diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/mod.rs
index 1cbe6d9cb..8eb5e362a 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(clippy::unused_self)]
 
 mod fold;
+mod util;
 
 use oxc_allocator::{Allocator, Vec};
 #[allow(clippy::wildcard_imports)]
@@ -16,30 +17,47 @@ use oxc_syntax::{
 #[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct CompressOptions {
-    /// Various optimizations for boolean context, for example `!!a ? b : c` → `a ? b : c`
-    /// Default true
+    /// Various optimizations for boolean context, for example `!!a ? b : c` → `a ? b : c`.
+    ///
+    /// Default `true`
     pub booleans: bool,
 
-    /// Remove `debugger;` statements
-    /// Default true
+    /// Remove `debugger;` statements.
+    ///
+    /// Default `true`
     pub drop_debugger: bool,
 
-    /// Join consecutive var statements
-    /// Default true
+    /// Remove `console.*` statements.
+    ///
+    /// Default `false`
+    pub drop_console: bool,
+
+    /// Join consecutive var statements.
+    ///
+    /// Default `true`
     pub join_vars: bool,
 
     /// Optimizations for do, while and for loops when we can statically determine the condition
-    /// Default: true
+    ///
+    /// Default `true`
     pub loops: bool,
 
     /// Transforms `typeof foo == "undefined" into `foo === void 0`
-    /// Default true
+    ///
+    /// Default `true`
     pub typeofs: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for CompressOptions {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self { booleans: true, drop_debugger: true, join_vars: true, loops: true, typeofs: true }
+        Self {
+            booleans: true,
+            drop_debugger: true,
+            drop_console: false,
+            join_vars: true,
+            loops: true,
+            typeofs: true,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +119,22 @@ impl<'a> Compressor<'a> {
         matches!(stmt, Statement::DebuggerStatement(_)) && self.options.drop_debugger
     }
 
+    /// Drop `console.*` expressions.
+    /// Enabled by `compress.drop_console
+    fn drop_console<'b>(&mut self, stmt: &'b Statement<'a>) -> bool {
+        self.options.drop_console
+            && matches!(stmt, Statement::ExpressionStatement(expr) if util::is_console(&expr.expression))
+    }
+
+    fn compress_console<'b>(&mut self, expr: &'b mut Expression<'a>) -> bool {
+        if self.options.drop_console && util::is_console(expr) {
+            *expr = self.create_void_0();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Join consecutive var statements
     fn join_vars<'b>(&mut self, stmts: &'b mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>) {
         // Collect all the consecutive ranges that contain joinable vars.
@@ -265,7 +299,7 @@ impl<'a> Compressor<'a> {
 
 impl<'a, 'b> VisitMut<'a, 'b> for Compressor<'a> {
     fn visit_statements(&mut self, stmts: &'b mut Vec<'a, Statement<'a>>) {
-        stmts.retain(|stmt| !self.drop_debugger(stmt));
+        stmts.retain(|stmt| !(self.drop_debugger(stmt) || self.drop_console(stmt)));
 
         self.join_vars(stmts);
 
@@ -290,13 +324,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b> VisitMut<'a, 'b> for Compressor<'a> {
 
     fn visit_variable_declaration(&mut self, decl: &'b mut VariableDeclaration<'a>) {
         for declarator in decl.declarations.iter_mut() {
-            self.compress_variable_declarator(declarator);
             self.visit_variable_declarator(declarator);
+            self.compress_variable_declarator(declarator);
         }
     }
 
     fn visit_expression(&mut self, expr: &'b mut Expression<'a>) {
         self.visit_expression_match(expr);
+        self.compress_console(expr);
         self.fold_expression(expr);
         if !self.compress_undefined(expr) {
             self.compress_boolean(expr);
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/util.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22907a460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use oxc_hir::hir::Expression;
+
+pub(super) fn is_console(expr: &Expression<'_>) -> bool {
+    // let Statement::ExpressionStatement(expr) = stmt else { return false };
+    let Expression::CallExpression(call_expr) = &expr else { return false };
+    let Expression::MemberExpression(member_expr) = &call_expr.callee else { return false };
+    let obj = member_expr.object();
+    let Some(ident) = obj.get_identifier_reference() else { return false };
+    ident.name == "console"
+}
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mod.rs
index c59b0297d..aa394cd15 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@ use oxc_minifier::{CompressOptions, Minifier, MinifierOptions, PrinterOptions};
 use oxc_span::SourceType;
 
 pub(crate) fn test(source_text: &str, expected: &str) {
-    let source_type = SourceType::default();
     let options = MinifierOptions { mangle: false, ..MinifierOptions::default() };
+    test_with_options(source_text, expected, options);
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn test_with_options(source_text: &str, expected: &str, options: MinifierOptions) {
+    let source_type = SourceType::default();
     let minified = Minifier::new(source_text, source_type, options).build();
     assert_eq!(expected, minified, "for source {source_text}");
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/oxc/code_removal.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/oxc/code_removal.rs
index 98f5baa4f..2b2dc17dc 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/oxc/code_removal.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/tests/oxc/code_removal.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::test;
+use crate::{test, test_with_options, CompressOptions, MinifierOptions};
 
 #[test]
 fn undefined_assignment() {
@@ -17,3 +17,24 @@ fn undefined_return() {
     test("function f(){return void foo();}", "function f(){return void foo()}");
     test("function f(){if(a()){return undefined;}}", "function f(){if(a())return}");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn console_removal() {
+    let options = MinifierOptions {
+        mangle: false,
+        compress: CompressOptions { drop_console: true, ..CompressOptions::default() },
+        ..MinifierOptions::default()
+    };
+    test_with_options("console.log('hi')", "", options);
+    test_with_options("let x = console.error('oops')", "let x", options);
+    test_with_options(
+        "function f() { return console.warn('problem') }",
+        "function f(){return}",
+        options,
+    );
+
+    // console isn't removed when drop_console is `false`. This is also the
+    // default value.
+    let options = MinifierOptions { mangle: false, ..MinifierOptions::default() };
+    test_with_options("console.log('hi')", "console.log('hi')", options);
+}