diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/multiple_uses_as_no_connection.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/multiple_uses_as_no_connection.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2734ca02..00000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/multiple_uses_as_no_connection.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Fixture;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-
-final class MultipleUsesAsNoConnection extends TestCase
-{
-    public function test()
-    {
-        $someMock = $this->createMock(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Source\AnotherClass::class);
-
-        $this->useMock($someMock);
-        $this->useMockAgain($someMock);
-    }
-
-    private function useMock($someMock)
-    {
-    }
-
-    private function useMockAgain($someMock)
-    {
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Fixture;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-
-final class MultipleUsesAsNoConnection extends TestCase
-{
-    public function test()
-    {
-        $this->useMock($this->createMock(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Source\AnotherClass::class));
-        $this->useMockAgain($this->createMock(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Source\AnotherClass::class));
-    }
-
-    private function useMock($someMock)
-    {
-    }
-
-    private function useMockAgain($someMock)
-    {
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/skip_multiple_uses_as_arg.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/skip_multiple_uses_as_arg.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a10fa864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector/Fixture/skip_multiple_uses_as_arg.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Fixture;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class SkipMultipleUsesAsArg extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $someMock = $this->createMock(\Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\ClassMethod\BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector\Source\AnotherClass::class);
+
+        // behaviour can already changed on first use
+        $this->useMock($someMock);
+        $this->useMockAgain($someMock);
+    }
+
+    private function useMock($someMock)
+    {
+        $someMock->method('someMethod');
+    }
+
+    private function useMockAgain($someMock)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/AnnotationsToAttributes/Rector/ClassMethod/TestWithAnnotationToAttributeRector.php b/rules/AnnotationsToAttributes/Rector/ClassMethod/TestWithAnnotationToAttributeRector.php
index 30f59c69..763cfda7 100644
--- a/rules/AnnotationsToAttributes/Rector/ClassMethod/TestWithAnnotationToAttributeRector.php
+++ b/rules/AnnotationsToAttributes/Rector/ClassMethod/TestWithAnnotationToAttributeRector.php
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             // test from doc blocks
             $this->phpDocTagRemover->removeTagValueFromNode($phpDocInfo, $testWithPhpDocTagNode);
 
-            /** @var GenericTagValueNode $genericTagValueNode */
             $genericTagValueNode = $testWithPhpDocTagNode->value;
             $testWithItems = explode("\n", trim($genericTagValueNode->value));
 
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector.php
index e19862b1..110e50e9 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/ClassMethod/BareCreateMockAssignToDirectUseRector.php
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ private function isUsedMoreOftenThanInCallLikeArgs(ClassMethod|Foreach_ $stmtsAw
             }
         }
 
-        // not suitable for direct replacing
-        return (count($foundVariables) - 1) > ($callLikeVariableUseCount);
+        return $callLikeVariableUseCount > 1 || (count($foundVariables) - 1) > $callLikeVariableUseCount;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/AddSeeTestAnnotationRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/AddSeeTestAnnotationRector.php
index 2e8708b6..43306e35 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/AddSeeTestAnnotationRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Class_/AddSeeTestAnnotationRector.php
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ private function shouldSkipClass(Class_ $class): bool
                 continue;
             }
 
-            /** @var GenericTagValueNode $genericTagValueNode */
             $genericTagValueNode = $seePhpDocTagNode->value;
 
             $seeTagClass = ltrim($genericTagValueNode->value, '\\');
diff --git a/rules/PHPUnit120/Rector/ClassMethod/ExpressionCreateMockToCreateStubRector.php b/rules/PHPUnit120/Rector/ClassMethod/ExpressionCreateMockToCreateStubRector.php
index 5c1df1b1..acf54efc 100644
--- a/rules/PHPUnit120/Rector/ClassMethod/ExpressionCreateMockToCreateStubRector.php
+++ b/rules/PHPUnit120/Rector/ClassMethod/ExpressionCreateMockToCreateStubRector.php
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?ClassMethod
                 continue;
             }
 
-            /** @var Assign $assign */
             $assign = $stmt->expr;
 
             if (! $assign->var instanceof Variable) {