diff --git a/lib/source-code/token-store/utils.js b/lib/source-code/token-store/utils.js
index b65c7347ab09..50e8a255cedf 100644
--- a/lib/source-code/token-store/utils.js
+++ b/lib/source-code/token-store/utils.js
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ function getStartLocation(token) {
  * @returns {number} The found index or `tokens.length`.
  */
 exports.search = function search(tokens, location) {
-    const val = getStartLocation({ range: [location] });
-    const index = tokens.findIndex(el => val <= getStartLocation(el));
+    const index = tokens.findIndex(el => location <= getStartLocation(el));
 
     return index === -1 ? tokens.length : index;
 };