diff --git a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/exponentiation_operator.rs b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/exponentiation_operator.rs
index 39dbd68abec68..70a8c24010655 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/exponentiation_operator.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/exponentiation_operator.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use oxc_ast::ast::*;
 use oxc_semantic::{ReferenceFlags, SymbolFlags};
 use oxc_span::SPAN;
 use oxc_syntax::operator::{AssignmentOperator, BinaryOperator};
-use oxc_traverse::TraverseCtx;
+use oxc_traverse::{Traverse, TraverseCtx};
 
 use crate::context::Ctx;
 
@@ -62,27 +62,10 @@ impl<'a> ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
     pub fn new(ctx: Ctx<'a>) -> Self {
         Self { _ctx: ctx, var_declarations: vec![] }
     }
+}
 
-    fn clone_identifier_reference(
-        ident: &IdentifierReference<'a>,
-        ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
-    ) -> IdentifierReference<'a> {
-        let reference = ctx.symbols().get_reference(ident.reference_id.get().unwrap());
-        let symbol_id = reference.symbol_id();
-        let flags = reference.flags();
-        ctx.create_reference_id(ident.span, ident.name.clone(), symbol_id, flags)
-    }
-
-    fn clone_expression(expr: &Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) -> Expression<'a> {
-        match expr {
-            Expression::Identifier(ident) => ctx
-                .ast
-                .expression_from_identifier_reference(Self::clone_identifier_reference(ident, ctx)),
-            _ => expr.clone_in(ctx.ast.allocator),
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn transform_statements(
+impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
+    fn enter_statements(
         &mut self,
         _statements: &mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>,
         ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
@@ -90,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'a> ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
         self.var_declarations.push(ctx.ast.vec());
     }
 
-    pub fn transform_statements_on_exit(
+    fn exit_statements(
         &mut self,
         statements: &mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>,
         ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a> ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn transform_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
+    fn enter_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
         // left ** right
         if let Expression::BinaryExpression(binary_expr) = expr {
             if binary_expr.operator == BinaryOperator::Exponential {
@@ -141,6 +124,27 @@ impl<'a> ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
             }
         }
     }
+}
+
+impl<'a> ExponentiationOperator<'a> {
+    fn clone_identifier_reference(
+        ident: &IdentifierReference<'a>,
+        ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
+    ) -> IdentifierReference<'a> {
+        let reference = ctx.symbols().get_reference(ident.reference_id.get().unwrap());
+        let symbol_id = reference.symbol_id();
+        let flags = reference.flags();
+        ctx.create_reference_id(ident.span, ident.name.clone(), symbol_id, flags)
+    }
+
+    fn clone_expression(expr: &Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) -> Expression<'a> {
+        match expr {
+            Expression::Identifier(ident) => ctx
+                .ast
+                .expression_from_identifier_reference(Self::clone_identifier_reference(ident, ctx)),
+            _ => expr.clone_in(ctx.ast.allocator),
+        }
+    }
 
     /// `left ** right` -> `Math.pow(left, right)`
     fn math_pow(
diff --git a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/mod.rs
index a19d894546779..9ec05ea231ee8 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/es2016/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub use exponentiation_operator::ExponentiationOperator;
 pub use options::ES2016Options;
 use oxc_allocator::Vec;
 use oxc_ast::ast::*;
-use oxc_traverse::TraverseCtx;
+use oxc_traverse::{Traverse, TraverseCtx};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use crate::context::Ctx;
@@ -23,30 +23,32 @@ impl<'a> ES2016<'a> {
     pub fn new(options: ES2016Options, ctx: Ctx<'a>) -> Self {
         Self { exponentiation_operator: ExponentiationOperator::new(Rc::clone(&ctx)), ctx, options }
     }
+}
 
-    pub fn transform_statements(
+impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for ES2016<'a> {
+    fn enter_statements(
         &mut self,
         statements: &mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>,
         ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
     ) {
         if self.options.exponentiation_operator {
-            self.exponentiation_operator.transform_statements(statements, ctx);
+            self.exponentiation_operator.enter_statements(statements, ctx);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn transform_statements_on_exit(
+    fn exit_statements(
         &mut self,
         statements: &mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>,
         ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>,
     ) {
         if self.options.exponentiation_operator {
-            self.exponentiation_operator.transform_statements_on_exit(statements, ctx);
+            self.exponentiation_operator.exit_statements(statements, ctx);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn transform_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
+    fn enter_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
         if self.options.exponentiation_operator {
-            self.exponentiation_operator.transform_expression(expr, ctx);
+            self.exponentiation_operator.enter_expression(expr, ctx);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/lib.rs
index 3d7f98a279dd8..5c45690b74b90 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_transformer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_transformer/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for Transformer<'a> {
         self.x1_react.transform_expression(expr, ctx);
         self.x2_es2021.enter_expression(expr, ctx);
         self.x2_es2020.enter_expression(expr, ctx);
-        self.x2_es2016.transform_expression(expr, ctx);
+        self.x2_es2016.enter_expression(expr, ctx);
         self.x3_es2015.transform_expression(expr);
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for Transformer<'a> {
         self.x1_react.transform_statements(stmts, ctx);
         self.x2_es2021.enter_statements(stmts, ctx);
         self.x2_es2020.enter_statements(stmts, ctx);
-        self.x2_es2016.transform_statements(stmts, ctx);
+        self.x2_es2016.enter_statements(stmts, ctx);
         self.x3_es2015.enter_statements(stmts);
     }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for Transformer<'a> {
         self.x1_react.transform_statements_on_exit(stmts, ctx);
         self.x2_es2021.exit_statements(stmts, ctx);
         self.x2_es2020.exit_statements(stmts, ctx);
-        self.x2_es2016.transform_statements_on_exit(stmts, ctx);
+        self.x2_es2016.exit_statements(stmts, ctx);
         self.x3_es2015.exit_statements(stmts);
     }