diff --git a/config/set/if.php b/config/set/if.php
index 0a0c9db1adf..43cab14516a 100644
--- a/config/set/if.php
+++ b/config/set/if.php
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\CombineIfRector;
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector;
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
     $rectorConfig->rules([
-        ExplicitBoolCompareRector::class,
         CombineIfRector::class,
     ]);
 };
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/ExplicitBoolCompareRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/ExplicitBoolCompareRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index eb5c4fa1ec0..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/ExplicitBoolCompareRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class ExplicitBoolCompareRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
-{
-    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
-    public function test(string $filePath): void
-    {
-        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
-    }
-
-    public static function provideData(): Iterator
-    {
-        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
-    }
-
-    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
-    {
-        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/count.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/count.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 41747710a38..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/count.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Count
-{
-    public function run($items)
-    {
-        if (!count($items)) {
-            return 'no items';
-        } elseif (count($items)) {
-            return 'many items';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Count
-{
-    public function run($items)
-    {
-        if (count($items) === 0) {
-            return 'no items';
-        } elseif (count($items) > 0) {
-            return 'many items';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/explode.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/explode.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4291877dbed..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/explode.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-class SomeExplode
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $values = explode('_', 'a_0_b');
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            if ($value) {
-                echo $value . PHP_EOL;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-class SomeExplode
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $values = explode('_', 'a_0_b');
-        foreach ($values as $value) {
-            if ($value !== '' && $value !== '0') {
-                echo $value . PHP_EOL;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/if_assign_cond.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/if_assign_cond.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 21fe987bf2f..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/if_assign_cond.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-class IfAssignCond
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        if ($base64 = base64_encode('')) {
-            return 5;
-        }
-
-        return '10';
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-class IfAssignCond
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $base64 = base64_encode('');
-        if ($base64 !== '' && $base64 !== '0') {
-            return 5;
-        }
-
-        return '10';
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/numbers.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/numbers.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 39c8cc5c52f..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/numbers.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Numbers
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function go(float $item)
-    {
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Numbers
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        if ($item === 0) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function go(float $item)
-    {
-        if ($item === 0.0) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-
-        if ($item !== 0.0) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/phpstan_0_12_6break.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/phpstan_0_12_6break.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 05bf39096d7..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/phpstan_0_12_6break.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Phpstan0126break
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class Phpstan0126break
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        if ($item !== 0) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_if_else.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_if_else.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index a533a32c5a7..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_if_else.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
-
-final class SkipIfElse
-{
-    public function run(If_ $if)
-    {
-        if ((bool) $if->elseifs) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_nested_array_mixed.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_nested_array_mixed.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b70d670e89..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_nested_array_mixed.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipNestedArrayMixed
-{
-    public function provider(): array
-    {
-        return [];
-    }
-
-    public function run(): void
-    {
-        $data = $this->provider();
-        $this->value = $data['key'] ? 1 : 2;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_phpdoc-typed.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_phpdoc-typed.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 293a0f3d70f..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/skip_phpdoc-typed.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class PhpDocTyped
-{
-    public function run($item)
-    {
-        /** @var ?\stdClass $item */
-
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function go($item)
-    {
-        /** @var ?\stdClass $item */
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 34ab2ba5fe4..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class ExplicitString
-{
-    public function run(string $item)
-    {
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class ExplicitString
-{
-    public function run(string $item)
-    {
-        if ($item === '' || $item === '0') {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-
-        if ($item !== '' && $item !== '0') {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index b59f134198a..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringKnownvalue
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = 'a value';
-
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = 'a value';
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringKnownvalue
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = 'a value';
-
-        if ($item === '') {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = 'a value';
-
-        if ($item !== '') {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value2.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value2.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 951eb4714ca..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value2.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringKnownvalue2
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = '';
-
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = '';
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringKnownvalue2
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = '';
-
-        if ($item === '') {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = '';
-
-        if ($item !== '') {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value3.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value3.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index a9fdd29db99..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/string_known_value3.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringSingleChar
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = 'a';
-
-        if (!$item) {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = 'a';
-
-        if ($item) {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class StringSingleChar
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $item = 'a';
-
-        if ($item === '0') {
-            return 'empty';
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2()
-    {
-        $item = 'a';
-
-        if ($item !== '0') {
-            return 'not empty';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/with_ternary.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/with_ternary.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a1ff5d8630..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/Fixture/with_ternary.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class WithTernary
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        return $item ? 1 : 0;
-
-        return $item ?: 0;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\Fixture;
-
-final class WithTernary
-{
-    public function run(int $item)
-    {
-        return $item !== 0 ? 1 : 0;
-
-        return $item ?: 0;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b33ccbcbfcf..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector;
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-
-return RectorConfig::configure()
-    ->withRules([ExplicitBoolCompareRector::class]);
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector.php
index 58b33b1933d..b1215030288 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/ExplicitBoolCompareRector.php
@@ -5,46 +5,20 @@
 namespace Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Assign;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\BooleanAnd;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\BooleanOr;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Greater;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Identical;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\NotIdentical;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Cast\Bool_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Ternary;
-use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\Float_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\Int_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ElseIf_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
-use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
-use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\TypeAnalyzer\ArrayTypeAnalyzer;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\TypeAnalyzer\StringTypeAnalyzer;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Node\Value\ValueResolver;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector\ExplicitBoolCompareRectorTest
+ * @deprecated This rule is deprecated. Array and object bool compares have dedicated rules; the rest is an opinionated approach that depends on context.
  */
-final class ExplicitBoolCompareRector extends AbstractRector
+final class ExplicitBoolCompareRector extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
 {
-    public function __construct(
-        private readonly StringTypeAnalyzer $stringTypeAnalyzer,
-        private readonly ArrayTypeAnalyzer $arrayTypeAnalyzer,
-        private readonly ValueResolver $valueResolver,
-    ) {
-    }
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition('Make if conditions more explicit', [
@@ -86,174 +60,12 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
 
     /**
      * @param If_|ElseIf_|Ternary $node
-     * @return null|Stmt[]|Node
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): null|array|Node
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        // skip short ternary
-        if ($node instanceof Ternary && ! $node->if instanceof Expr) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($node->cond instanceof BooleanNot) {
-            $conditionNode = $node->cond->expr;
-            $isNegated = true;
-        } else {
-            $conditionNode = $node->cond;
-            $isNegated = false;
-        }
-
-        if ($conditionNode instanceof Bool_) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $conditionStaticType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($conditionNode);
-        if ($conditionStaticType instanceof MixedType || $conditionStaticType->isBoolean()->yes()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // handled by ArrayExplicitBoolCompareRector
-        if ($this->arrayTypeAnalyzer->isArrayType($conditionNode)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // handled by ObjectExplicitBoolCompareRector
-        if ($this->nodeTypeResolver->matchNullableTypeOfSpecificType(
-            $conditionNode,
-            ObjectType::class
-        ) instanceof ObjectType) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $binaryOp = $this->resolveNewConditionNode($conditionNode, $isNegated);
-        if (! $binaryOp instanceof Expr) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($node instanceof If_ && $node->cond instanceof Assign && $binaryOp->left instanceof NotIdentical && $binaryOp->right instanceof NotIdentical) {
-            $expression = new Expression($node->cond);
-            $binaryOp->left->left = $node->cond->var;
-            $binaryOp->right->left = $node->cond->var;
-
-            $node->cond = $binaryOp;
-
-            return [$expression, $node];
-        }
-
-        $node->cond = $binaryOp;
-
-        return $node;
-    }
-
-    private function resolveNewConditionNode(Expr $expr, bool $isNegated): ?BinaryOp
-    {
-        if ($expr instanceof FuncCall && $this->isName($expr, 'count')) {
-            return $this->resolveCount($isNegated, $expr);
-        }
-
-        if ($this->stringTypeAnalyzer->isStringOrUnionStringOnlyType($expr)) {
-            return $this->resolveString($isNegated, $expr);
-        }
-
-        $exprType = $this->getType($expr);
-        if ($exprType->isInteger()->yes()) {
-            return $this->resolveInteger($isNegated, $expr);
-        }
-
-        if ($exprType->isFloat()->yes()) {
-            return $this->resolveFloat($isNegated, $expr);
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private function resolveCount(bool $isNegated, FuncCall $funcCall): Identical|Greater|null
-    {
-        if ($funcCall->isFirstClassCallable()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $countedType = $this->getType($funcCall->getArgs()[0]->value);
-
-        if ($countedType->isArray()->yes()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $int = new Int_(0);
-
-        // compare === 0, assumption
-        if ($isNegated) {
-            return new Identical($funcCall, $int);
-        }
-
-        return new Greater($funcCall, $int);
-    }
-
-    private function resolveString(bool $isNegated, Expr $expr): Identical|NotIdentical|BooleanAnd|BooleanOr
-    {
-        $emptyString = new String_('');
-
-        $identical = $this->resolveIdentical($expr, $isNegated, $emptyString);
-
-        $value = $this->valueResolver->getValue($expr);
-
-        // unknown value. may be from parameter
-        if ($value === null) {
-            return $this->resolveZeroIdenticalString($identical, $isNegated, $expr);
-        }
-
-        $length = strlen((string) $value);
-
-        if ($length === 1) {
-            $zeroString = new String_('0');
-            return $this->resolveIdentical($expr, $isNegated, $zeroString);
-        }
-
-        return $identical;
-    }
-
-    private function resolveIdentical(Expr $expr, bool $isNegated, String_ $string): Identical|NotIdentical
-    {
-        /**
-         * // compare === ''
-         */
-        $identical = $isNegated
-            ? new Identical($expr, $string)
-            : new NotIdentical($expr, $string);
-
-        return $identical;
-    }
-
-    private function resolveZeroIdenticalString(
-        Identical|NotIdentical $identical,
-        bool $isNegated,
-        Expr $expr
-    ): BooleanAnd|BooleanOr {
-        $string = new String_('0');
-
-        $zeroIdentical = $isNegated ? new Identical($expr, $string) : new NotIdentical($expr, $string);
-        return $isNegated ? new BooleanOr($identical, $zeroIdentical) : new BooleanAnd($identical, $zeroIdentical);
-    }
-
-    private function resolveInteger(bool $isNegated, Expr $expr): Identical|NotIdentical
-    {
-        $int = new Int_(0);
-
-        if ($isNegated) {
-            return new Identical($expr, $int);
-        }
-
-        return new NotIdentical($expr, $int);
-    }
-
-    private function resolveFloat(bool $isNegated, Expr $expr): Identical|NotIdentical
-    {
-        $float = new Float_(0.0);
-
-        if ($isNegated) {
-            return new Identical($expr, $float);
-        }
-
-        return new NotIdentical($expr, $float);
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf(
+            '"%s" rule is deprecated, as array and object bool compares have dedicated rules and the rest is an opinionated approach that depends on context',
+            self::class
+        ));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/tests/Issues/Issue7306/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index a6a91ea55f3..00000000000
--- a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Issues\Issue7306\Fixture;
-
-class Fixture
-{
-    public function method1(int $value): void
-    {
-        if ($value) {
-            // do something
-        }
-    }
-    public function method2(): void
-    {
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Issues\Issue7306\Fixture;
-
-class Fixture
-{
-    public function method1(int $value): void
-    {
-        if ($value !== 0) {
-            // do something
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function method2(): void
-    {
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/RuleCombinationShouldNotSimplifyIfNotNullReturnTest.php b/tests/Issues/Issue7306/RuleCombinationShouldNotSimplifyIfNotNullReturnTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 72aae2f279b..00000000000
--- a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/RuleCombinationShouldNotSimplifyIfNotNullReturnTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Issues\Issue7306;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-/**
- * @see https://github.com/rectorphp/rector/issues/7306
- */
-final class RuleCombinationShouldNotSimplifyIfNotNullReturnTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
-{
-    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
-    public function test(string $filePath): void
-    {
-        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
-    }
-
-    public static function provideData(): Iterator
-    {
-        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
-    }
-
-    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
-    {
-        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/config/configured_rule.php b/tests/Issues/Issue7306/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 05a75d33ea1..00000000000
--- a/tests/Issues/Issue7306/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\ExplicitBoolCompareRector;
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\If_\SimplifyIfNotNullReturnRector;
-use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassLike\NewlineBetweenClassLikeStmtsRector;
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-
-return RectorConfig::configure()
-    ->withRules(
-        [
-            SimplifyIfNotNullReturnRector::class,
-            ExplicitBoolCompareRector::class,
-            NewlineBetweenClassLikeStmtsRector::class,
-        ]
-    );