diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/ast_utils.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/ast_utils.ex
index d9c0305f3..6cde73ce0 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/ast_utils.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/ast_utils.ex
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils do
   import ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Protocol
   alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.SourceFile
+  alias ElixirSense.Core.Normalized.Code, as: NormalizedCode
 
   @binary_operators ~w[| . ** * / + - ++ -- +++ --- .. <> in |> <<< >>> <<~ ~>> <~ ~> <~> < > <= >= == != === !== =~ && &&& and || ||| or = => :: when <- -> \\]a
   @unary_operators ~w[@ + - ! ^ not &]a
@@ -412,4 +413,19 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils do
         {line + length(lines) - 1, String.length(last_line)}
     end
   end
+
+  def surround_context_with_fallback(code, {line, column}, options \\ []) do
+    case NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, column}, options) do
+      :none ->
+        {NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, max(column - 1, 1)}, options),
+         column - 1}
+
+      %{context: {:dot, _, _}} ->
+        {NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, max(column - 1, 1)}, options),
+         column - 1}
+
+      context ->
+        {context, column}
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition.ex
index ddf972c3b..25ea03bf1 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition.ex
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.Definition do
     result =
       case Locator.definition(source_file.text, line, character, metadata: metadata) do
         nil ->
-          case Locator.definition(source_file.text, line, max(character - 1, 1),
-                 metadata: metadata
-               ) do
-            nil ->
-              nil
-
-            %ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Location{} = location ->
-              Protocol.Location.new(location, uri, source_file.text, project_dir)
-          end
+          nil
 
         %ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Location{} = location ->
           Protocol.Location.new(location, uri, source_file.text, project_dir)
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition/locator.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition/locator.ex
index 60cc0e3ce..924fb4378 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition/locator.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/definition/locator.ex
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.Definition.Locator do
   alias ElixirSense.Core.Parser
 
   alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Plugins.Phoenix.Scope
-  alias ElixirSense.Core.Normalized.Code, as: NormalizedCode
+  alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils
 
   def definition(code, line, column, options \\ []) do
-    case NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, column}) do
-      :none ->
+    case AstUtils.surround_context_with_fallback(code, {line, column}) do
+      {:none, _} ->
         nil
 
-      context ->
+      {context, column} ->
         metadata =
           Keyword.get_lazy(options, :metadata, fn ->
             Parser.parse_string(code, true, true, {line, column})
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/hover/docs.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/hover/docs.ex
index 99b1aa41b..f2f90a652 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/hover/docs.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/hover/docs.ex
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.Hover.Docs do
   alias ElixirSense.Core.TypeInfo
   alias ElixirSense.Core.Parser
 
+  alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils
+
   @type markdown :: String.t()
 
   @type module_doc :: %{kind: :module, docs: markdown, metadata: map, module: module()}
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.Hover.Docs do
                      |> Kernel.--([:exception, :message])
 
   def docs(code, line, column, options \\ []) do
-    case NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, column}) do
-      :none ->
+    case AstUtils.surround_context_with_fallback(code, {line, column}) do
+      {:none, _} ->
         nil
 
-      %{begin: begin_pos, end: end_pos} = context ->
+      {%{begin: begin_pos, end: end_pos} = context, column} ->
         metadata =
           Keyword.get_lazy(options, :metadata, fn ->
             Parser.parse_string(code, true, true, {line, column})
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/implementation/locator.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/implementation/locator.ex
index 78b28f8bc..ef198d59d 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/implementation/locator.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/implementation/locator.ex
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.Implementation.Locator do
   alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Location
   alias ElixirSense.Core.Parser
   alias ElixirSense.Core.Normalized.Code, as: NormalizedCode
+  alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils
 
   require ElixirSense.Core.Introspection, as: Introspection
 
   def implementations(code, line, column, options \\ []) do
-    case NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, column}) do
-      :none ->
+    case AstUtils.surround_context_with_fallback(code, {line, column}) do
+      {:none, _} ->
         []
 
-      context ->
+      {context, column} ->
         metadata =
           Keyword.get_lazy(options, :metadata, fn ->
             Parser.parse_string(code, true, true, {line, column})
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references.ex
index 830abf48e..e03302128 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references.ex
@@ -25,18 +25,7 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.References do
     Build.with_build_lock(fn ->
       trace = ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Tracer.get_trace()
 
-      references =
-        case Locator.references(source_file.text, line, character, trace, metadata: metadata) do
-          [] ->
-            Locator.references(source_file.text, line, max(character - 1, 1), trace,
-              metadata: metadata
-            )
-
-          references ->
-            references
-        end
-
-      references
+      Locator.references(source_file.text, line, character, trace, metadata: metadata)
       |> Enum.map(fn elixir_sense_reference ->
         elixir_sense_reference
         |> build_reference(uri, source_file.text, project_dir)
diff --git a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references/locator.ex b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references/locator.ex
index b96b39e32..7e5038483 100644
--- a/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references/locator.ex
+++ b/apps/language_server/lib/language_server/providers/references/locator.ex
@@ -19,26 +19,14 @@ defmodule ElixirLS.LanguageServer.Providers.References.Locator do
   alias ElixirSense.Core.SurroundContext
   alias ElixirSense.Core.Parser
 
-  def references(code, line, column, trace, options \\ []) do
-    {context, column} =
-      case NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, column}) do
-        :none ->
-          {:none, column}
-
-        %{context: {:dot, _, _}} ->
-          {NormalizedCode.Fragment.surround_context(code, {line, max(column - 1, 1)}), column - 1}
+  alias ElixirLS.LanguageServer.AstUtils
 
-        context ->
-          {context, column}
-      end
-
-    case context do
-      :none ->
+  def references(code, line, column, trace, options \\ []) do
+    case AstUtils.surround_context_with_fallback(code, {line, column}) do
+      {:none, _} ->
         []
 
-      %{
-        begin: {begin_line, begin_col}
-      } = context ->
+      {%{begin: {begin_line, begin_col}} = context, column} ->
         metadata =
           Keyword.get_lazy(options, :metadata, fn ->
             Parser.parse_string(code, true, true, {line, column})