diff --git a/crates/oxc_ecmascript/src/constant_evaluation/value_type.rs b/crates/oxc_ecmascript/src/constant_evaluation/value_type.rs
index 9243180470571..24f60d0038808 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_ecmascript/src/constant_evaluation/value_type.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_ecmascript/src/constant_evaluation/value_type.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&Expression<'a>> for ValueType {
             Expression::BooleanLiteral(_) => Self::Boolean,
             Expression::NullLiteral(_) => Self::Null,
             Expression::NumericLiteral(_) => Self::Number,
-            Expression::StringLiteral(_) => Self::String,
+            Expression::StringLiteral(_) | Expression::TemplateLiteral(_) => Self::String,
             Expression::ObjectExpression(_)
             | Expression::ArrayExpression(_)
             | Expression::RegExpLiteral(_)
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_minimize_conditions.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_minimize_conditions.rs
index b90fcb01c7306..ced900bb3bd84 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_minimize_conditions.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_minimize_conditions.rs
@@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ impl<'a> PeepholeMinimizeConditions {
         false
     }
 
+    // `typeof foo === 'number'` -> `typeof foo == 'number'`
+    //  ^^^^^^^^^^ `ValueType::from(&e.left).is_string()` is `true`.
     // `a instanceof b === true` -> `a instanceof b`
     // `a instanceof b === false` -> `!(a instanceof b)`
     //  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `ValueType::from(&e.left).is_boolean()` is `true`.
@@ -2033,4 +2035,16 @@ mod test {
         test("if (anything1 ? anything2 : (0, false));", "if (anything1 && anything2);");
         test("if(!![]);", "if([]);");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_try_compress_type_of_equal_string() {
+        test("typeof foo === 'number'", "typeof foo == 'number'");
+        test("'number' === typeof foo", "'number' == typeof foo");
+        test("typeof foo === `number`", "typeof foo == `number`");
+        test("`number` === typeof foo", "`number` == typeof foo");
+        test("typeof foo !== 'number'", "typeof foo != 'number'");
+        test("'number' !== typeof foo", "'number' != typeof foo");
+        test("typeof foo !== `number`", "typeof foo != `number`");
+        test("`number` !== typeof foo", "`number` != typeof foo");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
index de73732b0a357..3d6bf479ea39f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/ast_passes/peephole_substitute_alternate_syntax.rs
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ impl<'a> Traverse<'a> for PeepholeSubstituteAlternateSyntax {
         match expr {
             Expression::ArrowFunctionExpression(e) => self.try_compress_arrow_expression(e, ctx),
             Expression::ChainExpression(e) => self.try_compress_chain_call_expression(e, ctx),
-            Expression::BinaryExpression(e) => {
-                Self::swap_binary_expressions(e);
-                self.try_compress_type_of_equal_string(e);
-            }
+            Expression::BinaryExpression(e) => Self::swap_binary_expressions(e),
             Expression::AssignmentExpression(e) => {
                 self.try_compress_normal_assignment_to_combined_assignment(e, ctx);
                 self.try_compress_normal_assignment_to_combined_logical_assignment(e, ctx);
@@ -1097,24 +1094,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> PeepholeSubstituteAlternateSyntax {
         )
     }
 
-    /// `typeof foo === 'number'` -> `typeof foo == 'number'`
-    fn try_compress_type_of_equal_string(&mut self, e: &mut BinaryExpression<'a>) {
-        let op = match e.operator {
-            BinaryOperator::StrictEquality => BinaryOperator::Equality,
-            BinaryOperator::StrictInequality => BinaryOperator::Inequality,
-            _ => return,
-        };
-        if !matches!(&e.left, Expression::UnaryExpression(unary_expr) if unary_expr.operator.is_typeof())
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-        if !e.right.is_string_literal() {
-            return;
-        }
-        e.operator = op;
-        self.changed = true;
-    }
-
     fn try_compress_chain_call_expression(
         &mut self,
         chain_expr: &mut ChainExpression<'a>,
@@ -1906,18 +1885,6 @@ mod test {
         test("void 0 != foo", "foo != null");
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_try_compress_type_of_equal_string() {
-        test("typeof foo === 'number'", "typeof foo == 'number'");
-        test("'number' === typeof foo", "typeof foo == 'number'");
-        test("typeof foo === `number`", "typeof foo == 'number'");
-        test("`number` === typeof foo", "typeof foo == 'number'");
-        test("typeof foo !== 'number'", "typeof foo != 'number'");
-        test("'number' !== typeof foo", "typeof foo != 'number'");
-        test("typeof foo !== `number`", "typeof foo != 'number'");
-        test("`number` !== typeof foo", "typeof foo != 'number'");
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_property_key() {
         // Object Property