diff --git a/PHPCSUtils/BackCompat/BCFile.php b/PHPCSUtils/BackCompat/BCFile.php
index cef6c9a2..e3aaa681 100644
--- a/PHPCSUtils/BackCompat/BCFile.php
+++ b/PHPCSUtils/BackCompat/BCFile.php
@@ -298,7 +298,11 @@ public static function getMethodParameters(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 
         if ($tokens[$stackPtr]['code'] === T_USE) {
             $opener = $phpcsFile->findNext(T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS, ($stackPtr + 1));
-            if ($opener === false || isset($tokens[$opener]['parenthesis_owner']) === true) {
+            if ($opener === false
+                || (isset($tokens[$opener]['parenthesis_owner']) === true
+                // BC: as of PHPCS 4.x, closure use tokens are parentheses owners.
+                && $tokens[$opener]['parenthesis_owner'] !== $stackPtr)
+            ) {
                 throw new RuntimeException('$stackPtr was not a valid T_USE');
             }
         } elseif ($arrowOpenClose !== false) {
diff --git a/PHPCSUtils/Utils/FunctionDeclarations.php b/PHPCSUtils/Utils/FunctionDeclarations.php
index 69257aec..1b123c31 100644
--- a/PHPCSUtils/Utils/FunctionDeclarations.php
+++ b/PHPCSUtils/Utils/FunctionDeclarations.php
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ public static function getParameters(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
         }
 
         if ($tokens[$stackPtr]['code'] === \T_USE) {
+            // This will work PHPCS 3.x/4.x cross-version without much overhead.
             $opener = $phpcsFile->findNext(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($stackPtr + 1), null, true);
             if ($opener === false
                 || $tokens[$opener]['code'] !== \T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS
diff --git a/PHPCSUtils/Utils/UseStatements.php b/PHPCSUtils/Utils/UseStatements.php
index 06187b7b..7e371da6 100644
--- a/PHPCSUtils/Utils/UseStatements.php
+++ b/PHPCSUtils/Utils/UseStatements.php
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ public static function getType(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             return '';
         }
 
+        // More efficient & simpler check for closure use in PHPCS 4.x.
+        if (isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_owner'])
+            && $tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_owner'] === $stackPtr
+        ) {
+            return 'closure';
+        }
+
         $prev = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($stackPtr - 1), null, true);
         if ($prev !== false && $tokens[$prev]['code'] === \T_CLOSE_PARENTHESIS
             && Parentheses::isOwnerIn($phpcsFile, $prev, \T_CLOSURE) === true