diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/fold_constants.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/fold_constants.rs
index 9e915a76ae00f..74f925555a93e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/fold_constants.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/fold_constants.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! <https://github.com/google/closure-compiler/blob/master/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/PeepholeFoldConstants.java>
 
-use std::{cmp::Ordering, mem};
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
 use num_bigint::BigInt;
 
@@ -610,17 +610,17 @@ impl<'a> FoldConstants<'a> {
             if (boolean_value && op == LogicalOperator::Or)
                 || (!boolean_value && op == LogicalOperator::And)
             {
-                return Some(self.move_out_expression(&mut logical_expr.left));
+                return Some(self.ast.move_expression(&mut logical_expr.left));
             } else if !logical_expr.left.may_have_side_effects() {
                 // (FALSE || x) => x
                 // (TRUE && x) => x
-                return Some(self.move_out_expression(&mut logical_expr.right));
+                return Some(self.ast.move_expression(&mut logical_expr.right));
             }
             // Left side may have side effects, but we know its boolean value.
             // e.g. true_with_sideeffects || foo() => true_with_sideeffects, foo()
             // or: false_with_sideeffects && foo() => false_with_sideeffects, foo()
-            let left = self.move_out_expression(&mut logical_expr.left);
-            let right = self.move_out_expression(&mut logical_expr.right);
+            let left = self.ast.move_expression(&mut logical_expr.left);
+            let right = self.ast.move_expression(&mut logical_expr.right);
             let mut vec = self.ast.vec_with_capacity(2);
             vec.push(left);
             vec.push(right);
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ impl<'a> FoldConstants<'a> {
                         if !right_boolean && left_child_op == LogicalOperator::Or
                             || right_boolean && left_child_op == LogicalOperator::And
                         {
-                            let left = self.move_out_expression(&mut left_child.left);
-                            let right = self.move_out_expression(&mut logical_expr.right);
+                            let left = self.ast.move_expression(&mut left_child.left);
+                            let right = self.ast.move_expression(&mut logical_expr.right);
                             let logic_expr = self.ast.expression_logical(
                                 logical_expr.span,
                                 left,
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ impl<'a> FoldConstants<'a> {
                     let should_fold = Self::try_minimize_not(&mut unary_expr.argument);
 
                     if should_fold {
-                        Some(self.move_out_expression(&mut unary_expr.argument))
+                        Some(self.ast.move_expression(&mut unary_expr.argument))
                     } else {
                         None
                     }
@@ -708,11 +708,6 @@ impl<'a> FoldConstants<'a> {
         folded_expr
     }
 
-    fn move_out_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>) -> Expression<'a> {
-        let null_expr = self.ast.expression_null_literal(expr.span());
-        mem::replace(expr, null_expr)
-    }
-
     /// ported from [closure compiler](https://github.com/google/closure-compiler/blob/master/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/PeepholeMinimizeConditions.java#L401-L435)
     fn try_minimize_not(expr: &mut Expression<'a>) -> bool {
         let span = &mut expr.span();