diff --git a/lib/yarp.rb b/lib/yarp.rb
index 48b1f173dd..28f0fae003 100644
--- a/lib/yarp.rb
+++ b/lib/yarp.rb
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ module YARP
           locals << [] if node.once?
         end
 
-        stack.concat(node.child_nodes.compact)
+        stack.concat(node.compact_child_nodes)
       end
 
       locals
diff --git a/lib/yarp/pattern.rb b/lib/yarp/pattern.rb
index 339f1506c3..f7519137e4 100644
--- a/lib/yarp/pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/yarp/pattern.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module YARP
 
       while (node = queue.shift)
         yield node if @compiled.call(node)
-        queue.concat(node.child_nodes.compact)
+        queue.concat(node.compact_child_nodes)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/yarp/parse_serialize_test.rb b/test/yarp/parse_serialize_test.rb
index d3474f7104..18ff0c4319 100644
--- a/test/yarp/parse_serialize_test.rb
+++ b/test/yarp/parse_serialize_test.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module YARP
 
       while (node = queue.shift)
         return node if node.is_a?(SourceFileNode)
-        queue.concat(node.child_nodes.compact)
+        queue.concat(node.compact_child_nodes)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/yarp/parse_test.rb b/test/yarp/parse_test.rb
index 0b470f6eed..eba5767776 100644
--- a/test/yarp/parse_test.rb
+++ b/test/yarp/parse_test.rb
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ module YARP
       queue = [program]
       while (node = queue.shift)
         return node if node.is_a?(SourceFileNode)
-        queue.concat(node.child_nodes.compact)
+        queue.concat(node.compact_child_nodes)
       end
     end