diff --git a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/js.rs b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/js.rs
index 0af2d83edb5be..3ffb6e937256a 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/js.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/js.rs
@@ -351,12 +351,6 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for IdentifierReference<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<JSXIdentifier<'a>> for IdentifierReference<'a> {
-    fn from(value: JSXIdentifier<'a>) -> Self {
-        IdentifierReference { span: value.span, name: value.name, reference_id: Cell::default() }
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'a> Hash for BindingIdentifier<'a> {
     fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
         self.name.hash(state);
diff --git a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/jsx.rs b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/jsx.rs
index 972a98b6b5a30..53f53aa6612ef 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/jsx.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_ast/src/ast_impl/jsx.rs
@@ -19,28 +19,6 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for JSXIdentifier<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> JSXIdentifier<'a> {
-    /// Determines whether the given current identifier is a reference.
-    ///
-    /// References begin with a capital letter, `_` or `$`.
-    /// <https://babeljs.io/repl#?code_lz=DwMQ9mAED0B8DcAoYAzCMHIPpqnJwAJLhkkA&presets=react>
-    // `name.chars().next().unwrap()` cannot panic because name is never an empty string.
-    #[allow(clippy::missing_panics_doc)]
-    pub fn is_reference(&self) -> bool {
-        // The identifier has already been checked to be valid, so when first char is ASCII, it can only
-        // be `a-z`, `A-Z`, `_` or `$`. But compiler doesn't know that, so we can help it create faster
-        // code by taking that invariant into account.
-        // `b < b'a'` matches `A-Z`, `_` and `$`.
-        // Use a fast path for common case of ASCII characters, to avoid the more expensive
-        // `char::is_uppercase` in most cases.
-        let name = self.name.as_str();
-        match name.as_bytes()[0] {
-            b if b.is_ascii() => b < b'a',
-            _ => name.chars().next().unwrap().is_uppercase(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'a> fmt::Display for JSXNamespacedName<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}:{}", self.namespace.name, self.property.name)
diff --git a/crates/oxc_parser/src/jsx/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_parser/src/jsx/mod.rs
index 1240dcba3208a..11b7c0f503dbb 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_parser/src/jsx/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_parser/src/jsx/mod.rs
@@ -154,8 +154,23 @@ impl<'a> ParserImpl<'a> {
                 .map(JSXElementName::MemberExpression);
         }
 
-        let element_name = if identifier.is_reference() {
-            JSXElementName::IdentifierReference(self.ast.alloc(identifier.into()))
+        // References begin with a capital letter, `_` or `$` e.g. `<Foo>`, `<_foo>`, `<$foo>`.
+        // https://babeljs.io/repl#?code_lz=DwMQ9mAED0B8DcAoYAzCMHIPpqnJwAJLhkkA&presets=react
+        // The identifier has already been checked to be valid, so when first char is ASCII, it can only
+        // be `a-z`, `A-Z`, `_` or `$`. But compiler doesn't know that, so we can help it create faster
+        // code by taking that invariant into account.
+        // `b < b'a'` matches `A-Z`, `_` and `$`.
+        // Use a fast path for common case of ASCII characters, to avoid the more expensive
+        // `char::is_uppercase` in most cases.
+        let name = identifier.name.as_str();
+        let is_reference = match name.as_bytes()[0] {
+            b if b.is_ascii() => b < b'a',
+            _ => name.chars().next().unwrap().is_uppercase(),
+        };
+
+        let element_name = if is_reference {
+            let identifier = self.ast.identifier_reference(identifier.span, identifier.name);
+            JSXElementName::IdentifierReference(self.ast.alloc(identifier))
         } else {
             JSXElementName::Identifier(self.ast.alloc(identifier))
         };
@@ -171,8 +186,8 @@ impl<'a> ParserImpl<'a> {
         object: JSXIdentifier<'a>,
     ) -> Result<Box<'a, JSXMemberExpression<'a>>> {
         let mut span = span;
-        let mut object =
-            JSXMemberExpressionObject::IdentifierReference(self.ast.alloc(object.into()));
+        let object = self.ast.identifier_reference(object.span, object.name);
+        let mut object = JSXMemberExpressionObject::IdentifierReference(self.ast.alloc(object));
         let mut property = None;
 
         while self.eat(Kind::Dot) && !self.at(Kind::Eof) {