diff --git a/crates/oxc/src/compiler.rs b/crates/oxc/src/compiler.rs
index 4bad3a894..131456e9e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc/src/compiler.rs
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ pub trait CompilerInterface {
         Some(CodegenOptions::default())
     }
 
-    fn remove_whitespace(&self) -> bool {
-        false
-    }
-
     fn check_semantic_error(&self) -> bool {
         true
     }
@@ -215,9 +211,8 @@ pub trait CompilerInterface {
         options: CodegenOptions,
     ) -> String {
         let comment_options = CommentOptions { preserve_annotate_comments: true };
-
         CodeGenerator::new()
-            .with_options(CodegenOptions { minify: self.remove_whitespace(), ..options })
+            .with_options(options)
             .enable_comment(source_text, trivias.clone(), comment_options)
             .build(program)
             .source_text
diff --git a/crates/oxc_codegen/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_codegen/src/lib.rs
index 6c6b23d39..8e0c16c81 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub struct CodegenOptions {
     /// Use single quotes instead of double quotes.
     pub single_quote: bool,
 
+    /// Remove whitespace.
     pub minify: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/tasks/coverage/src/driver.rs b/tasks/coverage/src/driver.rs
index dfa6f168e..8f329414c 100644
--- a/tasks/coverage/src/driver.rs
+++ b/tasks/coverage/src/driver.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,8 @@ impl CompilerInterface for Driver {
     }
 
     fn codegen_options(&self) -> Option<CodegenOptions> {
-        self.codegen.then(CodegenOptions::default)
-    }
-
-    fn remove_whitespace(&self) -> bool {
-        self.remove_whitespace
+        self.codegen
+            .then(|| CodegenOptions { minify: self.remove_whitespace, ..CodegenOptions::default() })
     }
 
     fn handle_errors(&mut self, errors: Vec<OxcDiagnostic>) {