diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/helpers.ts b/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/helpers.ts
index f2a4ac2e244..baf4daf6810 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/helpers.ts
@@ -56,3 +56,24 @@ export const isTokenOfTypeWithConditions = <
     token?.type === tokenType &&
     entries.every(([key, value]) => token[key] === value);
 };
+
+export const isNotTokenOfTypeWithConditions =
+  <
+    TokenType extends AST_TOKEN_TYPES,
+    Conditions extends Partial<TSESTree.Token & { type: TokenType }>,
+  >(
+    tokenType: TokenType,
+    conditions: Conditions,
+  ): ((
+    token: TSESTree.Token | null | undefined,
+  ) => token is Exclude<
+    TSESTree.Token,
+    TSESTree.Token & { type: TokenType } & Conditions
+  >) =>
+  (
+    token,
+  ): token is Exclude<
+    TSESTree.Token,
+    TSESTree.Token & { type: TokenType } & Conditions
+  > =>
+    !isTokenOfTypeWithConditions(tokenType, conditions)(token);
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/predicates.ts b/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/predicates.ts
index 0038f092bbe..10e50522d67 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/predicates.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ast-utils/predicates.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   isNodeOfType,
   isNodeOfTypes,
   isNodeOfTypeWithConditions,
+  isNotTokenOfTypeWithConditions,
   isTokenOfTypeWithConditions,
 } from './helpers';
 
@@ -12,25 +13,20 @@ const isOptionalChainPunctuator = isTokenOfTypeWithConditions(
   { value: '?.' },
 );
 
-function isNotOptionalChainPunctuator(
-  token: TSESTree.Token,
-): token is Exclude<
-  TSESTree.Token,
-  TSESTree.PunctuatorToken & { value: '?.' }
-> {
-  return !isOptionalChainPunctuator(token);
-}
+const isNotOptionalChainPunctuator = isNotTokenOfTypeWithConditions(
+  AST_TOKEN_TYPES.Punctuator,
+  { value: '?.' },
+);
 
 const isNonNullAssertionPunctuator = isTokenOfTypeWithConditions(
   AST_TOKEN_TYPES.Punctuator,
   { value: '!' },
 );
 
-function isNotNonNullAssertionPunctuator(
-  token: TSESTree.Token,
-): token is Exclude<TSESTree.Token, TSESTree.PunctuatorToken & { value: '!' }> {
-  return !isNonNullAssertionPunctuator(token);
-}
+const isNotNonNullAssertionPunctuator = isNotTokenOfTypeWithConditions(
+  AST_TOKEN_TYPES.Punctuator,
+  { value: '!' },
+);
 
 /**
  * Returns true if and only if the node represents: foo?.() or foo.bar?.()