diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 66dba79b1ac..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRectorTest 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/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_any_call_like_with_args.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_any_call_like_with_args.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d481afcc1e..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_any_call_like_with_args.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-use Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Source\SomeGetter;
-
-final class SkipAnyCallLikeWithArgs
-{
-    public function run(SomeGetter $firstSomeGetter, SomeGetter $secondSomeGetter)
-    {
-        $first = $firstSomeGetter::getSome($arg, $arg2, $arg3, $arg4, $arg5, $arg6);
-        $second = $secondSomeGetter::getSome($arg, $arg2, $arg3, $arg4, $arg5, $arg6);
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_by_ref_from_param_variable.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_by_ref_from_param_variable.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1362e570fc3..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_by_ref_from_param_variable.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipByRefFromParamVariable
-{
-    public function run(&$first, &$second)
-    {
-        $first = 100;
-        $second = 200;
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_assign_op.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_assign_op.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5da4308b5e0..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_assign_op.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipCompareAssignOp
-{
-    public function run($first, $second)
-    {
-        $first += 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1;
-        $second += 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2;
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_binary_op.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_binary_op.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f9d2a3996a..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_compare_binary_op.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipCompareBinaryOp
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $first = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1;
-        $second = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2;
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_different_order.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_different_order.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 063f1eff01b..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_different_order.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipDifferentOrder
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $first = 100;
-        $second = 200;
-
-        return $second ** $first;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_method_calls_to_keep_readability.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_method_calls_to_keep_readability.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e1cfa9e024..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_method_calls_to_keep_readability.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipMethodCallsToKeepReadability
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $first = $this->createLongValue(100);
-        $second = $this->createLongValue(200);
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-
-    private function createLongValue($value)
-    {
-        return $value . ' is long';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_non_variable_assign.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_non_variable_assign.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index f5097685fdd..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/skip_non_variable_assign.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipNonVariableAssign
-{
-    private $number;
-
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $first = 100;
-        $this->number = 200;
-
-        return $first <=> $this->number;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/some_separated_assign.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/some_separated_assign.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index de72da9b732..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/some_separated_assign.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SomeSeparatedAssign
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $first = 100;
-        $second = 200;
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SomeSeparatedAssign
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        return 100 <=> 200;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/two_bare_getters.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/two_bare_getters.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bd4dc89b43..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Fixture/two_bare_getters.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-use Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Source\SomeGetter;
-
-final class TwoBareGetters
-{
-    public function run(SomeGetter $firstSomeGetter, SomeGetter $secondSomeGetter)
-    {
-        $first = $firstSomeGetter->getSome();
-        $second = $secondSomeGetter->getSome();
-
-        return $first <=> $second;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Fixture;
-
-use Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Source\SomeGetter;
-
-final class TwoBareGetters
-{
-    public function run(SomeGetter $firstSomeGetter, SomeGetter $secondSomeGetter)
-    {
-        return $firstSomeGetter->getSome() <=> $secondSomeGetter->getSome();
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Source/SomeGetter.php b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Source/SomeGetter.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 789f2bd6288..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/Source/SomeGetter.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\Source;
-
-class SomeGetter
-{
-    public function getSome()
-    {
-        return 100;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fc5475f4f8..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector;
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-
-return RectorConfig::configure()
-    ->withRules([BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector::class]);
diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector.php b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector.php
index 8ab71fb74a6..eb39b4384b3 100644
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector.php
@@ -5,27 +5,19 @@
 namespace Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Assign;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\CallLike;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Closure;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
-use Rector\CodingStyle\ValueObject\VariableAndExprAssign;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
-use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersionFeature;
-use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\MinPhpVersionInterface;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRectorTest
+ * @deprecated This rule is deprecated, as it targets a very specific shape of 3 statements only and its purpose is unclear.
  */
-final class BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector extends AbstractRector implements MinPhpVersionInterface
+final class BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
 {
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
@@ -65,112 +57,9 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if ($node->stmts === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (count($node->stmts) !== 3) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $firstStmt = $node->stmts[0];
-        $secondStmt = $node->stmts[1];
-        $thirdStmt = $node->stmts[2];
-
-        if (! $thirdStmt instanceof Return_) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $firstVariableAndExprAssign = $this->matchToVariableAssignExpr($firstStmt);
-        if (! $firstVariableAndExprAssign instanceof VariableAndExprAssign) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $secondVariableAndExprAssign = $this->matchToVariableAssignExpr($secondStmt);
-        if (! $secondVariableAndExprAssign instanceof VariableAndExprAssign) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $thirdStmt->expr instanceof BinaryOp) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $binaryOp = $thirdStmt->expr;
-
-        if (! $this->nodeComparator->areNodesEqual($binaryOp->left, $firstVariableAndExprAssign->getVariable())) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $this->nodeComparator->areNodesEqual($binaryOp->right, $secondVariableAndExprAssign->getVariable())) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $resolveParamByRefVariables = $this->resolveParamByRefVariables($node);
-        if ($this->isNames($binaryOp->left, $resolveParamByRefVariables)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($this->isNames($binaryOp->right, $resolveParamByRefVariables)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $binaryOp->left = $firstVariableAndExprAssign->getExpr();
-        $binaryOp->right = $secondVariableAndExprAssign->getExpr();
-
-        $node->stmts = [$thirdStmt];
-        return $node;
-    }
-
-    public function provideMinPhpVersion(): int
-    {
-        return PhpVersionFeature::VARIADIC_PARAM;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string[]
-     */
-    private function resolveParamByRefVariables(ClassMethod|Function_|Closure $node): array
-    {
-        $paramByRefVariables = [];
-        foreach ($node->params as $param) {
-            if (! $param->var instanceof Variable) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (! $param->byRef) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $paramByRefVariables[] = $this->getName($param);
-        }
-
-        return $paramByRefVariables;
-    }
-
-    private function matchToVariableAssignExpr(Stmt $stmt): ?VariableAndExprAssign
-    {
-        if (! $stmt instanceof Expression) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $stmt->expr instanceof Assign) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $assign = $stmt->expr;
-        if (! $assign->var instanceof Variable) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // skip complex cases
-        if ($assign->expr instanceof CallLike && ! $assign->expr->isFirstClassCallable() && $assign->expr->getArgs() !== []) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($assign->expr instanceof BinaryOp) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return new VariableAndExprAssign($assign->var, $assign->expr);
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf(
+            '"%s" rule is deprecated, as it covers a very specific shape of code with unclear purpose',
+            self::class
+        ));
     }
 }
diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/ValueObject/VariableAndExprAssign.php b/rules/CodingStyle/ValueObject/VariableAndExprAssign.php
deleted file mode 100644
index dc5bb7295e9..00000000000
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/ValueObject/VariableAndExprAssign.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\CodingStyle\ValueObject;
-
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
-
-final readonly class VariableAndExprAssign
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        private Variable $variable,
-        private Expr $expr,
-    ) {
-    }
-
-    public function getVariable(): Variable
-    {
-        return $this->variable;
-    }
-
-    public function getExpr(): Expr
-    {
-        return $this->expr;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Config/Level/CodingStyleLevel.php b/src/Config/Level/CodingStyleLevel.php
index b778af5e4ec..ea8a6501cb0 100644
--- a/src/Config/Level/CodingStyleLevel.php
+++ b/src/Config/Level/CodingStyleLevel.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\Catch_\CatchExceptionNameMatchingTypeRector;
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassConst\SplitGroupedClassConstantsRector;
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassLike\NewlineBetweenClassLikeStmtsRector;
-use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector;
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\FuncGetArgsToVariadicParamRector;
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector;
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\ClassMethod\NewlineBeforeNewAssignSetRector;
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ final class CodingStyleLevel
         SplitGroupedPropertiesRector::class,
         SplitGroupedClassConstantsRector::class,
         RemoveUselessAliasInUseStatementRector::class,
-        BinaryOpStandaloneAssignsToDirectRector::class,
         MinMaxToClampRector::class,
     ];