diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 5a124796077..087f1bb2e4d 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ parameters:
         - '#Class "Rector\\TypeDeclaration\\Rector\\ClassMethod\\StrictStringParamConcatRector" is missing @see annotation with test case class reference#'
         - '#Class "Rector\\CodingStyle\\Rector\\Enum_\\EnumCaseToPascalCaseRector" is missing @see annotation with test case class reference#'
         - '#Class "Rector\\CodeQuality\\Rector\\Concat\\JoinStringConcatRector" is missing @see annotation with test case class reference#'
+        - '#Class "Rector\\CodeQuality\\Rector\\Switch_\\SwitchTrueToIfRector" is missing @see annotation with test case class reference#'
 
         # false positive
         -
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_break.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_break.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 84011f4ac76..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_break.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipBreak
-{
-    public function run(int $int): string
-    {
-        $str = 'error';
-        switch (true) {
-            case $int === 0:
-                $str = 'zero';
-                break;
-            case $int%2 === 1:
-                $str = 'odd';
-                break;
-            case $int%2 === 0:
-                $str = 'even';
-                break;
-        }
-
-        return $str;
-    }
-}
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_empty_cases.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_empty_cases.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 22cb8cc65be..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_empty_cases.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipEmptyCases
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        switch (true) {
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_false.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_false.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index d8ef459ba08..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/skip_false.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class SkipFalse
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        switch (false) {
-            case $value === 0:
-                return 'no';
-            case $value === 1:
-                return 'yes';
-            case $value === 2:
-                return 'maybe';
-        };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index a4e3d16f6a9..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/some_class.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class SomeClass
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        switch (true) {
-            case $value === 0:
-                return 'no';
-            case $value === 1:
-                return 'yes';
-            case $value === 2:
-                return 'maybe';
-        };
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class SomeClass
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        if ($value === 0) {
-            return 'no';
-        }
-        if ($value === 1) {
-            return 'yes';
-        }
-        if ($value === 2) {
-            return 'maybe';
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/with_default.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/with_default.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c9370d5266..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/Fixture/with_default.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class WithDefault
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        switch (true) {
-            case $value === 0:
-                return 'no';
-            case $value === 1:
-                return 'yes';
-            case $value === 2:
-                return 'maybe';
-            default:
-                return 'nevermind';
-        };
-    }
-}
-
-?>
------
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\Fixture;
-
-class WithDefault
-{
-    public function run()
-    {
-        if ($value === 0) {
-            return 'no';
-        }
-        if ($value === 1) {
-            return 'yes';
-        }
-        if ($value === 2) {
-            return 'maybe';
-        }
-        return 'nevermind';
-    }
-}
-
-?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/SwitchTrueToIfRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/SwitchTrueToIfRectorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 84288f6b88e..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/SwitchTrueToIfRectorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector;
-
-use Iterator;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
-use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
-
-final class SwitchTrueToIfRectorTest 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/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 71414e8644e..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector;
-use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
-
-return RectorConfig::configure()
-    ->withRules([SwitchTrueToIfRector::class]);
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector.php
index c143fca8cc8..6e288253478 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Switch_/SwitchTrueToIfRector.php
@@ -5,27 +5,18 @@
 namespace Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Case_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
-use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Switch_;
-use Rector\PhpParser\Node\Value\ValueResolver;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Exception\ShouldNotHappenException;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
 /**
- * @see \Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector\SwitchTrueToIfRectorTest
+ * @deprecated as it worsens readability by expanding a compact `switch (true)` into many separate `if` statements. Use `match (true)` for the same logic instead.
  */
-final class SwitchTrueToIfRector extends AbstractRector
+final class SwitchTrueToIfRector extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
 {
-    public function __construct(
-        private readonly ValueResolver $valueResolver,
-    ) {
-    }
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition('Change `switch (true)` to `if` statements', [
@@ -81,42 +72,12 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
 
     /**
      * @param Switch_ $node
-     * @return Stmt[]|null
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): ?array
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if (! $this->valueResolver->isTrue($node->cond)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        $newStmts = [];
-
-        $defaultCase = null;
-
-        foreach ($node->cases as $case) {
-            if (! end($case->stmts) instanceof Return_) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            if (! $case->cond instanceof Expr) {
-                $defaultCase = $case;
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $if = new If_($case->cond);
-            $if->stmts = $case->stmts;
-
-            $newStmts[] = $if;
-        }
-
-        if ($defaultCase instanceof Case_) {
-            $newStmts = array_merge($newStmts, $defaultCase->stmts);
-        }
-
-        if ($newStmts === []) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return $newStmts;
+        throw new ShouldNotHappenException(sprintf(
+            '"%s" is deprecated as it worsens readability. Use "match (true)" for the same logic instead',
+            self::class
+        ));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php b/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
index e4d3b3954a4..3f1c9bb6e4f 100644
--- a/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
+++ b/src/Config/Level/CodeQualityLevel.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Property\FixClassCaseSensitivityVarDocblockRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\StmtsAwareInterface\MoveInnerFunctionToTopLevelRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SingularSwitchToIfRector;
-use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Switch_\SwitchTrueToIfRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Ternary\ArrayKeyExistsTernaryThenValueToCoalescingRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Ternary\NumberCompareToMaxFuncCallRector;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\Rector\Ternary\SimplifyTautologyTernaryRector;
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ final class CodeQualityLevel
         TernaryEmptyArrayArrayDimFetchToCoalesceRector::class,
         OptionalParametersAfterRequiredRector::class,
         SimplifyEmptyCheckOnEmptyArrayRector::class,
-        SwitchTrueToIfRector::class,
         CleanupUnneededNullsafeOperatorRector::class,
         DisallowedEmptyRuleFixerRector::class,
         LocallyCalledStaticMethodToNonStaticRector::class,