === data.k[iKey].t) {
-              index = iKey + 1;
-              keyTime = data.k[iKey].t;
-              break;
-            } else if (time > data.k[iKey].t && time < data.k[iKey + 1].t) {
-              if (time - data.k[iKey].t > data.k[iKey + 1].t - time) {
-                index = iKey + 2;
-                keyTime = data.k[iKey + 1].t;
-              } else {
-                index = iKey + 1;
-                keyTime = data.k[iKey].t;
-              }
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-          if (index === -1) {
-            index = iKey + 1;
-            keyTime = data.k[iKey].t;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      var obKey = {};
-      obKey.index = index;
-      obKey.time = keyTime / elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-      return obKey;
-    }
-
-    function key(ind) {
-      var obKey;
-      var iKey;
-      var lenKey;
-      if (!data.k.length || typeof (data.k[0]) === 'number') {
-        throw new Error('The property has no keyframe at index ' + ind);
-      }
-      ind -= 1;
-      obKey = {
-        time: data.k[ind].t / elem.comp.globalData.frameRate,
-        value: [],
-      };
-      var arr = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(data.k[ind], 's') ? data.k[ind].s : data.k[ind - 1].e;
-
-      lenKey = arr.length;
-      for (iKey = 0; iKey < lenKey; iKey += 1) {
-        obKey[iKey] = arr[iKey];
-        obKey.value[iKey] = arr[iKey];
-      }
-      return obKey;
-    }
-
-    function framesToTime(fr, fps) {
-      if (!fps) {
-        fps = elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-      }
-      return fr / fps;
-    }
-
-    function timeToFrames(t, fps) {
-      if (!t && t !== 0) {
-        t = time;
-      }
-      if (!fps) {
-        fps = elem.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-      }
-      return t * fps;
-    }
-
-    function seedRandom(seed) {
-      BMMath.seedrandom(randSeed + seed);
-    }
-
-    function sourceRectAtTime() {
-      return elem.sourceRectAtTime();
-    }
-
-    function substring(init, end) {
-      if (typeof value === 'string') {
-        if (end === undefined) {
-          return value.substring(init);
-        }
-        return value.substring(init, end);
-      }
-      return '';
-    }
-
-    function substr(init, end) {
-      if (typeof value === 'string') {
-        if (end === undefined) {
-          return value.substr(init);
-        }
-        return value.substr(init, end);
-      }
-      return '';
-    }
-
-    function posterizeTime(framesPerSecond) {
-      time = framesPerSecond === 0 ? 0 : Math.floor(time * framesPerSecond) / framesPerSecond;
-      value = valueAtTime(time);
-    }
-
-    var time;
-    var velocity;
-    var value;
-    var text;
-    var textIndex;
-    var textTotal;
-    var selectorValue;
-    var index = elem.data.ind;
-    var hasParent = !!(elem.hierarchy && elem.hierarchy.length);
-    var parent;
-    var randSeed = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
-    var globalData = elem.globalData;
-    function executeExpression(_value) {
-      // globalData.pushExpression();
-      value = _value;
-      if (this.frameExpressionId === elem.globalData.frameId && this.propType !== 'textSelector') {
-        return value;
-      }
-      if (this.propType === 'textSelector') {
-        textIndex = this.textIndex;
-        textTotal = this.textTotal;
-        selectorValue = this.selectorValue;
-      }
-      if (!thisLayer) {
-        text = elem.layerInterface.text;
-        thisLayer = elem.layerInterface;
-        thisComp = elem.comp.compInterface;
-        toWorld = thisLayer.toWorld.bind(thisLayer);
-        fromWorld = thisLayer.fromWorld.bind(thisLayer);
-        fromComp = thisLayer.fromComp.bind(thisLayer);
-        toComp = thisLayer.toComp.bind(thisLayer);
-        mask = thisLayer.mask ? thisLayer.mask.bind(thisLayer) : null;
-        fromCompToSurface = fromComp;
-      }
-      if (!transform) {
-        transform = elem.layerInterface('ADBE Transform Group');
-        $bm_transform = transform;
-        if (transform) {
-          anchorPoint = transform.anchorPoint;
-          /* position = transform.position;
-                    rotation = transform.rotation;
-                    scale = transform.scale; */
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (elemType === 4 && !content) {
-        content = thisLayer('ADBE Root Vectors Group');
-      }
-      if (!effect) {
-        effect = thisLayer(4);
-      }
-      hasParent = !!(elem.hierarchy && elem.hierarchy.length);
-      if (hasParent && !parent) {
-        parent = elem.hierarchy[0].layerInterface;
-      }
-      time = this.comp.renderedFrame / this.comp.globalData.frameRate;
-      if (_needsRandom) {
-        seedRandom(randSeed + time);
-      }
-      if (needsVelocity) {
-        velocity = velocityAtTime(time);
-      }
-      expression_function();
-      this.frameExpressionId = elem.globalData.frameId;
-
-      // TODO: Check if it's possible to return on ShapeInterface the .v value
-      // Changed this to a ternary operation because Rollup failed compiling it correctly
-      scoped_bm_rt = scoped_bm_rt.propType === propTypes.SHAPE
-        ? scoped_bm_rt.v
-        : scoped_bm_rt;
-      return scoped_bm_rt;
-    }
-    // Bundlers will see these as dead code and unless we reference them
-    executeExpression.__preventDeadCodeRemoval = [$bm_transform, anchorPoint, time, velocity, inPoint, outPoint, width, height, name, loop_in, loop_out, smooth, toComp, fromCompToSurface, toWorld, fromWorld, mask, position, rotation, scale, thisComp, numKeys, active, wiggle, loopInDuration, loopOutDuration, comp, lookAt, easeOut, easeIn, ease, nearestKey, key, text, textIndex, textTotal, selectorValue, framesToTime, timeToFrames, sourceRectAtTime, substring, substr, posterizeTime, index, globalData];
-    return executeExpression;
+  // https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/issues/2828
+  // https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-web/pull/2833
+  // Bail out if we don't want expressions
+  function noOp(_value) {
+    return _value;
+  }
+  function initiateExpression(_elem, _data, _property) {
+    return noOp;
   }
 
   ob.initiateExpression = initiateExpression;