diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/require_await.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/require_await.rs
index 72af56a00d24e..6f0219d42407d 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/require_await.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/require_await.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ impl Rule for RequireAwait {
                                 span, key, ..
                             }) = parent_parent_node
                             {
-                                let need_delete_span = get_delete_span(ctx, span.start);
+                                let need_delete_span = get_delete_span(
+                                    ctx,
+                                    if matches!(parent_parent_node, AstKind::ObjectProperty(x) if !x.method)
+                                    {
+                                        func.span.start
+                                    } else {
+                                        span.start
+                                    },
+                                );
                                 let check_span = if matches!(key, PropertyKey::StaticIdentifier(_))
                                 {
                                     key.span()
@@ -153,6 +161,17 @@ impl Rule for RequireAwait {
 fn get_delete_span(ctx: &LintContext, start: u32) -> Span {
     let end = start + 5;
     let async_key_span = Span::new(start, end);
+
+    // debug assertions
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    {
+        assert!(
+            async_key_span.source_text(ctx.source_text()) == "async",
+            "Expected 'async' at span {async_key_span:?}, found: {:?}",
+            async_key_span.source_text(ctx.source_text())
+        );
+    }
+
     let mut offset: u32 = 0;
     for c in ctx.source_text()[(end as usize)..].chars() {
         if !c.is_whitespace() {
@@ -284,6 +303,7 @@ fn test() {
             "let a = { c: () => { let c }, t:()=>{ let r } }",
         ),
         ("async function O(){r}", "function O(){r}"),
+        ("s={expoí:async function(){{}}}", "s={expoí:function(){{}}}"),
     ];
 
     Tester::new(RequireAwait::NAME, RequireAwait::PLUGIN, pass, fail)