diff --git a/crates/oxc_mangler/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_mangler/src/lib.rs
index 8deabaf82d94a..ea3fdb395d000 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_mangler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_mangler/src/lib.rs
@@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ impl<'t> Mangler<'t> {
             frequencies[index].frequency += scoping.get_resolved_reference_ids(symbol_id).len();
             frequencies[index].symbol_ids.push(symbol_id);
         }
+
+        // Remove slots that have no symbols to rename before sorting.
+        frequencies.retain(|x| !x.symbol_ids.is_empty());
         frequencies.sort_unstable_by_key(|x| std::cmp::Reverse(x.frequency));
-        if let Some(idx) = frequencies.iter().position(|x| x.symbol_ids.is_empty()) {
-            frequencies.truncate(idx);
-        }
         frequencies
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mangler/snapshots/mangler.snap b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mangler/snapshots/mangler.snap
index c2d76641fcb74..2d074732f3433 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mangler/snapshots/mangler.snap
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mangler/snapshots/mangler.snap
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function foo(e) {
 
 var x; function foo(a) { ({ x } = y) }
 var x;
-function foo(a) {
+function foo(e) {
 	({x} = y);
 }