diff --git a/rules/code-quality/src/Rector/FuncCall/ChangeArrayPushToArrayAssignRector.php b/rules/code-quality/src/Rector/FuncCall/ChangeArrayPushToArrayAssignRector.php
index 7912c764fa6..5fdda35ac25 100644
--- a/rules/code-quality/src/Rector/FuncCall/ChangeArrayPushToArrayAssignRector.php
+++ b/rules/code-quality/src/Rector/FuncCall/ChangeArrayPushToArrayAssignRector.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
 
             // keep comments of first line
             if ($position === 1) {
-                $assignExpression->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $node->getComments());
+                $this->mirrorComments($assignExpression, $node);
             }
 
             $this->addNodeAfterNode($assignExpression, $node);
diff --git a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeAndIfToEarlyReturnRector.php b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeAndIfToEarlyReturnRector.php
index d283308ae36..e4c7c818a89 100644
--- a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeAndIfToEarlyReturnRector.php
+++ b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeAndIfToEarlyReturnRector.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         $conditions = $this->getBooleanAndConditions($expr);
         $ifs = $this->createInvertedIfNodesFromConditions($node, $conditions);
 
-        $this->keepCommentIfExists($node, $ifs);
+        $this->mirrorComments($ifs[0], $node);
 
         $this->addNodesAfterNode($ifs, $node);
         $this->addNodeAfterNode($ifReturn, $node);
@@ -233,15 +233,6 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         return $ifs;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param If_[] $ifs
-     */
-    private function keepCommentIfExists(If_ $if, array $ifs): void
-    {
-        $nodeComments = $if->getAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS);
-        $ifs[0]->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $nodeComments);
-    }
-
     private function getIfNextReturn(If_ $if): ?Return_
     {
         $nextNode = $if->getAttribute(AttributeKey::NEXT_NODE);
diff --git a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeIfElseValueAssignToEarlyReturnRector.php b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeIfElseValueAssignToEarlyReturnRector.php
index df8096451ed..16fcf441ffe 100644
--- a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeIfElseValueAssignToEarlyReturnRector.php
+++ b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/ChangeIfElseValueAssignToEarlyReturnRector.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         $assign = $this->stmtsManipulator->getUnwrappedLastStmt($node->stmts);
 
         $return = new Return_($assign->expr);
-        $this->copyCommentIfExists($assign, $return);
+        $this->mirrorComments($return, $assign);
         $node->stmts[$lastIfStmtKey] = $return;
 
         /** @var Assign $assign */
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
         $elseStmts = $node->else->stmts;
 
         $return = new Return_($assign->expr);
-        $this->copyCommentIfExists($assign, $return);
+        $this->mirrorComments($return, $assign);
         $elseStmts[$lastElseStmtKey] = $return;
 
         $node->else = null;
@@ -127,10 +127,4 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
 
         return $node;
     }
-
-    private function copyCommentIfExists(Node $from, Node $to): void
-    {
-        $nodeComments = $from->getAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS);
-        $to->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $nodeComments);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
index 324a0150e6f..a14ac43d61d 100644
--- a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
+++ b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
             $firstElseIf = array_shift($node->elseifs);
             $node->cond = $firstElseIf->cond;
             $node->stmts = $firstElseIf->stmts;
-
-            $this->copyCommentIfExists($firstElseIf, $node);
+            $this->mirrorComments($node, $firstElseIf);
 
             return $node;
         }
@@ -112,9 +111,4 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
             || ($lastStmt instanceof Expression && $lastStmt->expr instanceof Exit_));
     }
 
-    private function copyCommentIfExists(ElseIf_ $elseIf, If_ $if): void
-    {
-        $nodeComments = $elseIf->getAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS);
-        $if->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $nodeComments);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/Return_/ReturnBinaryAndToEarlyReturnRector.php b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/Return_/ReturnBinaryAndToEarlyReturnRector.php
index cfaaa637ee6..d43e4be76a2 100644
--- a/rules/early-return/src/Rector/Return_/ReturnBinaryAndToEarlyReturnRector.php
+++ b/rules/early-return/src/Rector/Return_/ReturnBinaryAndToEarlyReturnRector.php
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
 
         $left = $node->expr->left;
         $ifNegations = $this->createMultipleIfsNegation($left, $node, []);
-        $nodeComments = $node->getAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS);
 
         foreach ($ifNegations as $key => $ifNegation) {
             if ($key === 0) {
-                $ifNegation->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $nodeComments);
+                $this->mirrorComments($ifNegation, $node);
             }
 
             $this->addNodeBeforeNode($ifNegation, $node);
diff --git a/rules/php72/src/Rector/While_/WhileEachToForeachRector.php b/rules/php72/src/Rector/While_/WhileEachToForeachRector.php
index fa9b659aaa3..648f1dce165 100644
--- a/rules/php72/src/Rector/While_/WhileEachToForeachRector.php
+++ b/rules/php72/src/Rector/While_/WhileEachToForeachRector.php
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ CODE_SAMPLE
             'stmts' => $node->stmts,
         ]);
 
-        /** @var Comment[] $comments */
-        $comments = $node->getAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS);
-        $foreach->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $comments);
+        $this->mirrorComments($foreach, $node);
 
         // is key included? add it to foreach
         if ($listNode->items !== []) {