diff --git a/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
index 7035101ee35..e169cea32b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/agentic-auto-upgrade.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ name: Agentic Auto-Upgrade
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "21 3 * * 5"  # Weekly (auto-upgrade)
+    - cron: "11 4 * * 6"  # Weekly (auto-upgrade)
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/pkg/linters/internal/astutil/astutil.go b/pkg/linters/internal/astutil/astutil.go
index c9e524defa5..44abedde63e 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/internal/astutil/astutil.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/internal/astutil/astutil.go
@@ -345,6 +345,27 @@ func QualifierShadowed(pkg *types.Package, pos token.Pos, name, importPath strin
 	return pkgName.Imported().Path() != importPath
 }
 
+// HasOverlappingComment reports whether any comment group in files overlaps
+// the half-open range [start, end). This is used by linters to suppress a
+// SuggestedFix when a comment inside the to-be-replaced span would otherwise
+// be silently discarded by the autofix tool.
+func HasOverlappingComment(files []*ast.File, start, end token.Pos) bool {
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if end <= file.Pos() || start >= file.End() {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, group := range file.Comments {
+			if group.Pos() < end && start < group.End() {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // IsByteSlice reports whether expr has underlying type []byte ([]uint8).
 func IsByteSlice(pass *analysis.Pass, expr ast.Expr) bool {
 	t := pass.TypesInfo.TypeOf(expr)
diff --git a/pkg/linters/mapclearloop/mapclearloop.go b/pkg/linters/mapclearloop/mapclearloop.go
index 6771d4b4afc..ea597a8f6c8 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/mapclearloop/mapclearloop.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/mapclearloop/mapclearloop.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
 			End:     rangeStmt.End(),
 			Message: "range-delete loop over map can be replaced with clear(" + mText + ")",
 		}
-		if !hasOverlappingComment(pass.Files, rangeStmt.Pos(), rangeStmt.End()) {
+		if !astutil.HasOverlappingComment(pass.Files, rangeStmt.Pos(), rangeStmt.End()) {
 			diag.SuggestedFixes = []analysis.SuggestedFix{{
 				Message: "Replace range-delete loop with clear",
 				TextEdits: []analysis.TextEdit{{
@@ -170,21 +170,6 @@ func builtinVisibleAtPos(pkg *types.Package, pos token.Pos, name string) bool {
 	return ok && builtin.Name() == name
 }
 
-// hasOverlappingComment reports whether any comment group overlaps [start, end).
-func hasOverlappingComment(files []*ast.File, start, end token.Pos) bool {
-	for _, file := range files {
-		if end <= file.Pos() || start >= file.End() {
-			continue
-		}
-		for _, group := range file.Comments {
-			if group.Pos() < end && start < group.End() {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // sameObject reports whether expr refers to the same declared object as ref.
 // ref is expected to be an *ast.Ident or *ast.SelectorExpr.
 func sameObject(pass *analysis.Pass, expr, ref ast.Expr) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
index f4a0994eee4..8f1992fe696 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
@@ -116,19 +116,22 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
 		mText := astutil.NodeText(pass.Fset, mapExpr)
 		kText := astutil.NodeText(pass.Fset, keyExpr)
 
-		pass.Report(analysis.Diagnostic{
+		diag := analysis.Diagnostic{
 			Pos:     ifStmt.Pos(),
 			End:     ifStmt.End(),
 			Message: "redundant existence check before delete: delete(" + mText + ", " + kText + ") is already a no-op when the key is absent; remove the if statement",
-			SuggestedFixes: []analysis.SuggestedFix{{
+		}
+		if !astutil.HasOverlappingComment(pass.Files, ifStmt.Pos(), ifStmt.End()) {
+			diag.SuggestedFixes = []analysis.SuggestedFix{{
 				Message: "Replace if-check with plain delete",
 				TextEdits: []analysis.TextEdit{{
 					Pos:     ifStmt.Pos(),
 					End:     ifStmt.End(),
 					NewText: []byte("delete(" + mText + ", " + kText + ")"),
 				}},
-			}},
-		})
+			}}
+		}
+		pass.Report(diag)
 	})
 
 	return nil, nil
diff --git a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
index a9628c58fe0..e3f707511e9 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go
@@ -4,16 +4,36 @@ func bad() {
 	m := map[string]int{"a": 1, "b": 2}
 	k := "a"
 
-	if _, ok := m[k]; ok { // want `redundant existence check before delete`
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := m[k]; ok {
 		delete(m, k)
 	}
 
 	// With a literal key.
-	if _, ok := m["b"]; ok { // want `redundant existence check before delete`
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := m["b"]; ok {
 		delete(m, "b")
 	}
 }
 
+func badWithComments() {
+	cache := map[string]int{"key": 1}
+	key := "key"
+
+	// Leading comment inside the if body suppresses autofix but still reports.
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := cache[key]; ok {
+		// evict the stale entry before refetching
+		delete(cache, key)
+	}
+
+	// Trailing comment on the delete line suppresses autofix but still reports.
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := cache[key]; ok {
+		delete(cache, key) // evict
+	}
+}
+
 func good() {
 	m := map[string]int{"a": 1}
 	k := "a"
diff --git a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go.golden b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go.golden
index a117246e63c..ceaeaf583cc 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go.golden
+++ b/pkg/linters/mapdeletecheck/testdata/src/mapdeletecheck/mapdeletecheck.go.golden
@@ -4,12 +4,32 @@ func bad() {
 	m := map[string]int{"a": 1, "b": 2}
 	k := "a"
 
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
 	delete(m, k)
 
 	// With a literal key.
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
 	delete(m, "b")
 }
 
+func badWithComments() {
+	cache := map[string]int{"key": 1}
+	key := "key"
+
+	// Leading comment inside the if body suppresses autofix but still reports.
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := cache[key]; ok {
+		// evict the stale entry before refetching
+		delete(cache, key)
+	}
+
+	// Trailing comment on the delete line suppresses autofix but still reports.
+	// want +1 `redundant existence check before delete`
+	if _, ok := cache[key]; ok {
+		delete(cache, key) // evict
+	}
+}
+
 func good() {
 	m := map[string]int{"a": 1}
 	k := "a"