diff --git a/.internal/stringToPath.js b/.internal/stringToPath.js
index 51352cc19..20347d8bc 100644
--- a/.internal/stringToPath.js
+++ b/.internal/stringToPath.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import memoizeCapped from './memoizeCapped.js'
 
-/** Used to match property names within property paths. */
+const reEscapeChar = /\\(\\)?/g
 const reLeadingDot = /^\./
-
 const rePropName = RegExp(
   // Match anything that isn't a dot or bracket.
   '[^.[\\]]+' + '|' +
@@ -17,9 +16,6 @@ const rePropName = RegExp(
   '(?=(?:\\.|\\[\\])(?:\\.|\\[\\]|$))'
 , 'g')
 
-/** Used to match backslashes in property paths. */
-const reEscapeChar = /\\(\\)?/g
-
 /**
  * Converts `string` to a property path array.
  *