From 057c6c692c0c0f997fe17df8e7a1f81f2e1d5210 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdul Malik Ikhsan <samsonasik@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:04:30 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] [DeadCode] Skip protected property on non-final class on
 RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector-a

---
 ..._protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc

diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ea3c4bfab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Property\RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector\Fixture;
+
+class SkipProtectedPropertyOnNonFinalClass
+{
+    private int $value = 5;
+
+    public function __construct(int $value)
+    {
+        $this->value = $value;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file

From da22f1c38ae5cf2ebb23f3cf1147cff1e172fc04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdul Malik Ikhsan <samsonasik@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:04:32 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] [DeadCode] Skip protected property on non-final class on
 RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector

---
 .../Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc  | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
index 7ea3c4bfab7..90dd315ebe5 100644
--- a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Property\RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPr
 
 class SkipProtectedPropertyOnNonFinalClass
 {
-    private int $value = 5;
+    protected int $value = 5;
 
     public function __construct(int $value)
     {

From 1bbf85904581001fe7ca1d430251a1503e1b5c9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdul Malik Ikhsan <samsonasik@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:05:26 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] eol

---
 .../Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc  | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
index 90dd315ebe5..f595777395e 100644
--- a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_protected_property_on_non_final_class.php.inc
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ class SkipProtectedPropertyOnNonFinalClass
         $this->value = $value;
     }
 }
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file

From 2bab652b38ed023ed662651be47985e2e07740af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdul Malik Ikhsan <samsonasik@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:06:40 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] fix

---
 .../RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php        | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
index e00ac05b75e..ca54313c38b 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
+use Rector\Configuration\Parameter\FeatureFlags;
 use Rector\NodeAnalyzer\PropertyFetchAnalyzer;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
         }
 
         $hasChanged = false;
+        $isFinal = $node->isFinal() || FeatureFlags::treatClassesAsFinal($node);
 
         foreach ($node->getProperties() as $property) {
             // untyped properties are handled by RemoveNullPropertyInitializationRector
@@ -100,6 +102,10 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (! $property->isPrivate() && ! $isFinal) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             foreach ($property->props as $propertyProperty) {
                 if (! $propertyProperty->default instanceof Expr) {
                     continue;