diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector/Fixture/mirror_comment_assign_method_call.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector/Fixture/mirror_comment_assign_method_call.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b9290dc5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector/Fixture/mirror_comment_assign_method_call.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MirrorCommentAssignMethodCall
+{
+    public function run($db)
+    {
+        // execute query
+        $value = $db->query();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MirrorCommentAssignMethodCall
+{
+    public function run($db)
+    {
+        // execute query
+        $db->query();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
index 3b3f34bd857..b14f4283309 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveUnusedVariableAssignRector.php
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ public function refactorWithScope(Node $node, Scope $scope): ?ClassMethod
             if ($this->hasCallLikeInAssignExpr($assign, $scope)) {
                 // clean safely
                 $cleanAssignedExpr = $this->cleanCastedExpr($assign->expr);
-                $node->stmts[$stmtPosition] = new Expression($cleanAssignedExpr);
+                $newExpression = new Expression($cleanAssignedExpr);
+                $this->mirrorComments($newExpression, $currentStmt);
+                $node->stmts[$stmtPosition] = $newExpression;
             } else {
                 unset($node->stmts[$stmtPosition]);
             }