diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-2892/output.js b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-2892/output.js
index 8d386e1069bc..b440ec1ed540 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-2892/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/fixtures/transformation/misc/regression-2892/output.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function _foo() {
       while (1) {
         switch (_context3.prev = _context3.next) {
           case 0:
-            _bar2 = function _ref2() {
+            _bar2 = function _bar4() {
               _bar2 = _asyncToGenerator( /*#__PURE__*/regeneratorRuntime.mark(function _callee2() {
                 var baz;
                 return regeneratorRuntime.wrap(function _callee2$(_context2) {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function _foo() {
               return _bar2.apply(this, arguments);
             };
 
-            bar = function _ref() {
+            bar = function _bar3() {
               return _bar2.apply(this, arguments);
             };
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-await/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-await/output.js
index 707d6439237a..8745c2d63feb 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-await/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-await/output.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 async function g() {
-  let A = babelHelpers.decorate([dec], function (_initialize, _super) {
+  let A = babelHelpers.decorate([dec], function (_initialize, _await$B) {
     "use strict";
 
-    class A extends _super {
+    class A extends _await$B {
       constructor(...args) {
         super(...args);
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-yield/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-yield/output.js
index 2ccc1e94acea..9edec11c4f62 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-yield/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-decorators/test/fixtures/transformation/extends-yield/output.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 function* g() {
-  let A = babelHelpers.decorate([dec], function (_initialize, _super) {
+  let A = babelHelpers.decorate([dec], function (_initialize, _yield$B) {
     "use strict";
 
-    class A extends _super {
+    class A extends _yield$B {
       constructor(...args) {
         super(...args);
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/general-semantics/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/general-semantics/output.js
index 04557ad5d8bd..989eb1cd8e46 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/general-semantics/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/general-semantics/output.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var _deep$obj, _deep$obj2, _deep$obj3, _deep$obj4, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4, _deep$obj5, _ref5, _deep$obj6, _ref6, _deep$obj7, _ref7, _deep$obj8, _ref8;
+var _deep$obj, _deep$obj2, _deep$obj3, _deep$obj4, _key, _key2, _key3, _key4, _deep$obj5, _key5, _deep$obj6, _key6, _deep$obj7, _key7, _deep$obj8, _key8;
 
 var x = 0;
 var sets = 0;
@@ -38,30 +38,30 @@ expect(gets).toBe(3);
 expect((_deep$obj4 = deep.obj).x && (_deep$obj4.x = 3)).toBe(0);
 expect(gets).toBe(4);
 var key = 0;
-expect(obj[_ref = ++key] || (obj[_ref] = 1)).toBe(1);
+expect(obj[_key = ++key] || (obj[_key] = 1)).toBe(1);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect(obj[_ref2 = ++key] || (obj[_ref2] = 2)).toBe(1);
+expect(obj[_key2 = ++key] || (obj[_key2] = 2)).toBe(1);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect(obj[_ref3 = ++key] && (obj[_ref3] = 0)).toBe(0);
+expect(obj[_key3 = ++key] && (obj[_key3] = 0)).toBe(0);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect(obj[_ref4 = ++key] && (obj[_ref4] = 3)).toBe(0);
+expect(obj[_key4 = ++key] && (obj[_key4] = 3)).toBe(0);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_deep$obj5 = deep.obj)[_ref5 = ++key] || (_deep$obj5[_ref5] = 1)).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj5 = deep.obj)[_key5 = ++key] || (_deep$obj5[_key5] = 1)).toBe(1);
 expect(gets).toBe(5);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_deep$obj6 = deep.obj)[_ref6 = ++key] || (_deep$obj6[_ref6] = 2)).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj6 = deep.obj)[_key6 = ++key] || (_deep$obj6[_key6] = 2)).toBe(1);
 expect(gets).toBe(6);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_deep$obj7 = deep.obj)[_ref7 = ++key] && (_deep$obj7[_ref7] = 0)).toBe(0);
+expect((_deep$obj7 = deep.obj)[_key7 = ++key] && (_deep$obj7[_key7] = 0)).toBe(0);
 expect(gets).toBe(7);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_deep$obj8 = deep.obj)[_ref8 = ++key] && (_deep$obj8[_ref8] = 3)).toBe(0);
+expect((_deep$obj8 = deep.obj)[_key8 = ++key] && (_deep$obj8[_key8] = 3)).toBe(0);
 expect(gets).toBe(8);
 expect(key).toBe(1);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/null-coalescing/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/null-coalescing/output.js
index 35cd7fa05c2b..d34101b49629 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/null-coalescing/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators/test/fixtures/logical-assignment/null-coalescing/output.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var _obj$x, _obj$x2, _deep$obj, _x, _deep$obj2, _x2, _ref, _obj, _ref2, _obj2, _deep$obj3, _ref3, _ref4, _deep$obj4, _ref5, _ref6;
+var _obj$x, _obj$x2, _deep$obj, _deep$obj$x, _deep$obj2, _deep$obj2$x, _key, _obj$_key, _key2, _obj$_key2, _deep$obj3, _key3, _deep$obj3$_key, _deep$obj4, _key4, _deep$obj4$_key;
 
 var x = undefined;
 var sets = 0;
@@ -26,23 +26,23 @@ var deep = {
 
 };
 obj.x = undefined;
-expect((_x = (_deep$obj = deep.obj).x) !== null && _x !== void 0 ? _x : _deep$obj.x = 1).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj$x = (_deep$obj = deep.obj).x) !== null && _deep$obj$x !== void 0 ? _deep$obj$x : _deep$obj.x = 1).toBe(1);
 expect(gets, 1);
-expect((_x2 = (_deep$obj2 = deep.obj).x) !== null && _x2 !== void 0 ? _x2 : _deep$obj2.x = 2).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj2$x = (_deep$obj2 = deep.obj).x) !== null && _deep$obj2$x !== void 0 ? _deep$obj2$x : _deep$obj2.x = 2).toBe(1);
 expect(gets, 2);
 var key = 0;
 obj.x = undefined;
-expect((_obj = obj[_ref = ++key]) !== null && _obj !== void 0 ? _obj : obj[_ref] = 1).toBe(1);
+expect((_obj$_key = obj[_key = ++key]) !== null && _obj$_key !== void 0 ? _obj$_key : obj[_key] = 1).toBe(1);
 expect(key, 1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_obj2 = obj[_ref2 = ++key]) !== null && _obj2 !== void 0 ? _obj2 : obj[_ref2] = 2).toBe(1);
+expect((_obj$_key2 = obj[_key2 = ++key]) !== null && _obj$_key2 !== void 0 ? _obj$_key2 : obj[_key2] = 2).toBe(1);
 expect(key, 1);
 obj.x = undefined;
 key = 0;
-expect((_ref4 = (_deep$obj3 = deep.obj)[_ref3 = ++key]) !== null && _ref4 !== void 0 ? _ref4 : _deep$obj3[_ref3] = 1).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj3$_key = (_deep$obj3 = deep.obj)[_key3 = ++key]) !== null && _deep$obj3$_key !== void 0 ? _deep$obj3$_key : _deep$obj3[_key3] = 1).toBe(1);
 expect(gets, 3);
 expect(key, 1);
 key = 0;
-expect((_ref6 = (_deep$obj4 = deep.obj)[_ref5 = ++key]) !== null && _ref6 !== void 0 ? _ref6 : _deep$obj4[_ref5] = 2).toBe(1);
+expect((_deep$obj4$_key = (_deep$obj4 = deep.obj)[_key4 = ++key]) !== null && _deep$obj4$_key !== void 0 ? _deep$obj4$_key : _deep$obj4[_key4] = 2).toBe(1);
 expect(gets, 4);
 expect(key, 1);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/impure-computed/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/impure-computed/output.js
index ae9c4e2e2505..c8fe1ed6e8a6 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/impure-computed/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/impure-computed/output.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ var _$a = {
   1: 1,
   a: 1
 },
-    _ref = key++,
+    _key = key++,
     {
-  [_ref]: y
+  [_key]: y
 } = _$a,
-    x = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$a, [_ref].map(babelHelpers.toPropertyKey));
+    x = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$a, [_key].map(babelHelpers.toPropertyKey));
 
 expect(x).toEqual({
   a: 1
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ var _$ = {
   2: 2,
   3: 3
 },
-    _ref2 = ++key,
-    _ref3 = ++key,
+    _key2 = ++key,
+    _key3 = ++key,
     {
-  [_ref2]: y,
-  [_ref3]: z
+  [_key2]: y,
+  [_key3]: z
 } = _$,
-    rest = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$, [_ref2, _ref3].map(babelHelpers.toPropertyKey));
+    rest = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$, [_key2, _key3].map(babelHelpers.toPropertyKey));
 
 expect(y).toBe(2);
 expect(z).toBe(3); // pure, computed property should remain as-is
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/object-ref-computed/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/object-ref-computed/output.js
index 319a0fe18c55..c038f07d1c26 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/object-ref-computed/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/test/fixtures/object-rest/object-ref-computed/output.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ var key, x, y, z; // impure
 
 key = 1;
 
-var _ref = key++,
+var _key = key++,
     {
-  [_ref]: {
+  [_key]: {
     y
   }
 } = {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var _ref = key++,
     a: 1,
     y: 1
   }
-}[_ref], ["y"]);
+}[_key], ["y"]);
 
 expect(x).toEqual({
   a: 1
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ var _$ = {
     z: 3
   }
 },
-    _ref2 = ++key,
-    _ref3 = ++key,
+    _key2 = ++key,
+    _key3 = ++key,
     {
-  [_ref3]: {
+  [_key3]: {
     y
   },
-  [_ref2]: {
+  [_key2]: {
     z
   }
 } = _$,
-    rest_y = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$[_ref3], ["y"]),
-    rest_z = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$[_ref2], ["z"]);
+    rest_y = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$[_key3], ["y"]),
+    rest_z = babelHelpers.objectWithoutProperties(_$[_key2], ["z"]);
 
 expect(y).toBe(2);
 expect(rest_y).toEqual({
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/test/fixtures/general/with-spread/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/test/fixtures/general/with-spread/output.js
index 9f4f7ab6f99b..ac3bbb32ab4e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/test/fixtures/general/with-spread/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-partial-application/test/fixtures/general/with-spread/output.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var _a, _param, _foo, _x, _param2, _bar, _param3, _obj$baz, _obj;
+var _a, _b, _foo, _x, _y, _bar, _d, _obj$baz, _obj;
 
-const q = (_foo = foo, _a = a, _param = [...b], function foo(_argPlaceholder) {
-  return _foo(_a, ..._param, _argPlaceholder);
+const q = (_foo = foo, _a = a, _b = [...b], function foo(_argPlaceholder) {
+  return _foo(_a, ..._b, _argPlaceholder);
 });
-const w = (_bar = bar, _x = x, _param2 = [...y], function bar(_argPlaceholder2, _argPlaceholder3) {
-  return _bar(1, _x, _argPlaceholder2, ..._param2, _argPlaceholder3, 2);
+const w = (_bar = bar, _x = x, _y = [...y], function bar(_argPlaceholder2, _argPlaceholder3) {
+  return _bar(1, _x, _argPlaceholder2, ..._y, _argPlaceholder3, 2);
 });
-const z = (_obj = obj, _obj$baz = _obj.baz, _param3 = [...d], function baz(_argPlaceholder4) {
-  return _obj$baz.call(_obj, _argPlaceholder4, ..._param3);
+const z = (_obj = obj, _obj$baz = _obj.baz, _d = [...d], function baz(_argPlaceholder4) {
+  return _obj$baz.call(_obj, _argPlaceholder4, ..._d);
 });
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/bare-function/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/bare-function/output.js
index 24663cdab26a..d89c931323d0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/bare-function/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/bare-function/output.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var _ref, _ref2;
+var _ref, _;
 
 const abs = Math.abs;
-const value = (_ref = (_ref2 = -5.9, abs(_ref2)), Math.floor(_ref));
+const value = (_ref = (_ = -5.9, abs(_)), Math.floor(_ref));
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/object-literal/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/object-literal/output.js
index c8c1d0f95f04..f558d2a62a01 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/object-literal/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/object-literal/output.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-var _ref, _ref2, _ref3;
+var _ref, _ref2, _;
 
 function area(rect) {
   return rect.width * rect.height;
 }
 
-const result = (_ref = (_ref2 = (_ref3 = -5, Math.abs(_ref3)), {
+const result = (_ref = (_ref2 = (_ = -5, Math.abs(_)), {
   width: _ref2,
   height: _ref2 + 3
 }), area(_ref));
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/topic-inside-arrow-function/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/topic-inside-arrow-function/output.js
index 5517a532410f..35aee7ed2a42 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/topic-inside-arrow-function/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator/test/fixtures/smart/topic-inside-arrow-function/output.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-var _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4;
+var _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _;
 
-const result = (_ref = (_ref2 = (_ref3 = (_ref4 = -2.2 // -2.2
-, Math.floor(_ref4) // -3
+const result = (_ref = (_ref2 = (_ref3 = (_ = -2.2 // -2.2
+, Math.floor(_) // -3
 ), () => Math.pow(_ref3, 5) // () => -243
 ), _ref2() // -243
 ), Math.sign(_ref)); // -1
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-parameters/test/fixtures/parameters/regression-4348/output.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-parameters/test/fixtures/parameters/regression-4348/output.js
index e6e8f4c01a8d..08bc2b52ab19 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-parameters/test/fixtures/parameters/regression-4348/output.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-parameters/test/fixtures/parameters/regression-4348/output.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 function first() {
-  var _ref;
+  var _index;
 
   var index = 0;
-  return _ref = index++, _ref < 0 || arguments.length <= _ref ? undefined : arguments[_ref];
+  return _index = index++, _index < 0 || arguments.length <= _index ? undefined : arguments[_index];
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
index 7ba6793be3c7..df8f81f3560d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
@@ -11,37 +11,141 @@ import { scope as scopeCache } from "../cache";
 
 // Recursively gathers the identifying names of a node.
 function gatherNodeParts(node: Object, parts: Array) {
-  if (t.isModuleDeclaration(node)) {
-    if (node.source) {
-      gatherNodeParts(node.source, parts);
-    } else if (node.specifiers && node.specifiers.length) {
-      for (const specifier of (node.specifiers: Array)) {
-        gatherNodeParts(specifier, parts);
+  switch (node?.type) {
+    default:
+      if (t.isModuleDeclaration(node)) {
+        if (node.source) {
+          gatherNodeParts(node.source, parts);
+        } else if (node.specifiers && node.specifiers.length) {
+          for (const e of node.specifiers) gatherNodeParts(e, parts);
+        } else if (node.declaration) {
+          gatherNodeParts(node.declaration, parts);
+        }
+      } else if (t.isModuleSpecifier(node)) {
+        gatherNodeParts(node.local, parts);
+      } else if (t.isLiteral(node)) {
+        parts.push(node.value);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case "MemberExpression":
+    case "OptionalMemberExpression":
+    case "JSXMemberExpression":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.object, parts);
+      gatherNodeParts(node.property, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "Identifier":
+    case "JSXIdentifier":
+      parts.push(node.name);
+      break;
+
+    case "CallExpression":
+    case "OptionalCallExpression":
+    case "NewExpression":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.callee, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "ObjectExpression":
+    case "ObjectPattern":
+      for (const e of node.properties) {
+        gatherNodeParts(e, parts);
       }
-    } else if (node.declaration) {
-      gatherNodeParts(node.declaration, parts);
-    }
-  } else if (t.isModuleSpecifier(node)) {
-    gatherNodeParts(node.local, parts);
-  } else if (t.isMemberExpression(node)) {
-    gatherNodeParts(node.object, parts);
-    gatherNodeParts(node.property, parts);
-  } else if (t.isIdentifier(node)) {
-    parts.push(node.name);
-  } else if (t.isLiteral(node)) {
-    parts.push(node.value);
-  } else if (t.isCallExpression(node)) {
-    gatherNodeParts(node.callee, parts);
-  } else if (t.isObjectExpression(node) || t.isObjectPattern(node)) {
-    for (const prop of (node.properties: Array)) {
-      gatherNodeParts(prop.key || prop.argument, parts);
-    }
-  } else if (t.isPrivateName(node)) {
-    gatherNodeParts(node.id, parts);
-  } else if (t.isThisExpression(node)) {
-    parts.push("this");
-  } else if (t.isSuper(node)) {
-    parts.push("super");
+      break;
+
+    case "SpreadElement":
+    case "RestElement":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.argument, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "ObjectProperty":
+    case "ObjectMethod":
+    case "ClassProperty":
+    case "ClassMethod":
+    case "ClassPrivateProperty":
+    case "ClassPrivateMethod":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.key, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "ThisExpression":
+      parts.push("this");
+      break;
+
+    case "Super":
+      parts.push("super");
+      break;
+
+    case "Import":
+      parts.push("import");
+      break;
+
+    case "DoExpression":
+      parts.push("do");
+      break;
+
+    case "YieldExpression":
+      parts.push("yield");
+      gatherNodeParts(node.argument, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "AwaitExpression":
+      parts.push("await");
+      gatherNodeParts(node.argument, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "AssignmentExpression":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.left, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "VariableDeclarator":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.id, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "FunctionExpression":
+    case "FunctionDeclaration":
+    case "ClassExpression":
+    case "ClassDeclaration":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.id, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "PrivateName":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.id, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "ParenthesizedExpression":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.expression, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "UnaryExpression":
+    case "UpdateExpression":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.argument, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "MetaProperty":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.meta, parts);
+      gatherNodeParts(node.property, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "JSXElement":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.openingElement, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "JSXOpeningElement":
+      parts.push(node.name);
+      break;
+
+    case "JSXFragment":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.openingFragment, parts);
+      break;
+
+    case "JSXOpeningFragment":
+      parts.push("Fragment");
+      break;
+
+    case "JSXNamespacedName":
+      gatherNodeParts(node.namespace, parts);
+      gatherNodeParts(node.name, parts);
+      break;
   }
 }
 
@@ -267,17 +371,7 @@ export default class Scope {
     return `_${id}`;
   }
 
-  generateUidBasedOnNode(parent: Object, defaultName?: String) {
-    let node = parent;
-
-    if (t.isAssignmentExpression(parent)) {
-      node = parent.left;
-    } else if (t.isVariableDeclarator(parent)) {
-      node = parent.id;
-    } else if (t.isObjectProperty(node) || t.isObjectMethod(node)) {
-      node = node.key;
-    }
-
+  generateUidBasedOnNode(node: Object, defaultName?: String) {
     const parts = [];
     gatherNodeParts(node, parts);
 
@@ -291,11 +385,8 @@ export default class Scope {
    * Generate a unique identifier based on a node.
    */
 
-  generateUidIdentifierBasedOnNode(
-    parent: Object,
-    defaultName?: String,
-  ): Object {
-    return t.identifier(this.generateUidBasedOnNode(parent, defaultName));
+  generateUidIdentifierBasedOnNode(node: Object, defaultName?: String): Object {
+    return t.identifier(this.generateUidBasedOnNode(node, defaultName));
   }
 
   /**