diff --git a/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/async_module.rs b/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/async_module.rs
index 9e737b67df913..a549caa76fdba 100644
--- a/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/async_module.rs
+++ b/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/async_module.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use swc_core::{
 use turbo_tasks::{primitives::Bools, trace::TraceRawVcs, TryFlatJoinIterExt, Value, Vc};
 use turbopack_core::chunk::availability_info::AvailabilityInfo;
 
+use super::esm::base::ReferencedAsset;
 use crate::{
     chunk::{
         esm_scope::{EsmScope, EsmScopeScc},
@@ -156,12 +157,24 @@ impl AsyncModule {
             .iter()
             .map(|r| async {
                 let referenced_asset = r.get_referenced_asset().await?;
-                let ident = if *r.is_async(availability_info).await? {
-                    referenced_asset.get_ident().await?
-                } else {
-                    None
-                };
-                anyhow::Ok(ident)
+                Ok(match &*referenced_asset {
+                    ReferencedAsset::OriginalReferenceTypeExternal(_) => {
+                        // TODO(WEB-1259): we need to detect if external modules are esm
+                        None
+                    }
+                    ReferencedAsset::Some(placeable) => {
+                        if *placeable
+                            .get_async_module()
+                            .is_async(availability_info)
+                            .await?
+                        {
+                            referenced_asset.get_ident().await?
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    }
+                    ReferencedAsset::None => None,
+                })
             })
             .try_flat_join()
             .await?;
@@ -170,26 +183,8 @@ impl AsyncModule {
     }
 
     #[turbo_tasks::function]
-    async fn has_top_level_await(self: Vc<Self>) -> Result<Vc<bool>> {
-        Ok(Vc::cell(self.await?.has_top_level_await))
-    }
-
-    #[turbo_tasks::function]
-    async fn is_self_async(self: Vc<Self>) -> Result<Vc<bool>> {
-        let this = self.await?;
-
-        if this.has_top_level_await {
-            return Ok(Vc::cell(true));
-        }
-
-        let bools = Vc::<Bools>::cell(
-            this.references
-                .iter()
-                .map(|r| r.is_external_esm())
-                .collect(),
-        );
-
-        Ok(bools.any())
+    pub(crate) fn is_self_async(&self) -> Vc<bool> {
+        Vc::cell(self.has_top_level_await)
     }
 
     #[turbo_tasks::function]
diff --git a/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/esm/base.rs b/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/esm/base.rs
index 9782d02b77003..be8c022ef1910 100644
--- a/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/esm/base.rs
+++ b/crates/turbopack-ecmascript/src/references/esm/base.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use swc_core::{
 use turbo_tasks::{Value, ValueToString, Vc};
 use turbopack_core::{
     chunk::{
-        availability_info::AvailabilityInfo, ChunkableModuleReference, ChunkingContext,
-        ChunkingType, ChunkingTypeOption, ModuleId,
+        ChunkableModuleReference, ChunkingContext, ChunkingType, ChunkingTypeOption, ModuleId,
     },
     issue::{IssueSeverity, OptionIssueSource},
     module::Module,
@@ -147,35 +146,6 @@ impl EsmAssetReference {
             this.request,
         ))
     }
-
-    #[turbo_tasks::function]
-    pub(crate) async fn is_external_esm(self: Vc<Self>) -> Result<Vc<bool>> {
-        let asset = self.get_referenced_asset().await?;
-
-        let ReferencedAsset::OriginalReferenceTypeExternal(_) = &*asset else {
-            return Ok(Vc::cell(false));
-        };
-
-        // TODO(WEB-1259): we need to detect if external modules are esm
-        Ok(Vc::cell(false))
-    }
-
-    #[turbo_tasks::function]
-    pub(crate) async fn is_async(
-        self: Vc<Self>,
-        availability_info: Value<AvailabilityInfo>,
-    ) -> Result<Vc<bool>> {
-        if *self.is_external_esm().await? {
-            return Ok(Vc::cell(true));
-        }
-
-        let asset = self.get_referenced_asset().await?;
-        let ReferencedAsset::Some(placeable) = &*asset else {
-            return Ok(Vc::cell(false));
-        };
-
-        Ok(placeable.get_async_module().is_async(availability_info))
-    }
 }
 
 #[turbo_tasks::value_impl]