diff --git a/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/src/linker/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/src/linker/mod.rs
index d85c51762..46c40b370 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/src/linker/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/src/linker/mod.rs
@@ -378,6 +378,68 @@ fn walk_expression(
         Expression::ClassExpression(class_expr) => {
             walk_class_body(&class_expr.body, source, filename, options, edits);
         }
+        // Declarations nested in data, as Babel's linker visits every call: Deepkit's runtime types record each
+        // static property's initializer as a function in a `static __type = [...]` array, so a class compiled
+        // with them carries a second `ɵɵngDeclareComponent(...)` there. Unlinked, its `ngImport: i0` keeps all of
+        // @angular/core in the bundle.
+        Expression::ArrayExpression(array) => {
+            for element in &array.elements {
+                match element {
+                    oxc_ast::ast::ArrayExpressionElement::SpreadElement(spread) => {
+                        walk_expression(&spread.argument, source, filename, options, edits);
+                    }
+                    oxc_ast::ast::ArrayExpressionElement::Elision(_) => {}
+                    other => {
+                        if let Some(expr) = other.as_expression() {
+                            walk_expression(expr, source, filename, options, edits);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Expression::ObjectExpression(object) => {
+            for property in &object.properties {
+                match property {
+                    oxc_ast::ast::ObjectPropertyKind::ObjectProperty(prop) => {
+                        walk_expression(&prop.value, source, filename, options, edits);
+                    }
+                    oxc_ast::ast::ObjectPropertyKind::SpreadProperty(spread) => {
+                        walk_expression(&spread.argument, source, filename, options, edits);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Expression::NewExpression(new_expr) => {
+            walk_expression(&new_expr.callee, source, filename, options, edits);
+            for arg in &new_expr.arguments {
+                if let Argument::SpreadElement(_) = arg {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                walk_expression(arg.to_expression(), source, filename, options, edits);
+            }
+        }
+        Expression::StaticMemberExpression(member) => {
+            walk_expression(&member.object, source, filename, options, edits);
+        }
+        Expression::ComputedMemberExpression(member) => {
+            walk_expression(&member.object, source, filename, options, edits);
+            walk_expression(&member.expression, source, filename, options, edits);
+        }
+        Expression::UnaryExpression(unary) => {
+            walk_expression(&unary.argument, source, filename, options, edits);
+        }
+        Expression::BinaryExpression(binary) => {
+            walk_expression(&binary.left, source, filename, options, edits);
+            walk_expression(&binary.right, source, filename, options, edits);
+        }
+        Expression::AwaitExpression(await_expr) => {
+            walk_expression(&await_expr.argument, source, filename, options, edits);
+        }
+        Expression::TemplateLiteral(template) => {
+            for expr in &template.expressions {
+                walk_expression(expr, source, filename, options, edits);
+            }
+        }
         _ => {}
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/tests/linker_test.rs b/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/tests/linker_test.rs
index b0598c00b..3ba97f817 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/tests/linker_test.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_angular_compiler/tests/linker_test.rs
@@ -408,3 +408,21 @@ MyDir.ɵdir = i0.ɵɵngDeclareDirective({ minVersion: "14.0.0", version: "17.0.0
         result.code
     );
 }
+
+/// Babel's linker links every declaration call; Deepkit's runtime types keep a copy of each static initializer in a
+/// `__type` array, whose declarations must not stay unlinked (their `ngImport: i0` keeps all of @angular/core)
+#[test]
+fn test_link_declarations_nested_in_arrays_and_objects() {
+    let allocator = Allocator::default();
+    let code = r#"import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
+class Cmp {
+    static { this.ɵfac = i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "20.0.4", ngImport: i0, type: Cmp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component }); }
+    static { this.__type = ['ɵfac', function () { return i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "20.0.4", ngImport: i0, type: Cmp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component }); }]; }
+}
+const table = { factory: () => i0.ɵɵngDeclareFactory({ minVersion: "12.0.0", version: "20.0.4", ngImport: i0, type: Cmp, deps: [], target: i0.ɵɵFactoryTarget.Component }) };
+"#;
+    let result = link(&allocator, code, "test.mjs");
+    assert!(result.linked);
+    assert!(!result.code.contains("ɵɵngDeclare"), "every declaration links:\n{}", result.code);
+    assert!(!result.code.contains("ngImport"), "{}", result.code);
+}