diff --git a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
index 5e3554262c..5d43d59cf1 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ export var visitor = {
       objProps.push(t.property("init", key, value));
     }
 
-    // metadata
-    pushElemProp("$$typeof", file.addHelper("typeof-react-element"));
-    pushElemProp("type", type);
-    pushElemProp("ref", t.literal(null));
-
     if (node.children.length) {
       var children = react.buildChildren(node);
       children = children.length === 1 ? children[0] : t.arrayExpression(children);
@@ -85,10 +80,14 @@ export var visitor = {
       props = t.callExpression(file.addHelper("default-props"), [t.memberExpression(type, t.identifier("defaultProps")), props]);
     }
 
-    pushElemProp("props", props);
-
-    // key
+    // metadata
+    pushElemProp("$$typeof", file.addHelper("typeof-react-element"));
+    pushElemProp("type", type);
     pushElemProp("key", key);
+    pushElemProp("ref", t.literal(null));
+
+    pushElemProp("props", props);
+    pushElemProp("_owner", t.literal(null));
 
     return obj;
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
index eaa34b3340..486db2f496 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ var _typeofReactElement = typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol["for"] && Symbo
 var _ref = {
   $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {},
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 };
 function render() {
   return _ref;
@@ -18,11 +19,12 @@ function render() {
   var _ref2 = {
     $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
     type: "foo",
+    key: null,
     ref: null,
     props: {
       children: text
     },
-    key: null
+    _owner: null
   };
   return function () {
     return _ref2;
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
index 83e97ffb7c..53d45c8c49 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
     foo: "bar"
   }),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
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diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
index 78504409d1..0f7be9b542 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
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diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
index 093fab0776..adac374b6f 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {
     bar: "foo"
   },
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
index 4b16b457e3..88fb7293c7 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {},
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
index 3834cf1d12..d103b14c73 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
+  key: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {}),
-  key: "foo"
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
index d61f6f2de3..ca5c4af20b 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
     children: [bar, {
       $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
       type: Baz,
+      key: "baz",
       ref: null,
       props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
-      key: "baz"
+      _owner: null
     }],
     className: "foo"
   }),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
index f9518ba2b7..7c59ecd0ba 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "div",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {
     children: bar,
     className: "foo"
   },
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
index 1f152abd02..d4cf94ca81 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "div",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {
     children: [bar, {
       $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
       type: Baz,
+      key: "baz",
       ref: null,
       props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
-      key: "baz"
+      _owner: null
     }],
     className: "foo"
   },
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
index 83e97ffb7c..53d45c8c49 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
     foo: "bar"
   }),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
index 78504409d1..0f7be9b542 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
index 093fab0776..adac374b6f 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {
     bar: "foo"
   },
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
index 4b16b457e3..88fb7293c7 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: {},
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
index 0239a2fe42..0aed56de13 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 ({
   $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
+  key: null,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
     bar: true
   }),
-  key: null
+  _owner: null
 });
\ No newline at end of file