diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
index 76a24cfaebb..d604a184510 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
     Expression,
     ExpressionStatement,
     ExpressionWithTypeArguments,
-    factory,
     filter,
     find,
     findComputedPropertyNameCacheAssignment,
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ import {
     newPrivateEnvironment,
     Node,
     NodeCheckFlags,
+    NodeFactory,
     nodeIsSynthesized,
     ObjectLiteralElement,
     OmittedExpression,
@@ -2457,6 +2457,7 @@ export function transformClassFields(context: TransformationContext): (x: Source
                 if (privateIdentifierInfo.kind === PrivateIdentifierKind.Field) {
                     if (!privateIdentifierInfo.isStatic) {
                         return createPrivateInstanceFieldInitializer(
+                            factory,
                             receiver,
                             visitNode(property.initializer, initializerVisitor, isExpression),
                             privateIdentifierInfo.brandCheckIdentifier
@@ -2464,6 +2465,7 @@ export function transformClassFields(context: TransformationContext): (x: Source
                     }
                     else {
                         return createPrivateStaticFieldInitializer(
+                            factory,
                             privateIdentifierInfo.variableName,
                             visitNode(property.initializer, initializerVisitor, isExpression)
                         );
@@ -2575,7 +2577,7 @@ export function transformClassFields(context: TransformationContext): (x: Source
         Debug.assert(weakSetName, "weakSetName should be set in private identifier environment");
         statements.push(
             factory.createExpressionStatement(
-                createPrivateInstanceMethodInitializer(receiver, weakSetName)
+                createPrivateInstanceMethodInitializer(factory, receiver, weakSetName)
             )
         );
     }
@@ -3213,7 +3215,7 @@ export function transformClassFields(context: TransformationContext): (x: Source
     }
 }
 
-function createPrivateStaticFieldInitializer(variableName: Identifier, initializer: Expression | undefined) {
+function createPrivateStaticFieldInitializer(factory: NodeFactory, variableName: Identifier, initializer: Expression | undefined) {
     return factory.createAssignment(
         variableName,
         factory.createObjectLiteralExpression([
@@ -3222,7 +3224,7 @@ function createPrivateStaticFieldInitializer(variableName: Identifier, initializ
     );
 }
 
-function createPrivateInstanceFieldInitializer(receiver: LeftHandSideExpression, initializer: Expression | undefined, weakMapName: Identifier) {
+function createPrivateInstanceFieldInitializer(factory: NodeFactory, receiver: LeftHandSideExpression, initializer: Expression | undefined, weakMapName: Identifier) {
     return factory.createCallExpression(
         factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(weakMapName, "set"),
         /*typeArguments*/ undefined,
@@ -3230,7 +3232,7 @@ function createPrivateInstanceFieldInitializer(receiver: LeftHandSideExpression,
     );
 }
 
-function createPrivateInstanceMethodInitializer(receiver: LeftHandSideExpression, weakSetName: Identifier) {
+function createPrivateInstanceMethodInitializer(factory: NodeFactory, receiver: LeftHandSideExpression, weakSetName: Identifier) {
     return factory.createCallExpression(
         factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(weakSetName, "add"),
         /*typeArguments*/ undefined,
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/declarations.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/declarations.ts
index 6f8b17aaca3..39026c14736 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/declarations.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/declarations.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ import {
     Node,
     NodeArray,
     NodeBuilderFlags,
+    NodeFactory,
     NodeFlags,
     NodeId,
     normalizeSlashes,
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ export function transformDeclarations(context: TransformationContext) {
         }
         const newParam = factory.updateParameterDeclaration(
             p,
-            maskModifiers(p, modifierMask),
+            maskModifiers(factory, p, modifierMask),
             p.dotDotDotToken,
             filterBindingPatternInitializersAndRenamings(p.name),
             resolver.isOptionalParameter(p) ? (p.questionToken || factory.createToken(SyntaxKind.QuestionToken)) : undefined,
@@ -1856,7 +1857,7 @@ function isAlwaysType(node: Node) {
 }
 
 // Elide "public" modifier, as it is the default
-function maskModifiers(node: Node, modifierMask?: ModifierFlags, modifierAdditions?: ModifierFlags): Modifier[] | undefined {
+function maskModifiers(factory: NodeFactory, node: Node, modifierMask?: ModifierFlags, modifierAdditions?: ModifierFlags): Modifier[] | undefined {
     return factory.createModifiersFromModifierFlags(maskModifierFlags(node, modifierMask, modifierAdditions));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/destructuring.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/destructuring.ts
index f95c9fabab7..27a991d0f34 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/destructuring.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/destructuring.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
     ElementAccessExpression,
     every,
     Expression,
-    factory,
     forEach,
     getElementsOfBindingOrAssignmentPattern,
     getInitializerOfBindingOrAssignmentElement,
@@ -543,6 +542,7 @@ function createDefaultValueCheck(flattenContext: FlattenContext, value: Expressi
  * @param propertyName The destructuring property name.
  */
 function createDestructuringPropertyAccess(flattenContext: FlattenContext, value: Expression, propertyName: PropertyName): LeftHandSideExpression {
+    const { factory } = flattenContext.context;
     if (isComputedPropertyName(propertyName)) {
         const argumentExpression = ensureIdentifier(flattenContext, Debug.checkDefined(visitNode(propertyName.expression, flattenContext.visitor, isExpression)), /*reuseIdentifierExpressions*/ false, /*location*/ propertyName);
         return flattenContext.context.factory.createElementAccessExpression(value, argumentExpression);
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/taggedTemplate.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/taggedTemplate.ts
index 208244c659c..7b33f30419c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/taggedTemplate.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/taggedTemplate.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import {
     CallExpression,
     Debug,
     Expression,
-    factory,
     getSourceTextOfNodeFromSourceFile,
     hasInvalidEscape,
     Identifier,
     isExpression,
     isExternalModule,
     isNoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral,
+    NodeFactory,
     NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral,
     setTextRange,
     SourceFile,
@@ -55,16 +55,18 @@ export function processTaggedTemplateExpression(
         return visitEachChild(node, visitor, context);
     }
 
+    const { factory } = context;
+
     if (isNoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral(template)) {
-        cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(template));
-        rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(template, currentSourceFile));
+        cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(factory, template));
+        rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(factory, template, currentSourceFile));
     }
     else {
-        cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(template.head));
-        rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(template.head, currentSourceFile));
+        cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(factory, template.head));
+        rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(factory, template.head, currentSourceFile));
         for (const templateSpan of template.templateSpans) {
-            cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(templateSpan.literal));
-            rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(templateSpan.literal, currentSourceFile));
+            cookedStrings.push(createTemplateCooked(factory, templateSpan.literal));
+            rawStrings.push(getRawLiteral(factory, templateSpan.literal, currentSourceFile));
             templateArguments.push(Debug.checkDefined(visitNode(templateSpan.expression, visitor, isExpression)));
         }
     }
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ export function processTaggedTemplateExpression(
     return factory.createCallExpression(tag, /*typeArguments*/ undefined, templateArguments);
 }
 
-function createTemplateCooked(template: TemplateHead | TemplateMiddle | TemplateTail | NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral) {
+function createTemplateCooked(factory: NodeFactory, template: TemplateHead | TemplateMiddle | TemplateTail | NoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral) {
     return template.templateFlags ? factory.createVoidZero() : factory.createStringLiteral(template.text);
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ function createTemplateCooked(template: TemplateHead | TemplateMiddle | Template
  *
  * @param node The ES6 template literal.
  */
-function getRawLiteral(node: TemplateLiteralLikeNode, currentSourceFile: SourceFile) {
+function getRawLiteral(factory: NodeFactory, node: TemplateLiteralLikeNode, currentSourceFile: SourceFile) {
     // Find original source text, since we need to emit the raw strings of the tagged template.
     // The raw strings contain the (escaped) strings of what the user wrote.
     // Examples: `\n` is converted to "\\n", a template string with a newline to "\n".
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/typeSerializer.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/typeSerializer.ts
index ca773490be0..831a581b825 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/typeSerializer.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/typeSerializer.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
     Debug,
     EntityName,
     Expression,
-    factory,
     findAncestor,
     FunctionLikeDeclaration,
     getAllAccessorDeclarations,
@@ -137,6 +136,7 @@ export interface RuntimeTypeSerializer {
 /** @internal */
 export function createRuntimeTypeSerializer(context: TransformationContext): RuntimeTypeSerializer {
     const {
+        factory,
         hoistVariableDeclaration
     } = context;