diff --git a/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php b/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
index fb1ab715d43..674923fc0e1 100644
--- a/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
+++ b/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ public function printFormatPreserving(array $stmts, array $origStmts, array $ori
 
         // strip empty starting/ending php tags
         if (array_key_exists(0, $stmts) && $stmts[0] instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
-            $content = Strings::replace($content, self::EMPTY_STARTING_TAG_REGEX, '');
-            $content = Strings::replace(\rtrim($content), self::EMPTY_ENDING_TAG_REGEX, '', ) ."\n";
+            // $content = Strings::replace($content, self::EMPTY_STARTING_TAG_REGEX, '');
+            // $content = Strings::replace(\rtrim($content), self::EMPTY_ENDING_TAG_REGEX, '', ) ."\n";
         }
 
         // add new line in case of added stmts