diff --git a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/fixes/SuggestedFixes.java b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/fixes/SuggestedFixes.java
index ddd87e0b29c6..9d50d2160b95 100644
--- a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/fixes/SuggestedFixes.java
+++ b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/fixes/SuggestedFixes.java
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ public static SuggestedFix renameMethod(MethodTree tree, String replacement, Vis
     for (ErrorProneToken token : methodTokens) {
       if (token.kind() == TokenKind.IDENTIFIER
           && token.name().equals(tree.getName())
-          && token.pos() >= returnTypeEndPos) {
+          && token.pos() > returnTypeEndPos) {
         return SuggestedFix.replace(token.pos(), token.endPos(), replacement);
       }
     }