diff --git a/internal/ast/utilities.go b/internal/ast/utilities.go
index 53e17552be..4968528f9d 100644
--- a/internal/ast/utilities.go
+++ b/internal/ast/utilities.go
@@ -3865,3 +3865,7 @@ func IsJSDocNameReferenceContext(node *Node) bool {
 func IsImportOrImportEqualsDeclaration(node *Node) bool {
 	return IsImportDeclaration(node) || IsImportEqualsDeclaration(node)
 }
+
+func GetContainingFunction(node *Node) *Node {
+	return FindAncestor(node.Parent, IsFunctionLike)
+}
diff --git a/internal/checker/checker.go b/internal/checker/checker.go
index 5deba68611..7cbeeb5d34 100644
--- a/internal/checker/checker.go
+++ b/internal/checker/checker.go
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkParameter(node *ast.Node) {
 	// or if its FunctionBody is strict code(11.1.5).
 	c.checkGrammarModifiers(node)
 	c.checkVariableLikeDeclaration(node)
-	fn := getContainingFunction(node)
+	fn := ast.GetContainingFunction(node)
 	var paramName string
 	if node.Name() != nil && ast.IsIdentifier(node.Name()) {
 		paramName = node.Name().Text()
@@ -5522,7 +5522,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkVariableLikeDeclaration(node *ast.Node) {
 	}
 	if ast.IsBindingElement(node) {
 		propName := node.PropertyName()
-		if propName != nil && ast.IsIdentifier(node.Name()) && ast.IsPartOfParameterDeclaration(node) && ast.NodeIsMissing(getContainingFunction(node).Body()) {
+		if propName != nil && ast.IsIdentifier(node.Name()) && ast.IsPartOfParameterDeclaration(node) && ast.NodeIsMissing(ast.GetContainingFunction(node).Body()) {
 			// type F = ({a: string}) => void;
 			//               ^^^^^^
 			// variable renaming in function type notation is confusing,
@@ -5557,7 +5557,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkVariableLikeDeclaration(node *ast.Node) {
 		c.checkSourceElements(name.AsBindingPattern().Elements.Nodes)
 	}
 	// For a parameter declaration with an initializer, error and exit if the containing function doesn't have a body
-	if initializer != nil && ast.IsPartOfParameterDeclaration(node) && ast.NodeIsMissing(getContainingFunction(node).Body()) {
+	if initializer != nil && ast.IsPartOfParameterDeclaration(node) && ast.NodeIsMissing(ast.GetContainingFunction(node).Body()) {
 		c.error(node, diagnostics.A_parameter_initializer_is_only_allowed_in_a_function_or_constructor_implementation)
 		return
 	}
@@ -10508,7 +10508,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkSpreadExpression(node *ast.Node, checkMode CheckMode) *Ty
 
 func (c *Checker) checkYieldExpression(node *ast.Node) *Type {
 	c.checkGrammarYieldExpression(node)
-	fn := getContainingFunction(node)
+	fn := ast.GetContainingFunction(node)
 	if fn == nil {
 		return c.anyType
 	}
@@ -22814,7 +22814,7 @@ func (c *Checker) getTypeAliasInstantiation(symbol *ast.Symbol, typeArguments []
 
 func isLocalTypeAlias(symbol *ast.Symbol) bool {
 	declaration := core.Find(symbol.Declarations, isTypeAlias)
-	return declaration != nil && getContainingFunction(declaration) != nil
+	return declaration != nil && ast.GetContainingFunction(declaration) != nil
 }
 
 func (c *Checker) getDeclaredTypeOfSymbol(symbol *ast.Symbol) *Type {
@@ -28318,7 +28318,7 @@ func (c *Checker) getContextualTypeForStaticPropertyDeclaration(declaration *ast
 }
 
 func (c *Checker) getContextualTypeForReturnExpression(node *ast.Node, contextFlags ContextFlags) *Type {
-	fn := getContainingFunction(node)
+	fn := ast.GetContainingFunction(node)
 	if fn != nil {
 		contextualReturnType := c.getContextualReturnType(fn, contextFlags)
 		if contextualReturnType != nil {
@@ -28413,7 +28413,7 @@ func (c *Checker) getContextualSignatureForFunctionLikeDeclaration(node *ast.Nod
 }
 
 func (c *Checker) getContextualTypeForYieldOperand(node *ast.Node, contextFlags ContextFlags) *Type {
-	fn := getContainingFunction(node)
+	fn := ast.GetContainingFunction(node)
 	if fn != nil {
 		functionFlags := getFunctionFlags(fn)
 		contextualReturnType := c.getContextualReturnType(fn, contextFlags)
diff --git a/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go b/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
index 75943613bf..1b798ff413 100644
--- a/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
+++ b/internal/checker/grammarchecks.go
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkGrammarForInOrForOfStatement(forInOrOfStatement *ast.ForI
 				// use of 'for-await-of' in non-async function
 				if !c.hasParseDiagnostics(sourceFile) {
 					diagnostic := createDiagnosticForNode(forInOrOfStatement.AwaitModifier, diagnostics.X_for_await_loops_are_only_allowed_within_async_functions_and_at_the_top_levels_of_modules)
-					containingFunc := getContainingFunction(forInOrOfStatement.AsNode())
+					containingFunc := ast.GetContainingFunction(forInOrOfStatement.AsNode())
 					if containingFunc != nil && containingFunc.Kind != ast.KindConstructor {
 						debug.Assert((getFunctionFlags(containingFunc)&FunctionFlagsAsync) == 0, "Enclosing function should never be an async function.")
 						if hasAsyncModifier(containingFunc) {
diff --git a/internal/checker/utilities.go b/internal/checker/utilities.go
index e131201893..3637b8d421 100644
--- a/internal/checker/utilities.go
+++ b/internal/checker/utilities.go
@@ -911,10 +911,6 @@ func (s *orderedSet[T]) add(value T) {
 	s.values = append(s.values, value)
 }
 
-func getContainingFunction(node *ast.Node) *ast.Node {
-	return ast.FindAncestor(node.Parent, ast.IsFunctionLike)
-}
-
 func getContainingFunctionOrClassStaticBlock(node *ast.Node) *ast.Node {
 	return ast.FindAncestor(node.Parent, ast.IsFunctionLikeOrClassStaticBlockDeclaration)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go b/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
index 8469c0935d..f0ed4ce0e0 100644
--- a/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
+++ b/internal/ls/documenthighlights.go
@@ -550,14 +550,14 @@ func getLoopBreakContinueOccurrences(node *ast.Node, sourceFile *ast.SourceFile)
 }
 
 func getAsyncAndAwaitOccurrences(node *ast.Node, sourceFile *ast.SourceFile) []*ast.Node {
-	parent := ast.FindAncestor(node.Parent, ast.IsFunctionLike)
-	if parent == nil {
+	fun := ast.GetContainingFunction(node)
+	if fun == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	parentFunc := parent.AsFunctionDeclaration()
+
 	var keywords []*ast.Node
 
-	modifiers := parentFunc.Modifiers()
+	modifiers := fun.Modifiers()
 	if modifiers != nil {
 		for _, modifier := range modifiers.Nodes {
 			if modifier.Kind == ast.KindAsyncKeyword {
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func getAsyncAndAwaitOccurrences(node *ast.Node, sourceFile *ast.SourceFile) []*
 		}
 	}
 
-	parentFunc.ForEachChild(func(child *ast.Node) bool {
+	fun.ForEachChild(func(child *ast.Node) bool {
 		traverseWithoutCrossingFunction(child, sourceFile, func(child *ast.Node) {
 			if ast.IsAwaitExpression(child) {
 				token := lsutil.GetFirstToken(child, sourceFile)