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

 <?php
 
 declare(strict_types=1);

     }
 }
 
-class B extends A
-{
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        parent::__construct();
-    }
+class B extends A
+{
 }
 
 $b = new B();

PHP snippet to change

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

class A
{
    protected function __construct()
    {
    }
}

class B extends A
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}

$b = new B();

Applied Rules:

RemoveParentDelegatingConstructorRector

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Config rector.php

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Property\TypedPropertyFromAssignsRector;
use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
use Rector\Set\ValueObject\LevelSetList;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withPhpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_84)
    ->withPreparedSets(
        deadCode: true,
        codeQuality: true,
        codingStyle: true,
        typeDeclarations: true,
        privatization: true,
        naming: true,
        instanceOf: true,
        earlyReturn: true,
        rectorPreset: true,
        phpunitCodeQuality: true,
        doctrineCodeQuality: true,
        symfonyCodeQuality: true,
        symfonyConfigs: true
    )
    ->withSets(
    [
        LevelSetList::UP_TO_PHP_84,
    ]);

Rector version: 60130e - released at 2026-08-04 14:20