diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/mod.rs
index abd55819bfe25..f5806385e3b45 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/mod.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
 use rustpython_parser::ast;
 use rustpython_parser::ast::{Expr, Operator};
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
-use crate::builders::optional_parentheses;
 use ruff_formatter::{
     format_args, FormatOwnedWithRule, FormatRefWithRule, FormatRule, FormatRuleWithOptions,
 };
-use ruff_python_ast::node::AnyNodeRef;
+use ruff_python_ast::expression::ExpressionRef;
 use ruff_python_ast::visitor::preorder::{walk_expr, PreorderVisitor};
 
+use crate::builders::optional_parentheses;
 use crate::context::NodeLevel;
 use crate::expression::expr_tuple::TupleParentheses;
 use crate::expression::parentheses::{
@@ -218,19 +219,24 @@ impl<'ast> IntoFormat<PyFormatContext<'ast>> for Expr {
 ///     `(a * b) * c` or `a * b + c` are okay, because the subexpression is parenthesized, or the expression uses operands with a lower priority
 /// * The expression contains at least one parenthesized sub expression (optimization to avoid unnecessary work)
 fn can_omit_optional_parentheses(expr: &Expr, context: &PyFormatContext) -> bool {
-    let mut visitor = MaxOperatorPriorityVisitor::new(context.source());
+    if context.comments().has_leading_comments(expr) {
+        false
+    } else {
+        let mut visitor = MaxOperatorPriorityVisitor::new(context.source());
 
-    visitor.visit_subexpression(expr);
+        visitor.visit_subexpression(expr);
 
-    let (max_operator_priority, operation_count, any_parenthesized_expression) = visitor.finish();
+        let (max_operator_priority, operation_count, any_parenthesized_expression) =
+            visitor.finish();
 
-    if operation_count > 1 {
-        false
-    } else if max_operator_priority == OperatorPriority::Attribute {
-        true
-    } else {
-        // Only use the more complex IR when there is any expression that we can possibly split by
-        any_parenthesized_expression
+        if operation_count > 1 {
+            false
+        } else if max_operator_priority == OperatorPriority::Attribute {
+            true
+        } else {
+            // Only use the more complex IR when there is any expression that we can possibly split by
+            any_parenthesized_expression
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -377,7 +383,7 @@ impl<'input> MaxOperatorPriorityVisitor<'input> {
 impl<'input> PreorderVisitor<'input> for MaxOperatorPriorityVisitor<'input> {
     fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &'input Expr) {
         // Rule only applies for non-parenthesized expressions.
-        if is_expression_parenthesized(AnyNodeRef::from(expr), self.source) {
+        if is_expression_parenthesized(ExpressionRef::from(expr), self.source) {
             self.any_parenthesized_expressions = true;
         } else {
             self.visit_subexpression(expr);
@@ -397,7 +403,7 @@ fn has_parentheses(expr: &Expr, source: &str) -> bool {
             | Expr::DictComp(_)
             | Expr::Call(_)
             | Expr::Subscript(_)
-    ) || is_expression_parenthesized(AnyNodeRef::from(expr), source)
+    ) || is_expression_parenthesized(ExpressionRef::from(expr), source)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/parentheses.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/parentheses.rs
index ba75e6e496b2e..640ecf1c33ffc 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/parentheses.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/parentheses.rs
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ pub(super) fn default_expression_needs_parentheses(
     // `Optional` or `IfBreaks`: Add parentheses if the expression doesn't fit on a line but enforce
     // parentheses if the expression has leading comments
     else if !parenthesize.is_preserve() {
-        if can_omit_optional_parentheses(node, context) {
-            Parentheses::Optional
-        } else {
+        if context.comments().has_leading_comments(node) {
             Parentheses::Always
+        } else {
+            Parentheses::Optional
         }
     } else {
         //`Preserve` and expression has no parentheses in the source code
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ pub(super) fn default_expression_needs_parentheses(
     }
 }
 
-fn can_omit_optional_parentheses(expr: ExpressionRef, context: &PyFormatContext) -> bool {
-    if context.comments().has_leading_comments(expr) {
-        false
-    } else {
-        true
-    }
-}
-
-// fn has_magic_comma(expr: AnyNodeRef)
-
 /// Configures if the expression should be parenthesized.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Parenthesize {