diff --git a/scalafix-core/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/patch/ImportPatchOps.scala b/scalafix-core/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/patch/ImportPatchOps.scala
index 55c8bd8b0b..28000106ce 100644
--- a/scalafix-core/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/patch/ImportPatchOps.scala
+++ b/scalafix-core/src/main/scala/scalafix/internal/patch/ImportPatchOps.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.mutable
 
 import scala.meta._
+import scala.meta.trees.Origin
 
 import scalafix.XtensionOptionPatch
 import scalafix.XtensionSeqPatch
@@ -200,7 +201,11 @@ object ImportPatchOps {
       allImports.filter(_.importers.forall(isRemovedImporter))
 
     def remove(toRemove: Tree): Patch = {
-      if (toRemove.pos == Position.None) return Patch.empty
+      val isSameInput = (toRemove.origin, ctx.tree.origin) match {
+        case (a: Origin.Parsed, b: Origin.Parsed) => a.input == b.input
+        case _ => false
+      }
+      if (!isSameInput) return Patch.empty
       // Imagine "import a.b, c.d, e.f, g.h" where a.b, c.d and g.h are unused.
       // All unused imports are responible to delete their leading comma but
       // c.d is additionally responsible for deleting its trailling comma.