diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 701ec1fe665..f5aec0053bc 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ parameters:
                 - rules/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector.php
                 - rules/Removing/Rector/Class_/RemoveTraitUseRector.php
                 - rules/Renaming/Rector/StaticCall/RenameStaticMethodRector.php
-                - rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector.php
-                - rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToStaticCallRector.php
                 - rules/Transform/Rector/String_/StringToClassConstantRector.php
 
         # lack of generic array in nikic/php-parser
diff --git a/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ec58a72a71..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Transform\Rector\FuncCall\FuncCallToNewRector\Fixture;
-
-class Fixture
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $array = collection([]);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Transform\Rector\FuncCall\FuncCallToNewRector\Fixture;
-
-class Fixture
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $array = new \Collection([]);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/FuncCallToNewRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/FuncCallToNewRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 26417ef10e8..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/FuncCallToNewRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\Transform\Rector\FuncCall\FuncCallToNewRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class FuncCallToNewRectorTest 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/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 471893d4d2d..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-use Rector\Transform\Rector\FuncCall\FuncCallToNewRector;
-
-return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
-    $rectorConfig
-        ->ruleWithConfiguration(FuncCallToNewRector::class, [
-            'collection' => 'Collection',
-        ]);
-};
diff --git a/rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector.php b/rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector.php
index 94d00173c97..2761be2cb3c 100644
--- a/rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector.php
+++ b/rules/Transform/Rector/FuncCall/FuncCallToNewRector.php
@@ -6,24 +6,18 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\New_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Name\FullyQualified;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
 use Rector\Contract\Rector\ConfigurableRectorInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\CodeSample\ConfiguredCodeSample;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\RuleDefinition;
-use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\Transform\Rector\FuncCall\FuncCallToNewRector\FuncCallToNewRectorTest
+ * @deprecated This rule is deprecated, as too niche, never used and needs project context. Write a custom rule for the exact project case instead.
  */
-final class FuncCallToNewRector extends AbstractRector implements ConfigurableRectorInterface
+final class FuncCallToNewRector extends AbstractRector implements ConfigurableRectorInterface, DeprecatedInterface
 {
-    /**
-     * @var string[]
-     */
-    private array $functionToNew = [];
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition('Change configured function calls to new Instance', [
@@ -68,17 +62,10 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        $funcName = $this->getName($node);
-        if ($funcName === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $new = $this->functionToNew[strtolower($funcName)] ?? null;
-        if ($new === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return new New_(new FullyQualified($new), $node->args);
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf(
+            '"%s" rule is deprecated, as too niche and part of no set; write a custom rule for the exact project case instead',
+            self::class
+        ));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -86,12 +73,5 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
      */
     public function configure(array $configuration): void
     {
-        Assert::allString($configuration);
-
-        // keyed by lowercased function name (function names are case-insensitive)
-        $this->functionToNew = [];
-        foreach ($configuration as $function => $new) {
-            $this->functionToNew[strtolower($function)] = $new;
-        }
     }
 }