diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-engine/src/model/treewalker.js b/packages/ckeditor5-engine/src/model/treewalker.js
index 4ed3c1dd821..1e92acb818b 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-engine/src/model/treewalker.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-engine/src/model/treewalker.js
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ export default class TreeWalker {
 
 		// Get node just after the current position.
 		// Use a highly optimized version instead of checking the text node first and then getting the node after. See #6582.
-		const positionParent = position.parent;
-		const textNodeAtPosition = getTextNodeAtPosition( position, positionParent );
-		const node = textNodeAtPosition ? textNodeAtPosition : getNodeAfterPosition( position, positionParent, textNodeAtPosition );
+		const textNodeAtPosition = getTextNodeAtPosition( position, parent );
+		const node = textNodeAtPosition ? textNodeAtPosition : getNodeAfterPosition( position, parent, textNodeAtPosition );
 
 		if ( node instanceof Element ) {
 			if ( !this.shallow ) {