diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteContextImpl.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteContextImpl.scala
index c718f0fce4a4..99378f0ea37c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteContextImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteContextImpl.scala
@@ -295,7 +295,20 @@ class QuoteContextImpl private (ctx: Context) extends QuoteContext:
         case _ => None
     end TermTypeTest
 
-    object Term extends TermModule
+    object Term extends TermModule:
+      def betaReduce(tree: Term): Option[Term] =
+        tree match
+          case app @ tpd.Apply(tpd.Select(fn, nme.apply), args) if dotc.core.Symbols.defn.isFunctionType(fn.tpe) =>
+            val app1 = dotc.transform.BetaReduce(app, fn, args)
+            if app1 eq app then None
+            else Some(app1.withSpan(tree.span))
+          case tpd.Block(Nil, expr) =>
+            for e <- betaReduce(expr) yield tpd.cpy.Block(tree)(Nil, e)
+          case tpd.Inlined(_, Nil, expr) =>
+            betaReduce(expr)
+          case _ =>
+            None
+    end Term
 
     object TermMethodsImpl extends TermMethods:
       extension (self: Term):
@@ -2655,19 +2668,6 @@ class QuoteContextImpl private (ctx: Context) extends QuoteContext:
     def Definitions_InternalQuotedPatterns_patternHole: Symbol = dotc.core.Symbols.defn.InternalQuotedPatterns_patternHole
     def Definitions_InternalQuotedPatterns_higherOrderHole: Symbol = dotc.core.Symbols.defn.InternalQuotedPatterns_higherOrderHole
 
-    def betaReduce(tree: Term): Option[Term] =
-      tree match
-        case app @ tpd.Apply(tpd.Select(fn, nme.apply), args) if dotc.core.Symbols.defn.isFunctionType(fn.tpe) =>
-          val app1 = dotc.transform.BetaReduce(app, fn, args)
-          if app1 eq app then None
-          else Some(app1.withSpan(tree.span))
-        case tpd.Block(Nil, expr) =>
-          for e <- betaReduce(expr) yield tpd.cpy.Block(tree)(Nil, e)
-        case tpd.Inlined(_, Nil, expr) =>
-          betaReduce(expr)
-        case _ =>
-          None
-
     def compilerId: Int = rootContext.outersIterator.toList.last.hashCode()
 
   end tasty
diff --git a/library/src-bootstrapped/scala/quoted/Expr.scala b/library/src-bootstrapped/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
index 0d0a9730a3dd..8218d2115f97 100644
--- a/library/src-bootstrapped/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
+++ b/library/src-bootstrapped/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ object Expr {
   end extension
 
   /** `e.betaReduce` returns an expression that is functionally equivalent to `e`,
-   *   however if `e` is of the form `((y1, ..., yn) => e2)(x1, ..., xn)`
+   *   however if `e` is of the form `((y1, ..., yn) => e2)(e1, ..., en)`
    *   then it optimizes this the top most call by returning the result of beta-reducing the application.
    *   Otherwise returns `expr`.
+   *
+   *   To retain semantics the argument `ei` is bound as `val yi = ei` and by-name arguments to `def yi = ei`.
+   *   Some bindings may be elided as an early optimization.
    */
   def betaReduce[T](expr: Expr[T])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[T] =
-    val qctx2 = quoteContextWithCompilerInterface(qctx)
-    qctx2.tasty.betaReduce(expr.unseal) match
+    qctx.tasty.Term.betaReduce(expr.unseal) match
       case Some(expr1) => expr1.seal.asInstanceOf[Expr[T]]
       case _ => expr
 
diff --git a/library/src/scala/internal/tasty/CompilerInterface.scala b/library/src/scala/internal/tasty/CompilerInterface.scala
index 931e55b13127..cf465ce4e6d8 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/internal/tasty/CompilerInterface.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/internal/tasty/CompilerInterface.scala
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ trait CompilerInterface { self: scala.tasty.Reflection =>
   /** Symbol of scala.internal.quoted.Patterns.higherOrderHole */
   def Definitions_InternalQuotedPatterns_higherOrderHole: Symbol
 
-  /** Returns Some with a beta-reduced application or None */
-  def betaReduce(tree: Term): Option[Term]
-
   def compilerId: Int
 
 }
diff --git a/library/src/scala/tasty/Reflection.scala b/library/src/scala/tasty/Reflection.scala
index 62f2b8795619..9466b81751ee 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/tasty/Reflection.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/tasty/Reflection.scala
@@ -362,7 +362,20 @@ trait Reflection { reflection =>
 
   val Term: TermModule
 
-  trait TermModule { this: Term.type => }
+  trait TermModule { this: Term.type =>
+
+    /** Returns a term that is functionally equivalent to `t`,
+     *  however if `t` is of the form `((y1, ..., yn) => e2)(e1, ..., en)`
+     *  then it optimizes this the top most call by returning the `Some`
+     *  with the result of beta-reducing the application.
+     *  Otherwise returns `None`.
+     *
+     *   To retain semantics the argument `ei` is bound as `val yi = ei` and by-name arguments to `def yi = ei`.
+     *   Some bindings may be elided as an early optimization.
+     */
+    def betaReduce(term: Term): Option[Term]
+
+  }
 
   given TermMethods as TermMethods = TermMethodsImpl
   protected val TermMethodsImpl: TermMethods