RemoveConditionExactReturnRector

Remove if with condition and return with same expr, followed by compared expr return

 final class SomeClass
 {
     public function __construct(array $items)
     {
-        if ($items === []) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
         return $items;
     }
 }

Configure your rector.php:

<?php

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\Stmt\RemoveConditionExactReturnRector;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withRules([
        RemoveConditionExactReturnRector::class,
    ]);
SETS:  Dead Code