diff --git a/php5/php5.go b/php5/php5.go
index 8db2d7f..d2805ba 100644
--- a/php5/php5.go
+++ b/php5/php5.go
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@ yydefault:
 			yyVAL.node.SetPosition(yylex.(*Parser).positionBuilder.NewTokensPosition(yyDollar[1].token, yyDollar[9].token))
 
 			// save comments
-			yyDollar[1].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.FunctionToken).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
+			yyDollar[1].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.NodeStart).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
 			if yyDollar[2].token != nil {
 				yyDollar[2].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.AmpersandToken).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
 			}
diff --git a/php5/php5.y b/php5/php5.y
index 89cc9eb..bfc677c 100644
--- a/php5/php5.y
+++ b/php5/php5.y
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ unticked_function_declaration_statement:
                 $$.SetPosition(yylex.(*Parser).positionBuilder.NewTokensPosition($1, $9))
 
                 // save comments
-                $1.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.FunctionToken).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
+                $1.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.NodeStart).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
                 if $2 != nil {
                     $2.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.AmpersandToken).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
                 }
diff --git a/php7/php7.go b/php7/php7.go
index c607c9c..3661560 100644
--- a/php7/php7.go
+++ b/php7/php7.go
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ yydefault:
 			yyVAL.node.SetPosition(yylex.(*Parser).positionBuilder.NewTokensPosition(yyDollar[1].token, yyDollar[11].token))
 
 			// save comments
-			yyDollar[1].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.FunctionToken).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
+			yyDollar[1].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.NodeStart).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
 			if yyDollar[2].token != nil {
 				yyDollar[2].token.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.AmpersandToken).AppendTo(yyVAL.node.GetMeta())
 			}
diff --git a/php7/php7.y b/php7/php7.y
index 46356ff..b87d91c 100644
--- a/php7/php7.y
+++ b/php7/php7.y
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ function_declaration_statement:
 
 
                 // save comments
-                $1.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.FunctionToken).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
+                $1.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.NodeStart).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
                 if $2 != nil {
                     $2.Meta.SetTokenName(meta.AmpersandToken).AppendTo($$.GetMeta())
                 }
diff --git a/printer/printer.go b/printer/printer.go
index 58cd406..14679a7 100644
--- a/printer/printer.go
+++ b/printer/printer.go
@@ -2229,7 +2229,6 @@ func (p *Printer) printStmtFunction(n node.Node) {
 	nn := n.(*stmt.Function)
 	p.printMeta(nn, meta.NodeStart)
 
-	p.printMeta(nn, meta.FunctionToken)
 	io.WriteString(p.w, "function")
 
 	if nn.ReturnsRef {
diff --git a/printer/printer_test.go b/printer/printer_test.go
index 3119b58..dd1e6f4 100644
--- a/printer/printer_test.go
+++ b/printer/printer_test.go
@@ -6951,7 +6951,7 @@ func TestPrinterPrintStmtFunction(t *testing.T) {
 			&meta.Data{
 				Type:      meta.WhiteSpaceType,
 				Value:     " ",
-				TokenName: meta.FunctionToken,
+				TokenName: meta.NodeStart,
 			},
 			&meta.Data{
 				Type:      meta.WhiteSpaceType,
diff --git a/visitor/pretty_json_dumper_test.go b/visitor/pretty_json_dumper_test.go
index cc63f5a..16e2164 100644
--- a/visitor/pretty_json_dumper_test.go
+++ b/visitor/pretty_json_dumper_test.go
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func ExamplePrettyJsonDumper() {
 	//             {
 	//               "type": "*meta.WhiteSpaceType",
 	//               "value": "\n\n\t\t\t",
-	//               "tokenName": "FunctionToken"
+	//               "tokenName": "NodeStart"
 	//             },
 	//             {
 	//               "type": "*meta.WhiteSpaceType",