diff --git a/lib/source-code/source-code.js b/lib/source-code/source-code.js
index 3ebff96d236..8a669095949 100644
--- a/lib/source-code/source-code.js
+++ b/lib/source-code/source-code.js
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ function sortedMerge(tokens, comments) {
     return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines if two nodes or tokens overlap.
+ * @param {ASTNode|Token} first The first node or token to check.
+ * @param {ASTNode|Token} second The second node or token to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the two nodes or tokens overlap.
+ * @private
+ */
+function nodesOrTokensOverlap(first, second) {
+    return (first.range[0] <= second.range[0] && first.range[1] >= second.range[0]) ||
+        (second.range[0] <= first.range[0] && second.range[1] >= first.range[0]);
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Public Interface
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -421,16 +433,13 @@ class SourceCode extends TokenStore {
      * @public
      */
     isSpaceBetweenTokens(first, second) {
-
-        // Arguments are overlapping.
-        if (first.range[0] <= second.range[0] && first.range[1] >= second.range[0] ||
-            second.range[0] <= first.range[0] && second.range[1] >= first.range[0]) {
+        if (nodesOrTokensOverlap(first, second)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const nodesAreReversed = second.range[1] <= first.range[0];
-        const startingNodeOrToken = nodesAreReversed ? second : first;
-        const endingNodeOrToken = nodesAreReversed ? first : second;
+        const [startingNodeOrToken, endingNodeOrToken] = first.range[1] <= second.range[0]
+            ? [first, second]
+            : [second, first];
         const firstToken = this.getLastToken(startingNodeOrToken) || startingNodeOrToken;
         const finalToken = this.getFirstToken(endingNodeOrToken) || endingNodeOrToken;
         let currentToken = firstToken;