diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveParentDelegatingConstructorRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveParentDelegatingConstructorRector.php
index e452c8289d5..7520d64c6a6 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveParentDelegatingConstructorRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveParentDelegatingConstructorRector.php
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\StaticCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
-use PhpParser\NodeVisitor;
 use PHPStan\BetterReflection\Reflection\Adapter\ReflectionParameter;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ExtendedMethodReflection;
@@ -84,38 +84,39 @@ class SomeParent extends Node
      */
     public function getNodeTypes(): array
     {
-        return [ClassMethod::class];
+        return [Class_::class];
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param ClassMethod $node
+     * @param Class_ $node
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): ?int
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Class_
     {
-        if (! $this->isName($node, MethodName::CONSTRUCT)) {
+        $constructClassMethod = $node->getMethod(MethodName::CONSTRUCT);
+        if (! $constructClassMethod instanceof ClassMethod) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if ($node->stmts === null || count($node->stmts) !== 1) {
+        if ($constructClassMethod->stmts === null || count($constructClassMethod->stmts) !== 1) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if ($node->isFinal()) {
+        if ($constructClassMethod->isFinal()) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (! $node->isPublic()) {
+        if (! $constructClassMethod->isPublic()) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        $soleStmt = $node->stmts[0];
+        $soleStmt = $constructClassMethod->stmts[0];
         $parentCallArgs = $this->matchParentConstructorCallArgs($soleStmt);
         if ($parentCallArgs === null) {
             return null;
         }
 
         // match count and order
-        if (! $this->isParameterAndArgCountAndOrderIdentical($node)) {
+        if (! $this->isParameterAndArgCountAndOrderIdentical($constructClassMethod)) {
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -130,22 +131,31 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?int
         }
 
         // match parameter types and parent constructor types
-        if (! $this->areConstructorAndParentParameterTypesMatching($node, $parentMethodReflection)) {
+        if (! $this->areConstructorAndParentParameterTypesMatching($constructClassMethod, $parentMethodReflection)) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if ($this->doAttributeDecoratedParametersExist($node)) {
+        if ($this->doAttributeDecoratedParametersExist($constructClassMethod)) {
             return null;
         }
 
         // keep when the docblock refines parameter types beyond the native signature,
         // e.g. @param array<string, mixed> or @phpstan-param SomeShape $config — removing
         // the constructor would drop that type information
-        if ($this->hasParamRefiningDocblock($node)) {
+        if ($this->hasParamRefiningDocblock($constructClassMethod)) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        return NodeVisitor::REMOVE_NODE;
+        foreach ($node->stmts as $key => $stmt) {
+            if ($stmt === $constructClassMethod) {
+                unset($node->stmts[$key]);
+                $node->stmts = array_values($node->stmts);
+
+                return $node;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     private function hasParamRefiningDocblock(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
@@ -155,9 +165,9 @@ private function hasParamRefiningDocblock(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
         return $phpDocInfo->hasByNames(['@param', '@phpstan-param', '@psalm-param']);
     }
 
-    private function matchParentConstructorReflection(ClassMethod $classMethod): ?ExtendedMethodReflection
+    private function matchParentConstructorReflection(Class_ $class): ?ExtendedMethodReflection
     {
-        $scope = ScopeFetcher::fetch($classMethod);
+        $scope = ScopeFetcher::fetch($class);
 
         $classReflection = $scope->getClassReflection();
         if (! $classReflection instanceof ClassReflection) {
diff --git a/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/PHPStanNodeScopeResolver.php b/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/PHPStanNodeScopeResolver.php
index 21f75b182b1..7d605c7b574 100644
--- a/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/PHPStanNodeScopeResolver.php
+++ b/src/NodeTypeResolver/PHPStan/Scope/PHPStanNodeScopeResolver.php
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ public function processNodes(
         string $filePath,
         ?MutatingScope $formerMutatingScope = null
     ): array {
-        /**
-         * The stmts must be array of Stmt, or it will be silently skipped by PHPStan
-         * @see vendor/phpstan/phpstan/phpstan.phar/src/Analyser/NodeScopeResolver.php:282
-         */
-        Assert::allIsInstanceOf($stmts, Stmt::class);
-
         $scope = $formerMutatingScope ?? $this->scopeFactory->createFromFile($filePath);
 
         $this->fillScope($stmts, $filePath, $scope);