diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/patterns.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/patterns.txt
index d578a43f06..a55f1ba292 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/patterns.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/patterns.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
   StatementsNode(0...3743)(
     [MatchRequiredNode(0...10)(
        CallNode(0...3)(nil, nil, (0...3), nil, nil, nil, nil, 2, "foo"),
-       LocalVariableWriteNode(7...10)(:bar, 0, nil, (7...10), nil),
+       LocalVariableTargetNode(7...10)(:bar, 0),
        (4...6)
      ),
      MatchRequiredNode(11...19)(
@@ -1206,13 +1206,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1169...1177)(
          ConstantReadNode(1169...1172)(),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1173...1176)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1173...1176),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1173...1176)(:bar, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (1172...1173),
@@ -1237,21 +1231,9 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1189...1193)(
            (1189...1190),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1190...1193)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1190...1193),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1190...1193)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1195...1198)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1195...1198),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1195...1198)(:baz, 0)],
          (1188...1189),
          (1198...1199)
        ),
@@ -1271,22 +1253,10 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1207...1221)(
          ConstantReadNode(1207...1210)(),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1211...1214)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1211...1214),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1211...1214)(:bar, 0)],
          SplatNode(1216...1220)(
            (1216...1217),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1217...1220)(
-             :baz,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1217...1220),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1217...1220)(:baz, 0)
          ),
          [],
          (1210...1211),
@@ -1310,30 +1280,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          ConstantReadNode(1229...1232)(),
          SplatNode(1233...1237)(
            (1233...1234),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1234...1237)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1234...1237),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1234...1237)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1239...1242)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1239...1242),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1239...1242)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1244...1248)(
            (1244...1245),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1245...1248)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1245...1248),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1245...1248)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          (1232...1233),
          (1248...1249)
@@ -1451,13 +1403,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1323...1331)(
          ConstantReadNode(1323...1326)(),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1327...1330)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1327...1330),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1327...1330)(:bar, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (1326...1327),
@@ -1482,21 +1428,9 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1343...1347)(
            (1343...1344),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1344...1347)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1344...1347),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1344...1347)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1349...1352)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1349...1352),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1349...1352)(:baz, 0)],
          (1342...1343),
          (1352...1353)
        ),
@@ -1516,22 +1450,10 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1361...1375)(
          ConstantReadNode(1361...1364)(),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1365...1368)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1365...1368),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1365...1368)(:bar, 0)],
          SplatNode(1370...1374)(
            (1370...1371),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1371...1374)(
-             :baz,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1371...1374),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1371...1374)(:baz, 0)
          ),
          [],
          (1364...1365),
@@ -1555,30 +1477,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          ConstantReadNode(1383...1386)(),
          SplatNode(1387...1391)(
            (1387...1388),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1388...1391)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1388...1391),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1388...1391)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1393...1396)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1393...1396),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1393...1396)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1398...1402)(
            (1398...1399),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1399...1402)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1399...1402),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1399...1402)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          (1386...1387),
          (1402...1403)
@@ -1602,13 +1506,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1412...1416)(
            (1412...1413),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1413...1416)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1413...1416),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1413...1416)(:bar, 0)
          ),
          [],
          nil,
@@ -1633,28 +1531,10 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1424...1428)(
            (1424...1425),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1425...1428)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1425...1428),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1425...1428)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1430...1433)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1430...1433),
-            nil
-          ),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(1435...1438)(
-            :qux,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1435...1438),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1430...1433)(:baz, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(1435...1438)(:qux, 0)],
          nil,
          nil
        ),
@@ -1674,30 +1554,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1446...1460)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1446...1449)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1446...1449),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1446...1449)(:bar, 0)],
          SplatNode(1451...1455)(
            (1451...1452),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1452...1455)(
-             :baz,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1452...1455),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1452...1455)(:baz, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1457...1460)(
-            :qux,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1457...1460),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1457...1460)(:qux, 0)],
          nil,
          nil
        ),
@@ -1717,29 +1579,11 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1468...1482)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1468...1471)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1468...1471),
-            nil
-          ),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(1473...1476)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1473...1476),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1468...1471)(:bar, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(1473...1476)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1478...1482)(
            (1478...1479),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1479...1482)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1479...1482),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1479...1482)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          [],
          nil,
@@ -1763,30 +1607,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          nil,
          SplatNode(1490...1494)(
            (1490...1491),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1491...1494)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1491...1494),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1491...1494)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1496...1499)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1496...1499),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1496...1499)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1501...1505)(
            (1501...1502),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1502...1505)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1502...1505),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1502...1505)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          nil,
          nil
@@ -1882,13 +1708,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1544...1548)(
            (1544...1545),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1545...1548)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1545...1548),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1545...1548)(:bar, 0)
          ),
          [],
          (1543...1544),
@@ -1913,28 +1733,10 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          [],
          SplatNode(1558...1562)(
            (1558...1559),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1559...1562)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1559...1562),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1559...1562)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1564...1567)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1564...1567),
-            nil
-          ),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(1569...1572)(
-            :qux,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1569...1572),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1564...1567)(:baz, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(1569...1572)(:qux, 0)],
          (1557...1558),
          (1572...1573)
        ),
@@ -1954,30 +1756,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1581...1597)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1582...1585)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1582...1585),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1582...1585)(:bar, 0)],
          SplatNode(1587...1591)(
            (1587...1588),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1588...1591)(
-             :baz,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1588...1591),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1588...1591)(:baz, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1593...1596)(
-            :qux,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1593...1596),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1593...1596)(:qux, 0)],
          (1581...1582),
          (1596...1597)
        ),
@@ -1997,29 +1781,11 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(1605...1621)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1606...1609)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1606...1609),
-            nil
-          ),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(1611...1614)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1611...1614),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1606...1609)(:bar, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(1611...1614)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1616...1620)(
            (1616...1617),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1617...1620)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1617...1620),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1617...1620)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          [],
          (1605...1606),
@@ -2043,30 +1809,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          nil,
          SplatNode(1630...1634)(
            (1630...1631),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1631...1634)(
-             :bar,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1631...1634),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1631...1634)(:bar, 0)
          ),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(1636...1639)(
-            :baz,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (1636...1639),
-            nil
-          )],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(1636...1639)(:baz, 0)],
          SplatNode(1641...1645)(
            (1641...1642),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(1642...1645)(
-             :qux,
-             0,
-             nil,
-             (1642...1645),
-             nil
-           )
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(1642...1645)(:qux, 0)
          ),
          (1629...1630),
          (1645...1646)
@@ -2085,7 +1833,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          2,
          "foo"
        ),
-       LocalVariableWriteNode(1655...1658)(:bar, 0, nil, (1655...1658), nil),
+       LocalVariableTargetNode(1655...1658)(:bar, 0),
        (1652...1654)
      ),
      MatchPredicateNode(1659...1667)(
@@ -2535,13 +2283,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
          "foo"
        ),
        [InNode(2013...2024)(
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(2016...2019)(
-            :bar,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            (2016...2019),
-            nil
-          ),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(2016...2019)(:bar, 0),
           nil,
           (2013...2015),
           (2020...2024)
@@ -3176,13 +2918,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
             (2765...2767),
             LocalVariableReadNode(2768...2771)(:baz, 0),
             StatementsNode(2761...2764)(
-              [LocalVariableWriteNode(2761...2764)(
-                 :bar,
-                 0,
-                 nil,
-                 (2761...2764),
-                 nil
-               )]
+              [LocalVariableTargetNode(2761...2764)(:bar, 0)]
             ),
             nil,
             nil
@@ -4035,7 +3771,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(3696...3703)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(3700...3701)(:b, 0, nil, (3700...3701), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(3700...3701)(:b, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (3696...3697),
@@ -4068,13 +3804,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...3743)(
                    (3734...3735),
                    "value"
                  ),
-                 LocalVariableWriteNode(3736...3737)(
-                   :a,
-                   0,
-                   nil,
-                   (3736...3737),
-                   nil
-                 ),
+                 LocalVariableTargetNode(3736...3737)(:a, 0),
                  nil
                )],
               nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in.txt
index 8277b654c1..b83e196ece 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in.txt
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
             [SymbolNode(292...294)((292...293), (293...294), nil, "b")],
             SplatNode(296...298)(
               (296...297),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(297...298)(:_, 0, nil, (297...298), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(297...298)(:_, 0)
             ),
             [SymbolNode(300...302)((300...301), (301...302), nil, "c")],
             nil,
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
             ConstantReadNode(369...375)(),
             SplatNode(376...380)(
               (376...377),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(377...380)(:lhs, 0, nil, (377...380), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(377...380)(:lhs, 0)
             ),
-            [LocalVariableWriteNode(382...383)(:x, 0, nil, (382...383), nil)],
+            [LocalVariableTargetNode(382...383)(:x, 0)],
             SplatNode(385...389)(
               (385...386),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(386...389)(:rhs, 0, nil, (386...389), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(386...389)(:rhs, 0)
             ),
             (375...376),
             (389...390)
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
             ConstantReadNode(407...413)(),
             SplatNode(414...418)(
               (414...415),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(415...418)(:lhs, 0, nil, (415...418), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(415...418)(:lhs, 0)
             ),
-            [LocalVariableWriteNode(420...421)(:x, 0, nil, (420...421), nil)],
+            [LocalVariableTargetNode(420...421)(:x, 0)],
             SplatNode(423...427)(
               (423...424),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(424...427)(:rhs, 0, nil, (424...427), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(424...427)(:rhs, 0)
             ),
             (413...414),
             (427...428)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
                ),
                StatementsNode(454...458)([TrueNode(454...458)()])
              ),
-             LocalVariableWriteNode(462...463)(:c, 0, nil, (462...463), nil)],
+             LocalVariableTargetNode(462...463)(:c, 0)],
             nil,
             [],
             (445...446),
@@ -349,20 +349,14 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
           ArrayPatternNode(481...506)(
             nil,
             [SymbolNode(482...484)((482...483), (483...484), nil, "a"),
-             LocalVariableWriteNode(486...487)(:b, 0, nil, (486...487), nil),
-             LocalVariableWriteNode(489...490)(:c, 0, nil, (489...490), nil),
+             LocalVariableTargetNode(486...487)(:b, 0),
+             LocalVariableTargetNode(489...490)(:c, 0),
              ArrayPatternNode(492...505)(
                nil,
                [SymbolNode(493...495)((493...494), (494...495), nil, "d")],
                SplatNode(497...499)(
                  (497...498),
-                 LocalVariableWriteNode(498...499)(
-                   :e,
-                   0,
-                   nil,
-                   (498...499),
-                   nil
-                 )
+                 LocalVariableTargetNode(498...499)(:e, 0)
                ),
                [NilNode(501...504)()],
                (492...493),
@@ -408,13 +402,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...747)(
             [ArrayPatternNode(550...557)(
                nil,
                [SymbolNode(551...553)((551...552), (552...553), nil, "b"),
-                LocalVariableWriteNode(555...556)(
-                  :c,
-                  0,
-                  nil,
-                  (555...556),
-                  nil
-                )],
+                LocalVariableTargetNode(555...556)(:c, 0)],
                nil,
                [],
                (550...551),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_31.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_31.txt
index 26ff5c913f..c34b271b84 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_31.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_31.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...28)(
             [SymbolNode(12...14)((12...13), (13...14), nil, "b")],
             SplatNode(16...18)(
               (16...17),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(17...18)(:c, 0, nil, (17...18), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(17...18)(:c, 0)
             ),
             [],
             (11...12),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42.txt
index 7cd17bb0e1..b98fd9f4b7 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...30)(
             [SymbolNode(11...13)((11...12), (12...13), nil, "b")],
             SplatNode(15...17)(
               (15...16),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(16...17)(:_, 0, nil, (16...17), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(16...17)(:_, 0)
             ),
             [],
             nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42_2.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42_2.txt
index 7c0c87e98c..945be4ddcf 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42_2.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_42_2.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...32)(
             [],
             SplatNode(13...18)(
               (13...14),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(14...18)(:list, 0, nil, (14...18), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(14...18)(:list, 0)
             ),
             [],
             (12...13),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const.txt
index b8eee48203..d503434f7e 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...24)(
        [InNode(8...20)(
           ArrayPatternNode(11...15)(
             ConstantReadNode(11...12)(),
-            [LocalVariableWriteNode(13...14)(:c, 0, nil, (13...14), nil)],
+            [LocalVariableTargetNode(13...14)(:c, 0)],
             nil,
             [],
             (12...13),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const2.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const2.txt
index 2e29ef9d16..828d83dd52 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const2.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_const2.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...27)(
               ConstantReadNode(14...15)(),
               (12...14)
             ),
-            [LocalVariableWriteNode(16...17)(:d, 0, nil, (16...17), nil)],
+            [LocalVariableTargetNode(16...17)(:d, 0)],
             nil,
             [],
             (15...16),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_paren_assign.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_paren_assign.txt
index 85b069fb00..c4e1380f7b 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_paren_assign.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_array_pat_paren_assign.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...29)(
             ConstantReadNode(11...12)(),
             [CapturePatternNode(13...19)(
                ConstantReadNode(13...14)(),
-               LocalVariableWriteNode(18...19)(:d, 0, nil, (18...19), nil),
+               LocalVariableTargetNode(18...19)(:d, 0),
                (15...17)
              )],
             nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find.txt
index 2d36642369..3c8e644244 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ ProgramNode(0...27)(
             nil,
             SplatNode(13...15)(
               (13...14),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(14...15)(:a, 0, nil, (14...15), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(14...15)(:a, 0)
             ),
             [SymbolNode(17...19)((17...18), (18...19), nil, "+")],
             SplatNode(21...23)(
               (21...22),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(22...23)(:b, 0, nil, (22...23), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(22...23)(:b, 0)
             ),
             nil,
             nil
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find_array.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find_array.txt
index 410fda576a..616c8f864b 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find_array.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_find_array.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...28)(
             nil,
             SplatNode(12...13)((12...13), nil),
             [SymbolNode(15...17)((15...16), (16...17), nil, "b"),
-             LocalVariableWriteNode(19...20)(:c, 0, nil, (19...20), nil)],
+             LocalVariableTargetNode(19...20)(:c, 0)],
             SplatNode(22...23)((22...23), nil),
             (11...12),
             (23...24)
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_assign.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_assign.txt
index 92933ca071..6c6c9e8b67 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_assign.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_assign.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...56)(
                SymbolNode(13...15)(nil, (13...14), (14...15), "b"),
                CapturePatternNode(16...28)(
                  ConstantReadNode(16...23)(),
-                 LocalVariableWriteNode(27...28)(:x, 0, nil, (27...28), nil),
+                 LocalVariableTargetNode(27...28)(:x, 0),
                  (24...26)
                ),
                nil
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest.txt
index ed7b166852..9998de3cfe 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ ProgramNode(0...35)(
             nil,
             [AssocNode(11...15)(
                SymbolNode(11...13)(nil, (11...12), (12...13), "b"),
-               LocalVariableWriteNode(14...15)(:c, 0, nil, (14...15), nil),
+               LocalVariableTargetNode(14...15)(:c, 0),
                nil
              ),
              AssocSplatNode(17...23)(
-               LocalVariableWriteNode(19...23)(:rest, 0, nil, (19...23), nil),
+               LocalVariableTargetNode(19...23)(:rest, 0),
                (17...19)
              )],
             nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest_solo.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest_solo.txt
index 7bdc02e6fb..7d6634c7f8 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest_solo.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/case_in_hash_pat_rest_solo.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...29)(
           HashPatternNode(11...17)(
             nil,
             [AssocSplatNode(11...17)(
-               LocalVariableWriteNode(13...17)(:rest, 0, nil, (13...17), nil),
+               LocalVariableTargetNode(13...17)(:rest, 0),
                (11...13)
              )],
             nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/parse_pattern_058.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/parse_pattern_058.txt
index 23b0ba5d10..d9416d4a61 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/parse_pattern_058.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/parse_pattern_058.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...43)(
                nil
              ),
              AssocSplatNode(20...26)(
-               LocalVariableWriteNode(22...26)(:rest, 0, nil, (22...26), nil),
+               LocalVariableTargetNode(22...26)(:rest, 0),
                (20...22)
              )],
             nil,
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/rhs_asgn.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/rhs_asgn.txt
index 7ba161b170..604a14667b 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/rhs_asgn.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/seattlerb/rhs_asgn.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...7)(
   StatementsNode(0...7)(
     [MatchRequiredNode(0...7)(
        IntegerNode(0...2)(),
-       LocalVariableWriteNode(6...7)(:n, 0, nil, (6...7), nil),
+       LocalVariableTargetNode(6...7)(:n, 0),
        (3...5)
      )]
   )
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/pattern.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/pattern.txt
index 9488cc7850..227938293b 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/pattern.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/pattern.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
             [IntegerNode(14...15)(), IntegerNode(17...18)()],
             SplatNode(20...22)(
               (20...21),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(21...22)(:a, 0, nil, (21...22), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(21...22)(:a, 0)
             ),
             [IntegerNode(24...25)()],
             (13...14),
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
             nil,
             [AssocNode(85...88)(
                AssocSplatNode(85...88)(
-                 LocalVariableWriteNode(87...88)(:a, 0, nil, (87...88), nil),
+                 LocalVariableTargetNode(87...88)(:a, 0),
                  (85...87)
                ),
                nil,
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
         InNode(128...152)(
           ArrayPatternNode(131...140)(
             nil,
-            [LocalVariableWriteNode(132...133)(:x, 0, nil, (132...133), nil),
-             LocalVariableWriteNode(135...136)(:y, 0, nil, (135...136), nil)],
+            [LocalVariableTargetNode(132...133)(:x, 0),
+             LocalVariableTargetNode(135...136)(:y, 0)],
             SplatNode(138...139)((138...139), nil),
             [],
             (131...132),
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
         InNode(268...289)(
           CapturePatternNode(271...277)(
             IntegerNode(271...272)(),
-            LocalVariableWriteNode(276...277)(:a, 0, nil, (276...277), nil),
+            LocalVariableTargetNode(276...277)(:a, 0),
             (273...275)
           ),
           StatementsNode(285...289)([TrueNode(285...289)()]),
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
             [IntegerNode(360...361)(), IntegerNode(363...364)()],
             SplatNode(366...368)(
               (366...367),
-              LocalVariableWriteNode(367...368)(:a, 0, nil, (367...368), nil)
+              LocalVariableTargetNode(367...368)(:a, 0)
             ),
             [IntegerNode(370...371)()],
             (359...360),
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...408)(
        IntegerNode(400...401)(),
        ArrayPatternNode(405...408)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(406...407)(:a, 0, nil, (406...407), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(406...407)(:a, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (405...406),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/since/30.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/since/30.txt
index 15d5136d83..4aba767795 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/since/30.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/unparser/corpus/literal/since/30.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...51)(
        IntegerNode(0...1)(),
        ArrayPatternNode(5...8)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(6...7)(:a, 0, nil, (6...7), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(6...7)(:a, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (5...6),
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ ProgramNode(0...51)(
        FindPatternNode(39...51)(
          nil,
          SplatNode(40...41)((40...41), nil),
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(43...44)(:a, 0, nil, (43...44), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(43...44)(:a, 0)],
          SplatNode(46...50)(
            (46...47),
-           LocalVariableWriteNode(47...50)(:foo, 0, nil, (47...50), nil)
+           LocalVariableTargetNode(47...50)(:foo, 0)
          ),
          (39...40),
          (50...51)
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line.txt
index 7a0546c569..c428d83cda 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...24)(
        IntegerNode(0...1)(),
        ArrayPatternNode(5...8)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(6...7)(:a, 0, nil, (6...7), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(6...7)(:a, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (5...6),
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...24)(
        IntegerNode(13...14)(),
        ArrayPatternNode(18...21)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(19...20)(:a, 0, nil, (19...20), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(19...20)(:a, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          (18...19),
diff --git a/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line_allowed_omission_of_parentheses.txt b/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line_allowed_omission_of_parentheses.txt
index c6d53befee..1e009aa3db 100644
--- a/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line_allowed_omission_of_parentheses.txt
+++ b/test/yarp/snapshots/whitequark/pattern_matching_single_line_allowed_omission_of_parentheses.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ ProgramNode(0...142)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(10...14)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(10...11)(:a, 0, nil, (10...11), nil),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(13...14)(:b, 0, nil, (13...14), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(10...11)(:a, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(13...14)(:b, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          nil,
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ ProgramNode(0...142)(
        ),
        ArrayPatternNode(29...33)(
          nil,
-         [LocalVariableWriteNode(29...30)(:a, 0, nil, (29...30), nil),
-          LocalVariableWriteNode(32...33)(:b, 0, nil, (32...33), nil)],
+         [LocalVariableTargetNode(29...30)(:a, 0),
+          LocalVariableTargetNode(32...33)(:b, 0)],
          nil,
          [],
          nil,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...142)(
          nil,
          [AssocNode(89...99)(
             SymbolNode(89...93)(nil, (89...92), (92...93), "key"),
-            LocalVariableWriteNode(94...99)(:value, 0, nil, (94...99), nil),
+            LocalVariableTargetNode(94...99)(:value, 0),
             nil
           )],
          nil,
@@ -123,13 +123,7 @@ ProgramNode(0...142)(
          nil,
          [AssocNode(125...135)(
             SymbolNode(125...129)(nil, (125...128), (128...129), "key"),
-            LocalVariableWriteNode(130...135)(
-              :value,
-              0,
-              nil,
-              (130...135),
-              nil
-            ),
+            LocalVariableTargetNode(130...135)(:value, 0),
             nil
           )],
          nil,
diff --git a/yarp/config.yml b/yarp/config.yml
index bb4d4174da..d7269f336d 100644
--- a/yarp/config.yml
+++ b/yarp/config.yml
@@ -908,9 +908,9 @@ nodes:
         type: node
         kind: ConstantPathNode
       - name: operator_loc
-        type: location?
+        type: location
       - name: value
-        type: node?
+        type: node
     comment: |
       Represents writing to a constant path.
 
@@ -939,9 +939,9 @@ nodes:
       - name: name_loc
         type: location
       - name: value
-        type: node?
+        type: node
       - name: operator_loc
-        type: location?
+        type: location
     comment: |
       Represents writing to a constant.
 
@@ -1208,9 +1208,9 @@ nodes:
       - name: name_loc
         type: location
       - name: operator_loc
-        type: location?
+        type: location
       - name: value
-        type: node?
+        type: node
     comment: |
       Represents writing to a global variable.
 
@@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@ nodes:
       - name: name_loc
         type: location
       - name: value
-        type: node?
+        type: node
       - name: operator_loc
-        type: location?
+        type: location
     comment: |
       Represents writing to an instance variable.
 
@@ -1564,11 +1564,11 @@ nodes:
       - name: depth
         type: uint32
       - name: value
-        type: node?
+        type: node
       - name: name_loc
         type: location
       - name: operator_loc
-        type: location?
+        type: location
     comment: |
       Represents writing to a local variable.
 
diff --git a/yarp/yarp.c b/yarp/yarp.c
index f8fd94997d..ad762d89a3 100644
--- a/yarp/yarp.c
+++ b/yarp/yarp.c
@@ -3075,21 +3075,18 @@ yp_local_variable_write_node_create(yp_parser_t *parser, yp_constant_id_t consta
     return node;
 }
 
-// Allocate and initialize a new LocalVariableWriteNode node without an operator or target.
-static yp_local_variable_write_node_t *
+// Allocate and initialize a new LocalVariableTargetNode node.
+static yp_local_variable_target_node_t *
 yp_local_variable_target_node_create(yp_parser_t *parser, const yp_token_t *name) {
-    yp_local_variable_write_node_t *node = YP_ALLOC_NODE(parser, yp_local_variable_write_node_t);
+    yp_local_variable_target_node_t *node = YP_ALLOC_NODE(parser, yp_local_variable_target_node_t);
 
-    *node = (yp_local_variable_write_node_t) {
+    *node = (yp_local_variable_target_node_t) {
         {
-            .type = YP_NODE_LOCAL_VARIABLE_WRITE_NODE,
+            .type = YP_NODE_LOCAL_VARIABLE_TARGET_NODE,
             .location = YP_LOCATION_TOKEN_VALUE(name)
         },
         .constant_id = yp_parser_constant_id_token(parser, name),
-        .depth = 0,
-        .value = NULL,
-        .name_loc = YP_LOCATION_TOKEN_VALUE(name),
-        .operator_loc = { .start = NULL, .end = NULL }
+        .depth = 0
     };
 
     return node;