diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs
index 6abb14f115684..8a38721f4df7b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for RemoveSyntax {
     }
 
     fn enter_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
-        Self::strip_parenthesized_expression(expr, ctx);
         self.compress_console(expr, ctx);
     }
 
+    fn exit_expression(&mut self, expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
+        Self::strip_parenthesized_expression(expr, ctx);
+    }
+
     fn exit_arrow_function_expression(
         &mut self,
         expr: &mut ArrowFunctionExpression<'a>,
@@ -46,7 +49,6 @@ impl<'a> RemoveSyntax {
     fn strip_parenthesized_expression(expr: &mut Expression<'a>, ctx: &mut TraverseCtx<'a>) {
         if let Expression::ParenthesizedExpression(paren_expr) = expr {
             *expr = ctx.ast.move_expression(&mut paren_expr.expression);
-            Self::strip_parenthesized_expression(expr, ctx);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/minimize_conditions.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/minimize_conditions.rs
index d152d2502dbc9..7ce33c465d804 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/minimize_conditions.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/minimize_conditions.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ use oxc_minifier::CompressOptions;
 
 // TODO: handle negative cases
 fn test(source_text: &str, positive: &str, _negative: &str) {
-    let options = CompressOptions { minimize_conditions: true, ..CompressOptions::all_false() };
+    let options = CompressOptions {
+        remove_syntax: true,
+        minimize_conditions: true,
+        ..CompressOptions::all_false()
+    };
     crate::test(source_text, positive, options);
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/mod.rs
index 98033dab287bb..0aca536ff915f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/mod.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ mod dead_code_elimination;
 mod fold_conditions;
 mod fold_constants;
 mod minimize_conditions;
+mod remove_syntax;
 mod reorder_constant_expression;
 mod substitute_alternate_syntax;
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1c7c92ff66118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/ast_passes/remove_syntax.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use oxc_minifier::CompressOptions;
+
+fn test(source_text: &str, expected: &str) {
+    let options = CompressOptions { remove_syntax: true, ..CompressOptions::all_false() };
+    crate::test(source_text, expected, options);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parens() {
+    test("(((x)))", "x");
+    test("(((a + b))) * c", "(a + b) * c");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn drop_console() {
+    let options =
+        CompressOptions { remove_syntax: true, drop_console: true, ..CompressOptions::all_false() };
+    crate::test("console.log()", "", options);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn drop_debugger() {
+    let options = CompressOptions {
+        remove_syntax: true,
+        drop_debugger: true,
+        ..CompressOptions::all_false()
+    };
+    crate::test("debugger", "", options);
+}