diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ee0cfa78f73..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRectorTest 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/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/add_arrow_function.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/add_arrow_function.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 702d3b9509a..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/add_arrow_function.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class AddArrowFunction
-{
-    public function test()
-    {
-        $someClosure = fn ($name) => sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class AddArrowFunction
-{
-    public function test()
-    {
-        $someClosure = fn (string $name) => sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/constant_variable.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/constant_variable.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index ee917caad7f..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/constant_variable.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class ConstantVariable
-{
-    public function test(string $input, $name)
-    {
-        $message = 'My name is %s';
-        return sprintf($message, $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class ConstantVariable
-{
-    public function test(string $input, string $name)
-    {
-        $message = 'My name is %s';
-        return sprintf($message, $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/cover_closure.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/cover_closure.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ef5f6bd900..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/cover_closure.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class CoverClosure
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $someClosure = function ($name) {
-            return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-        };
-
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class CoverClosure
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        $someClosure = function (string $name) {
-            return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-        };
-
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/other_function_and_sprintf.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/other_function_and_sprintf.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 44234c77c1a..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/other_function_and_sprintf.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class OtherFunctionAndSprintf
-{
-    public function test($name)
-    {
-        if (rand(0, 1)) {
-            return trim($name);
-        }
-
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class OtherFunctionAndSprintf
-{
-    public function test(string $name)
-    {
-        if (rand(0, 1)) {
-            return trim($name);
-        }
-
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/pass_sprintf.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/pass_sprintf.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 246b1e0dc56..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/pass_sprintf.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class PassSprintf
-{
-    public function test($name)
-    {
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class PassSprintf
-{
-    public function test(string $name)
-    {
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_conditional_non_string.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_conditional_non_string.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index fdf88a20cd8..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_conditional_non_string.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipConditionalNonString
-{
-    /**
-     * @param false|float|int|string $data
-     *
-     * @return bool|float|int|string
-     */
-    function run($data)
-    {
-        if (is_string($data)) {
-            $data = sprintf('"%s"', $data);
-        }
-
-        return $data;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_multi_sprintf_possibly_falsy.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_multi_sprintf_possibly_falsy.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7726534c4ca..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_multi_sprintf_possibly_falsy.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipMultiSprintfPossiblyFalsy
-{
-    public function columnExpr($columnExpr, string $default): string
-    {
-        if (rand(0, 1)) {
-            return sprintf("hello %s", $columnExpr);
-        }
-
-        // $columnExpr can be anything empty: false | null | '' | 0 | '0' | []
-        if (empty($columnExpr)) {
-            return $default;
-        }
-
-        return sprintf("hello %s", $columnExpr);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_default.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_default.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index d9e67e69283..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_default.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipNonStringDefault
-{
-    public function test($name = 100)
-    {
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_mask.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_mask.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c7aff48498..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_non_string_mask.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipNonStringMask
-{
-    public function test($name)
-    {
-        return sprintf('Hello %d', $name);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_override_from_parent.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_override_from_parent.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index ac6122129e2..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_override_from_parent.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-use Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Source\SomeParentClass;
-
-final class SkipOverrideFromParent extends SomeParentClass
-{
-    public function test($name)
-    {
-        return sprintf('Hello %s', $name);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_possible_int.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_possible_int.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c84793eaf9..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_possible_int.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipPossibleInt
-{
-    public function error_handler_errortype($errno): string
-    {
-        return match ($errno) {
-            \E_USER_ERROR, \E_ERROR, \E_COMPILE_ERROR, \E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR => 'Fatal error',
-            \E_PARSE => 'Parse error',
-            \E_USER_WARNING, \E_WARNING, \E_COMPILE_WARNING => 'Warning',
-            \E_USER_NOTICE, \E_NOTICE => 'Notice',
-            \E_USER_DEPRECATED, \E_DEPRECATED => 'Deprecated',
-            default => sprintf('Unknown (%s)', $errno),
-        };
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_with_empty_check.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_with_empty_check.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 85d1f03673d..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Fixture/skip_with_empty_check.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipWithEmptyCheck
-{
-    public function columnExpr($columnExpr, string $default): string
-    {
-        // $columnExpr can be anything empty: false | null | '' | 0 | '0' | []
-        if (empty($columnExpr)) {
-            return $default;
-        }
-
-        return sprintf("hello %s", $columnExpr);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Source/SomeParentClass.php b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Source/SomeParentClass.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ea040c5686..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/Source/SomeParentClass.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\Source;
-
-class SomeParentClass
-{
-    public function test($name)
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2896e867d..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector;
-
-return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
-    $rectorConfig->rule(AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector::class);
-};
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/NodeAnalyzer/VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/NodeAnalyzer/VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher.php
deleted file mode 100644
index f23ae12ffac..00000000000
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/NodeAnalyzer/VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\NodeAnalyzer;
-
-use Nette\Utils\Strings;
-use PhpParser\Node\Arg;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ArrowFunction;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Closure;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_;
-use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
-use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
-use Rector\NodeNameResolver\NodeNameResolver;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\NodeTypeResolver;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Node\Value\ValueResolver;
-
-final readonly class VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        private BetterNodeFinder $betterNodeFinder,
-        private NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver,
-        private NodeTypeResolver $nodeTypeResolver,
-        private ValueResolver $valueResolver,
-    ) {
-
-    }
-
-    public function matchMask(
-        ClassMethod|Function_|Closure|ArrowFunction $functionLike,
-        string $variableName,
-        string $mask
-    ): bool {
-        if ($functionLike instanceof ArrowFunction) {
-            $stmts = [$functionLike->expr];
-        } else {
-            $stmts = (array) $functionLike->stmts;
-        }
-
-        $funcCalls = $this->betterNodeFinder->findInstancesOfScoped($stmts, FuncCall::class);
-        $funcCalls = array_values(
-            array_filter($funcCalls, fn (FuncCall $funcCall): bool => $this->nodeNameResolver->isName(
-                $funcCall->name,
-                'sprintf'
-            ))
-        );
-
-        if (count($funcCalls) !== 1) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $funcCall = $funcCalls[0];
-
-        if ($funcCall->isFirstClassCallable()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        $args = $funcCall->getArgs();
-        if (count($args) < 2) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /** @var Arg $messageArg */
-        $messageArg = array_shift($args);
-
-        $messageValue = $this->valueResolver->getValue($messageArg->value);
-        if (! is_string($messageValue)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // match all %s, %d types by position
-        $masks = Strings::match($messageValue, '#%[sd]#');
-
-        foreach ($args as $position => $arg) {
-            if (! $arg->value instanceof Variable) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (! $this->nodeNameResolver->isName($arg->value, $variableName)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (! isset($masks[$position])) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $knownMaskOnPosition = $masks[$position];
-            if ($knownMaskOnPosition !== $mask) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $type = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($arg->value);
-            if ($type instanceof MixedType && $type->getSubtractedType() instanceof UnionType) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector.php
index 11dda3779ab..0dc32d51d55 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/ClassMethod/AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector.php
@@ -5,32 +5,21 @@
 namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ArrowFunction;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Closure;
-use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
-use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Function_;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Rector\RuleDoc\RuleDefinition;
-use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Guard\ParamTypeAddGuard;
-use Rector\TypeDeclaration\NodeAnalyzer\VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher;
-use Rector\VendorLocker\ParentClassMethodTypeOverrideGuard;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRectorTest
+ * @deprecated This rule is deprecated, as sprintf masks do not guarantee a string parameter - int/float arguments are silently converted, so forcing a string type can add an invalid type.
  */
-final class AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector extends AbstractRector
+final class AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
 {
-    public function __construct(
-        private readonly VariableInSprintfMaskMatcher $variableInSprintfMaskMatcher,
-        private readonly ParentClassMethodTypeOverrideGuard $parentClassMethodTypeOverrideGuard,
-        private readonly ParamTypeAddGuard $paramTypeAddGuard
-    ) {
-    }
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition(
@@ -71,48 +60,11 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
     /**
      * @param ClassMethod|Function_|Closure|ArrowFunction $node
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): ClassMethod|Function_|Closure|ArrowFunction|null
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if ($node instanceof ClassMethod && $node->stmts === null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($node->getParams() === []) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if ($node instanceof ClassMethod && $this->parentClassMethodTypeOverrideGuard->hasParentClassMethod($node)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $hasChanged = false;
-        foreach ($node->getParams() as $param) {
-            if ($param->type instanceof Node) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // skip non string default value
-            if ($param->default instanceof Expr && ! $param->default instanceof String_) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (! $this->paramTypeAddGuard->isLegal($param, $node)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $variableName = $this->getName($param);
-            if (! $this->variableInSprintfMaskMatcher->matchMask($node, $variableName, '%s')) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $param->type = new Identifier('string');
-            $hasChanged = true;
-        }
-
-        if (! $hasChanged) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $node;
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf(
+            '"%s" rule is deprecated, as sprintf masks convert int/float arguments to string and would add an invalid param type',
+            self::class
+        ));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Config/Level/TypeDeclarationLevel.php b/src/Config/Level/TypeDeclarationLevel.php
index f9dc1e8da86..5bcf947ec89 100644
--- a/src/Config/Level/TypeDeclarationLevel.php
+++ b/src/Config/Level/TypeDeclarationLevel.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\Class_\TypedStaticPropertyInBehatContextRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddMethodCallBasedStrictParamTypeRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamFromDimFetchKeyUseRector;
-use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamTypeBasedOnPHPUnitDataProviderRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddParamTypeFromPropertyTypeRector;
 use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Rector\ClassMethod\AddReturnTypeDeclarationBasedOnParentClassMethodRector;
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ final class TypeDeclarationLevel
         AddClosureParamTypeFromVariableCallRector::class,
         StrictArrayParamDimFetchRector::class,
         AddParamFromDimFetchKeyUseRector::class,
-        AddParamStringTypeFromSprintfUseRector::class,
 
         // possibly based on docblocks, but also helpful, intentionally last
         AddArrayFunctionClosureParamTypeRector::class,