diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TastyPickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TastyPickler.scala
index 1c77d84af3af..1ff1642ecce1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TastyPickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TastyPickler.scala
@@ -81,6 +81,4 @@ class TastyPickler(val rootCls: ClassSymbol) {
     assert(all.length == totalSize && all.bytes.length == totalSize, s"totalSize = $totalSize, all.length = ${all.length}, all.bytes.length = ${all.bytes.length}")
     all.bytes
   }
-
-  val treePkl: TreePickler = new TreePickler(this)
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
index c76bb593875b..9de869c994e6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Decorators._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Mode
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types._
-import dotty.tools.dotc.core.tasty.{ PositionPickler, TastyPickler, TastyPrinter }
+import dotty.tools.dotc.core.tasty.{ PositionPickler, TastyPickler, TastyPrinter, TreePickler }
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.tasty.DottyUnpickler
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.tasty.TreeUnpickler.UnpickleMode
 import dotty.tools.dotc.report
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ object PickledQuotes {
   private def pickle(tree: Tree)(using Context): Array[Byte] = {
     quotePickling.println(i"**** pickling quote of\n$tree")
     val pickler = new TastyPickler(defn.RootClass)
-    val treePkl = pickler.treePkl
+    val treePkl = new TreePickler(pickler)
     treePkl.pickle(tree :: Nil)
     treePkl.compactify()
     if tree.span.exists then
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Pickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Pickler.scala
index 2faf450335dd..cd2a6f33dc6f 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Pickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Pickler.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Pickler extends Phase {
       if ctx.settings.YtestPickler.value then
         beforePickling(cls) = tree.show
         picklers(cls) = pickler
-      val treePkl = pickler.treePkl
+      val treePkl = new TreePickler(pickler)
       treePkl.pickle(tree :: Nil)
       val positionWarnings = new mutable.ListBuffer[String]()
       val pickledF = inContext(ctx.fresh) {