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 foreach ([1, 2, 3] as $value) {
     try {
-        $body = null;
         $body = get_body();
         var_dump($body);
     } catch (Exception) {

PHP snippet to change

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

/** @throws Exception */
function get_body(): string {
    static $i = 0;

    var_dump($i);

    return $i++ === 0 ? "foo" : throw new Exception("Failed to get body");
}

foreach ([1, 2, 3] as $value) {
    try {
        $body = null;
        $body = get_body();
        var_dump($body);
    } catch (Exception) {
        var_dump($body);
    }
}

Applied Rules:

RemoveDoubleAssignRector

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...or to speed up fix – add a test fixture

Config rector.php

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveDoubleAssignRector;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withRules([
        RemoveDoubleAssignRector::class,
    ]);

Rector version: eac1ef - released at 2026-02-01 16:47