diff --git a/src/Files/File.php b/src/Files/File.php
index 81aa673095..ececc47fbe 100644
--- a/src/Files/File.php
+++ b/src/Files/File.php
@@ -2024,6 +2024,7 @@ public function isReference($stackPtr)
                 if ($owner['code'] === T_FUNCTION
                     || $owner['code'] === T_CLOSURE
                     || $owner['code'] === T_FN
+                    || $owner['code'] === T_USE
                 ) {
                     $params = $this->getMethodParameters($this->tokens[$lastBracket]['parenthesis_owner']);
                     foreach ($params as $param) {
@@ -2033,19 +2034,6 @@ public function isReference($stackPtr)
                         }
                     }
                 }//end if
-            } else {
-                $prev = false;
-                for ($t = ($this->tokens[$lastBracket]['parenthesis_opener'] - 1); $t >= 0; $t--) {
-                    if ($this->tokens[$t]['code'] !== T_WHITESPACE) {
-                        $prev = $t;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if ($prev !== false && $this->tokens[$prev]['code'] === T_USE) {
-                    // Closure use by reference.
-                    return true;
-                }
             }//end if
         }//end if