diff --git a/Sources/Rules.swift b/Sources/Rules.swift
index 7aea2f5b..c555d4c1 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules.swift
@@ -6263,6 +6263,7 @@ public struct _FormatRules {
                     case (nil, nil):
                         potentialStartOfExpressionContainingClosure = nil
                     case (.some(let startOfScope), nil):
+                        guard formatter.tokens[startOfScope] == .startOfScope("{") else { return }
                         potentialStartOfExpressionContainingClosure = startOfScope
                     case (nil, let .some(assignmentBeforeClosure)):
                         potentialStartOfExpressionContainingClosure = assignmentBeforeClosure
diff --git a/Tests/RulesTests+Redundancy.swift b/Tests/RulesTests+Redundancy.swift
index 4b12aedd..b443908f 100644
--- a/Tests/RulesTests+Redundancy.swift
+++ b/Tests/RulesTests+Redundancy.swift
@@ -8485,6 +8485,70 @@ class RedundancyTests: RulesTests {
         testFormatting(for: input, rule: FormatRules.redundantClosure, options: options)
     }
 
+    func testClosureNotRemovedInMethodCall() {
+        let input = """
+        XCTAssert({
+            if foo {
+                bar
+            } else {
+                baaz
+            }
+        }())
+        """
+
+        let options = FormatOptions(swiftVersion: "5.9")
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: FormatRules.redundantClosure, options: options)
+    }
+
+    func testClosureNotRemovedInMethodCall2() {
+        let input = """
+        method("foo", {
+            if foo {
+                bar
+            } else {
+                baaz
+            }
+        }())
+        """
+
+        let options = FormatOptions(swiftVersion: "5.9")
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: FormatRules.redundantClosure, options: options)
+    }
+
+    func testClosureNotRemovedInMethodCall3() {
+        let input = """
+        XCTAssert({
+            if foo {
+                bar
+            } else {
+                baaz
+            }
+        }(), "message")
+        """
+
+        let options = FormatOptions(swiftVersion: "5.9")
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: FormatRules.redundantClosure, options: options)
+    }
+
+    func testClosureNotRemovedInMethodCall4() {
+        let input = """
+        method(
+            "foo",
+            {
+                if foo {
+                    bar
+                } else {
+                    baaz
+                }
+            }(),
+            "bar"
+        )
+        """
+
+        let options = FormatOptions(swiftVersion: "5.9")
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: FormatRules.redundantClosure, options: options)
+    }
+
     // MARK: Redundant optional binding
 
     func testRemovesRedundantOptionalBindingsInSwift5_7() {