diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/include_no_side_effect_expr.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/include_no_side_effect_expr.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 15251bb4368..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/include_no_side_effect_expr.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class IncludeNoSideEffectExpr
-{
-    public function run($value, $someMethod)
-    {
-        $value ? $someMethod->call($value) : true;
-    }
-
-    public function run2($value, $someMethod, $variable)
-    {
-        $value ? $someMethod->call($value) : $variable;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class IncludeNoSideEffectExpr
-{
-    public function run($value, $someMethod)
-    {
-        if ($value) {
-            $someMethod->call($value);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function run2($value, $someMethod, $variable)
-    {
-        if ($value) {
-            $someMethod->call($value);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/negated_value.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/negated_value.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index aebb2154725..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/negated_value.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class NegatedValue
-{
-    public function run($value)
-    {
-        ! $value ? 'execute' : false;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class NegatedValue
-{
-    public function run($value)
-    {
-        if (! $value) {
-            'execute';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_increment_variable_on_else.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_increment_variable_on_else.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a7291e065e..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_increment_variable_on_else.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipIncrementVariableOnElse
-{
-    public function run($id)
-    {
-        $success = $failed = 0;
-        $id ? ++$success : ++$failed;
-
-        if ($success > $failed) {
-            return $success;
-        }
-
-        return $failed;
-    }
-
-    public function run2($id)
-    {
-        $success = $failed = 0;
-        ! $id ? ++$failed : ++$success;
-
-        if ($success > $failed) {
-            return $success;
-        }
-
-        return $failed;
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_on_else.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_on_else.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 97b4351625b..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_on_else.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipMethodCallOnElse
-{
-    public function run(bool $param): void
-    {
-        $param ? $this->a() : $this->b();
-    }
-
-    public function a(): void
-    {
-        new HeavyObject1();
-    }
-
-    public function b(): null
-    {
-        new HeavyObject2();
-		return 'b';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_with_assign_on_else.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_with_assign_on_else.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index f585e3eb474..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_method_call_with_assign_on_else.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipMethodCallWithAssignOnElse
-{
-    public function run(bool $param): void
-    {
-        $param ? $this->a() : $x = $this->b();
-    }
-
-    public function a(): void
-    {
-        new HeavyObject1();
-    }
-
-    public function b(): null
-    {
-        new HeavyObject2();
-		return 'b';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_null_ternary.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_null_ternary.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index e4838167739..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_null_ternary.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipNullTernary
-{
-    public function run($value, $someMethod)
-    {
-        $value ?: $someMethod->call($value);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_sort_ksort.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_sort_ksort.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 764174ff393..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_sort_ksort.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipSortKsort
-{
-    public static function mksort(array &$array): void
-    {
-        $keys = array_keys($array);
-        $isIndexedArray = array_reduce($keys, static fn ($result, $item): bool => $result && is_numeric($item), true);
-        $isIndexedArray
-            ? sort($array)
-            : ksort($array);
-
-        foreach ($array as &$value) {
-            if (is_array($value)) {
-                self::mksort($value);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 04db19849be..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-# its a .phtml file
-?>
-<td<?php $this->call($a, 'v') ? ' class="x"' : '' ?>>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0aa00170ea4..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SomeClass
-{
-    public function run($value, $someMethod)
-    {
-        $value ? $someMethod->call($value) : false;
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SomeClass
-{
-    public function run($value, $someMethod)
-    {
-        if ($value) {
-            $someMethod->call($value);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b34002f7e3a..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
-{
-    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
-    public function test(string $filePath): void
-    {
-        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
-    }
-
-    public static function provideData(): Iterator
-    {
-        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
-    }
-
-    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
-    {
-        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 13fe1623e29..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector;
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-
-return RectorConfig::configure()
-    ->withRules([TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector::class]);
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector.php
index 97beb61566d..6e34b2b0b81 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Expression/TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector.php
@@ -5,26 +5,18 @@
 namespace Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Ternary;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
-use Rector\NodeAnalyzer\ExprAnalyzer;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\RuleDefinition;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRectorTest
+ * @deprecated This rule is deprecated, as too niche for wide application.
  */
-final class TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector extends AbstractRector
+final class TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
 {
-    public function __construct(
-        private readonly ExprAnalyzer $exprAnalyzer
-    ) {
-    }
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition('Change ternary with false to if and explicit call', [
@@ -68,25 +60,6 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if ($this->getFile()->containsHTML()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $node->expr instanceof Ternary) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $ternary = $node->expr;
-        if (! $ternary->if instanceof Expr) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $ternary->else instanceof Variable && $this->exprAnalyzer->isDynamicExpr($ternary->else)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return new If_($ternary->cond, [
-            'stmts' => [new Expression($ternary->if)],
-        ]);
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf('"%s" rule is deprecated, as too niche for wide application', self::class));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php b/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
index fe242112a26..2e491f9774c 100644
--- a/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
+++ b/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Empty_\SimplifyEmptyCheckOnEmptyArrayRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Equal\UseIdenticalOverEqualWithSameTypeRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\InlineIfToExplicitIfRector;
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Foreach_\ForeachToInArrayRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Foreach_\SimplifyForeachToCoalescingRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\FuncCall\ArrayMergeOfNonArraysToSimpleArrayRector;
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ final class CodeQualityLevel
         VariableConstFetchToClassConstFetchRector::class,
         SingularSwitchToIfRector::class,
         InlineIfToExplicitIfRector::class,
-        TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector::class,
         SimplifyIfNullableReturnRector::class,
         InlineArrayReturnAssignRector::class,
         RemoveAlwaysElseRector::class,
diff --git a/tests/Issues/ChangeSwitchTernary/config/configured_rule.php b/tests/Issues/ChangeSwitchTernary/config/configured_rule.php
index 9bfc3eec3ea..fde969b0bf0 100644
--- a/tests/Issues/ChangeSwitchTernary/config/configured_rule.php
+++ b/tests/Issues/ChangeSwitchTernary/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Expression\TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector;
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 use Rector\Php80\Rector\Switch_\ChangeSwitchToMatchRector;
 use Rector\Tests\Issues\ChangeSwitchTernary\Source\AnotherExpressionRector;
 
 return RectorConfig::configure()
     ->withRules(
-        [ChangeSwitchToMatchRector::class, TernaryFalseExpressionToIfRector::class, AnotherExpressionRector::class]
+        [ChangeSwitchToMatchRector::class, AnotherExpressionRector::class]
     );