diff --git a/lib/internal/webstreams/compression.js b/lib/internal/webstreams/compression.js
index 2ba8e53fa28e73..6cbaa3f3250e73 100644
--- a/lib/internal/webstreams/compression.js
+++ b/lib/internal/webstreams/compression.js
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 
 const {
   ObjectDefineProperties,
-  Symbol,
 } = primordials;
 
 const {
-  codes: {
-    ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
-    ERR_INVALID_THIS,
-  },
+  codes: { ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE },
 } = require('internal/errors');
 
 const {
@@ -29,42 +25,30 @@ function lazyZlib() {
   return zlib;
 }
 
-const kHandle = Symbol('kHandle');
-const kTransform = Symbol('kTransform');
-const kType = Symbol('kType');
-
 /**
  * @typedef {import('./readablestream').ReadableStream} ReadableStream
  * @typedef {import('./writablestream').WritableStream} WritableStream
  */
 
-function isCompressionStream(value) {
-  return typeof value?.[kHandle] === 'object' &&
-         value?.[kType] === 'CompressionStream';
-}
-
-function isDecompressionStream(value) {
-  return typeof value?.[kHandle] === 'object' &&
-         value?.[kType] === 'DecompressionStream';
-}
-
 class CompressionStream {
+  #handle;
+  #transform;
+
   /**
    * @param {'deflate'|'gzip'} format
    */
   constructor(format) {
-    this[kType] = 'CompressionStream';
     switch (format) {
       case 'deflate':
-        this[kHandle] = lazyZlib().createDeflate();
+        this.#handle = lazyZlib().createDeflate();
         break;
       case 'gzip':
-        this[kHandle] = lazyZlib().createGzip();
+        this.#handle = lazyZlib().createGzip();
         break;
       default:
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE('format', format);
     }
-    this[kTransform] = newReadableWritablePairFromDuplex(this[kHandle]);
+    this.#transform = newReadableWritablePairFromDuplex(this.#handle);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -72,9 +56,7 @@ class CompressionStream {
    * @type {ReadableStream}
    */
   get readable() {
-    if (!isCompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('CompressionStream');
-    return this[kTransform].readable;
+    return this.#transform.readable;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,38 +64,36 @@ class CompressionStream {
    * @type {WritableStream}
    */
   get writable() {
-    if (!isCompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('CompressionStream');
-    return this[kTransform].writable;
+    return this.#transform.writable;
   }
 
   [kInspect](depth, options) {
-    if (!isCompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('CompressionStream');
     customInspect(depth, options, 'CompressionStream', {
-      readable: this[kTransform].readable,
-      writable: this[kTransform].writable,
+      readable: this.#transform.readable,
+      writable: this.#transform.writable,
     });
   }
 }
 
 class DecompressionStream {
+  #handle;
+  #transform;
+
   /**
    * @param {'deflate'|'gzip'} format
    */
   constructor(format) {
-    this[kType] = 'DecompressionStream';
     switch (format) {
       case 'deflate':
-        this[kHandle] = lazyZlib().createInflate();
+        this.#handle = lazyZlib().createInflate();
         break;
       case 'gzip':
-        this[kHandle] = lazyZlib().createGunzip();
+        this.#handle = lazyZlib().createGunzip();
         break;
       default:
         throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE('format', format);
     }
-    this[kTransform] = newReadableWritablePairFromDuplex(this[kHandle]);
+    this.#transform = newReadableWritablePairFromDuplex(this.#handle);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -121,9 +101,7 @@ class DecompressionStream {
    * @type {ReadableStream}
    */
   get readable() {
-    if (!isDecompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('DecompressionStream');
-    return this[kTransform].readable;
+    return this.#transform.readable;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,17 +109,13 @@ class DecompressionStream {
    * @type {WritableStream}
    */
   get writable() {
-    if (!isDecompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('DecompressionStream');
-    return this[kTransform].writable;
+    return this.#transform.writable;
   }
 
   [kInspect](depth, options) {
-    if (!isDecompressionStream(this))
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_THIS('DecompressionStream');
     customInspect(depth, options, 'DecompressionStream', {
-      readable: this[kTransform].readable,
-      writable: this[kTransform].writable,
+      readable: this.#transform.readable,
+      writable: this.#transform.writable,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-webstreams-compression.js b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-webstreams-compression.js
index 859df4e07bed88..c527fc1f13d10e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-whatwg-webstreams-compression.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-whatwg-webstreams-compression.js
@@ -51,17 +51,21 @@ Promise.all(['gzip', 'deflate'].map((i) => test(i))).then(common.mustCall());
 
 assert.throws(
   () => Reflect.get(CompressionStream.prototype, 'readable', {}), {
-    code: 'ERR_INVALID_THIS',
+    name: 'TypeError',
+    message: /Cannot read private member/,
   });
 assert.throws(
   () => Reflect.get(CompressionStream.prototype, 'writable', {}), {
-    code: 'ERR_INVALID_THIS',
+    name: 'TypeError',
+    message: /Cannot read private member/,
   });
 assert.throws(
   () => Reflect.get(DecompressionStream.prototype, 'readable', {}), {
-    code: 'ERR_INVALID_THIS',
+    name: 'TypeError',
+    message: /Cannot read private member/,
   });
 assert.throws(
   () => Reflect.get(DecompressionStream.prototype, 'writable', {}), {
-    code: 'ERR_INVALID_THIS',
+    name: 'TypeError',
+    message: /Cannot read private member/,
   });