diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index be0323ca76..bcebc879ff 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ export function execute(args: ExecutionArgs): PromiseOrValue<ExecutionResult> {
   // at which point we still log the error and null the parent field, which
   // in this case is the entire response.
   try {
-    const { operation } = exeContext;
-    const result = executeOperation(exeContext, operation);
+    const result = executeOperation(exeContext);
     if (isPromise(result)) {
       return result.then(
         (data) => buildResponse(data, exeContext.errors),
@@ -325,9 +324,10 @@ export function buildExecutionContext(
  */
 function executeOperation(
   exeContext: ExecutionContext,
-  operation: OperationDefinitionNode,
 ): PromiseOrValue<ObjMap<unknown>> {
-  const rootType = exeContext.schema.getRootType(operation.operation);
+  const { operation, schema, fragments, variableValues, rootValue } =
+    exeContext;
+  const rootType = schema.getRootType(operation.operation);
   if (rootType == null) {
     throw new GraphQLError(
       `Schema is not configured to execute ${operation.operation} operation.`,
@@ -336,16 +336,14 @@ function executeOperation(
   }
 
   const rootFields = collectFields(
-    exeContext.schema,
-    exeContext.fragments,
-    exeContext.variableValues,
+    schema,
+    fragments,
+    variableValues,
     rootType,
     operation.selectionSet,
   );
   const path = undefined;
 
-  const { rootValue } = exeContext;
-
   switch (operation.operation) {
     case OperationTypeNode.QUERY:
       return executeFields(exeContext, rootType, rootValue, path, rootFields);