diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/replacement.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/replacement.js
index c54de58438c5..dc1512805172 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/replacement.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/replacement.js
@@ -199,11 +199,7 @@ export function _replaceWith(node) {
   }
 
   this.debug(`Replace with ${node?.type}`);
-  const cache = pathCache.get(this.parent);
-  if (cache) {
-    cache.set(node, this);
-    cache.delete(this.node);
-  }
+  pathCache.get(this.parent)?.set(node, this).delete(this.node);
 
   this.node = this.container[this.key] = node;
 }