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Run Rector on your code to see what it can do for you:

 <?php
 
 final class DemoFile

 {
     public function run()
     {
-        if ($value == 0) {
-            return $value;
-        } elseif ($formatForEmail) {
-            $value .= '|' . 1;
-
-            return $time_context . '&nbsp;&nbsp;//&nbsp;&nbsp;' . $direction . $value . ' minute(s)';
-        } else {
+        if ($value == 0) {
+            return $value;
+        }
+        if ($formatForEmail) {
+            $value .= '|' . 1;
+            return $time_context . '&nbsp;&nbsp;//&nbsp;&nbsp;' . $direction . $value . ' minute(s)';
+        }
+        else {
             return $value;
         }
     }
 }

PHP snippet to change

<?php

final class DemoFile
{
    public function run()
    {
        if ($value == 0) {
            return $value;
        } elseif ($formatForEmail) {
            $value .= '|' . 1;

            return $time_context . '&nbsp;&nbsp;//&nbsp;&nbsp;' . $direction . $value . ' minute(s)';
        } else {
            return $value;
        }
    }
}

Applied Rules:

RemoveAlwaysElseRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector;
use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withRules([
        RemoveAlwaysElseRector::class
    ])
    ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_84);

Rector version: b12180 - released at 2026-01-03 18:52