diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index a5146714..d67126b9 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ parameters:
 
     # see https://phpstan.org/writing-php-code/phpdoc-types#global-type-aliases
     typeAliases:
-        StmtsAware: \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Block | \PhpParser\Node\Expr\Closure | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Case_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Catch_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Do_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Else_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ElseIf_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Finally_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\For_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Foreach_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Namespace_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\TryCatch | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\While_ | \Rector\PhpParser\Node\CustomNode\FileWithoutNamespace
+        StmtsAware: \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Block | \PhpParser\Node\Expr\Closure | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Case_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Catch_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Do_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Else_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ElseIf_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Finally_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\For_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Foreach_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Namespace_ | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\TryCatch | \PhpParser\Node\Stmt\While_ | \Rector\PhpParser\Node\FileNode
 
     scanDirectories:
         - stubs
@@ -49,13 +49,3 @@ parameters:
             message: '#Property PhpParser\\Node\\Identifier\:\:\$name \(non\-empty\-string\) does not accept string#'
             path: rules/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/ReplaceTestFunctionPrefixWithAttributeRector.php
 
-
-        # special case for namespace file
-        -
-            identifier: rector.noOnlyNullReturnInRefactor
-            path: rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php
-
-        -
-            identifier: method.parentMethodFinalByPhpDoc
-            path: rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php
-
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php
index 07bfda51..74335198 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesTestsRector.php
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Nop;
-use Rector\ChangesReporting\ValueObject\RectorWithLineChange;
 use Rector\Contract\Rector\HTMLAverseRectorInterface;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Enum\NodeGroup;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Node\CustomNode\FileWithoutNamespace;
+use Rector\PhpParser\Node\FileNode;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\NodeAnalyzer\TestsNodeAnalyzer;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\NodeAnalyzer\DeclareStrictTypeFinder;
-use Rector\ValueObject\Application\File;
 use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
 use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\MinPhpVersionInterface;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
@@ -67,74 +64,32 @@ public function test()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param Stmt[] $nodes
-     * @return Stmt[]|null
+     * @return array<class-string<Node>>
      */
-    public function beforeTraverse(array $nodes): ?array
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
     {
-        parent::beforeTraverse($nodes);
-
-        if ($this->file->containsHTML()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($this->shouldSkipNodes($nodes, $this->file)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        /** @var Node $rootStmt */
-        $rootStmt = current($nodes);
+        return [FileNode::class];
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * @param FileNode $node
+     */
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?FileNode
+    {
         // when first stmt is Declare_, verify if there is strict_types definition already,
         // as multiple declare is allowed, with declare(strict_types=1) only allowed on very first stmt
-        if ($rootStmt instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
-            $currentNode = current($rootStmt->stmts);
-            if (! $currentNode instanceof Stmt) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if ($this->declareStrictTypeFinder->hasDeclareStrictTypes($currentNode)) {
-                return null;
-            }
-        } elseif ($this->declareStrictTypeFinder->hasDeclareStrictTypes($rootStmt)) {
+        if ($this->declareStrictTypeFinder->hasDeclareStrictTypes($node)) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        if (! $this->hasPHPUnitTestClass($nodes)) {
+        if (! $this->hasPHPUnitTestClass($node->stmts)) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        $rectorWithLineChange = new RectorWithLineChange(self::class, $rootStmt->getStartLine());
-        $this->file->addRectorClassWithLine($rectorWithLineChange);
-
-        if ($rootStmt instanceof FileWithoutNamespace) {
-            $stmts = [$this->nodeFactory->createDeclaresStrictType()];
-            $stmts = array_merge($stmts, [new Nop()]);
-            $stmts = array_merge($stmts, $rootStmt->stmts);
-            $rootStmt->stmts = $stmts;
+        $declareStrictTypes = $this->nodeFactory->createDeclaresStrictType();
+        $node->stmts = array_merge([$declareStrictTypes, new Nop()], $node->stmts);
 
-            return [$rootStmt];
-        }
-
-        return [$this->nodeFactory->createDeclaresStrictType(), new Nop(), ...$nodes];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return array<class-string<Node>>
-     */
-    public function getNodeTypes(): array
-    {
-        return NodeGroup::STMTS_AWARE;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param StmtsAware $node
-     */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): null
-    {
-        // workaround, as Rector now only hooks to specific nodes, not arrays
-        // avoid traversing, as we already handled in beforeTraverse()
-        return null;
+        return $node;
     }
 
     public function provideMinPhpVersion(): int
@@ -142,22 +97,6 @@ public function provideMinPhpVersion(): int
         return PhpVersion::PHP_70;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param Stmt[] $nodes
-     */
-    private function shouldSkipNodes(array $nodes, File $file): bool
-    {
-        if ($this->skipper->shouldSkipElementAndFilePath(self::class, $file->getFilePath())) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (str_starts_with($file->getFileContent(), '#!')) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return $nodes === [];
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param Stmt[] $nodes
      */