diff --git a/docs/4.x/AcceptanceTests.md b/docs/4.x/AcceptanceTests.md
index 5bc8f8d31..0a100510f 100644
--- a/docs/4.x/AcceptanceTests.md
+++ b/docs/4.x/AcceptanceTests.md
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ you can pass instance `\Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument` with the dat
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument;
+use Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument;
 
 $I->amOnPage('/form/password_argument');
 $I->fillField('password', new PasswordArgument('thisissecret'));
diff --git a/docs/4.x/Customization.md b/docs/4.x/Customization.md
index 287199276..998908dda 100644
--- a/docs/4.x/Customization.md
+++ b/docs/4.x/Customization.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ The extension class itself is inherited from `Codeception\Extension`:
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Events;
+use Codeception\Events;
 
 class MyCustomExtension extends \Codeception\Extension
 {
diff --git a/docs/AcceptanceTests.md b/docs/AcceptanceTests.md
index 5fe4c0192..1673dd8b4 100644
--- a/docs/AcceptanceTests.md
+++ b/docs/AcceptanceTests.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ If you need to fill in sensitive data (like passwords) and hide it in logs,
 you can pass instance `\Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument` with the data which needs to be hidden.
 
 ```php
-use \Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument;
+use Codeception\Step\Argument\PasswordArgument;
 
 $I->amOnPage('/form/password_argument');
 $I->fillField('password', new PasswordArgument('thisissecret'));
diff --git a/docs/AdvancedUsage.md b/docs/AdvancedUsage.md
index 9fd64570e..0a9a4def5 100644
--- a/docs/AdvancedUsage.md
+++ b/docs/AdvancedUsage.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ As you see, we are passing the Actor object into `tryToTest` method. This allows
 <?php
 namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 
-use \Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
+use Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
 
 class BasicCest
 {
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 use Codeception\Attribute\Skip;
 use Codeception\Scenario;
 
-class UserCest {
-
+class UserCest
+{
     #[Skip]
     public function notImportantTest(AcceptanceTester $I)
     {
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 use Codeception\Attribute\Group;
 use Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester
 
-class UserCest {
-
+class UserCest
+{
     #[Group('admin')] // set a group for this test
     #[Group('slow', 'important')] // add groups in a single attribute
     public function testAdminUser(AcceptanceTester $I)
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ Data is defined via the `Examples` attribute
 <?php
 namespace Tests\Api;
 
-use \Tests\Support\ApiTester;
-use \Codeception\Attribute\Examples;
-use \Codeception\Example;
+use Codeception\Attribute\Examples;
+use Codeception\Example;
+use Tests\Support\ApiTester;
 
 class EndpointCest
 {
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ You can also use [named arguments](https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.argum
 
 namespace Tests\Api;
 
-use \Tests\Support\ApiTester;
-use \Codeception\Attribute\Examples;
-use \Codeception\Example;
+use Codeception\Attribute\Examples;
+use Codeception\Example;
+use Tests\Support\ApiTester;
 
 class EndpointCest
 {
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ You can also use the `@dataProvider` annotation for creating dynamic examples fo
 <?php
 namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 
-use \Codeception\Attribute\DataProvider;
-use \Codeception\Example;
+use Codeception\Attribute\DataProvider;
+use Codeception\Example;
 
 class PageCest
 {
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ When adding multiple `#[Before]` or `#[After]` attributes, methods are invoked i
 <?php
 namespace Tests\Functional;
 
-use \Tests\Support\FunctionalTester;
 use Codeception\Attribute\Before;
 use Codeception\Attribute\After;
+use Tests\Support\FunctionalTester;
 
-class ModeratorCest {
-
+class ModeratorCest
+{
     protected function login(AcceptanceTester $I)
     {
         $I->amOnPage('/login');
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 
 use Codeception\Attribute\Depends;
 
-class ModeratorCest {
-
+class ModeratorCest
+{
     public function login(AcceptanceTester $I)
     {
         // logs moderator in
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ Signature: ModeratorCest:login`
 
 Codeception reorders tests so dependent tests will always be executed before the tests that rely on them.
 
-
 ## Environments
 
 For cases where you need to run tests with different configurations, you can define different config environments.
diff --git a/docs/Customization.md b/docs/Customization.md
index 5a4632135..3060f7836 100644
--- a/docs/Customization.md
+++ b/docs/Customization.md
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ The extension class itself is inherited from `Codeception\Extension`:
 
 ```php
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Events;
+use Codeception\Events;
 
 class MyCustomExtension extends \Codeception\Extension
 {
diff --git a/docs/FunctionalTests.md b/docs/FunctionalTests.md
index 8708a8e85..f1e065637 100644
--- a/docs/FunctionalTests.md
+++ b/docs/FunctionalTests.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is a sample functional test:
 
 namespace Tests\Functional;
 
-use \Tests\Support\FunctionalTester;
+use Tests\Support\FunctionalTester;
 
 class LoginCest
 {
diff --git a/docs/ReusingTestCode.md b/docs/ReusingTestCode.md
index 18ef9559a..078a6b55d 100644
--- a/docs/ReusingTestCode.md
+++ b/docs/ReusingTestCode.md
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ In the case of a PageObject you should declare a class as a parameter for a test
 
 namespace Tests\Acceptance;
 
-use \Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
-use \Tests\Support\Page\Acceptance\Login;
+use Tests\Support\AcceptanceTester;
+use Tests\Support\Page\Acceptance\Login;
 
 class UserCest
 {
diff --git a/docs/UnitTests.md b/docs/UnitTests.md
index d4d088212..b7eb4ca6e 100644
--- a/docs/UnitTests.md
+++ b/docs/UnitTests.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ A test created by the `generate:test` command will look like this:
 
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
-use \Tests\Support\UnitTester;
+use Tests\Support\UnitTester;
 
 class ExampleTest extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
 {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ A typical unit test may look like this:
 
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
-use \Tests\Support\UnitTester;
+use Tests\Support\UnitTester;
 
 class UserTest extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
 {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ For this case we have a stand-alone project [Specify](https://github.com/Codecep
 
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
-use \Tests\Support\UnitTester;
+use Tests\Support\UnitTester;
 
 class UserTest extends \Codeception\Test\Unit
 {
diff --git a/docs/reference/HttpCode.md b/docs/reference/HttpCode.md
index e015c371a..337b1aefb 100644
--- a/docs/reference/HttpCode.md
+++ b/docs/reference/HttpCode.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Usage:
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\HttpCode;
+use Codeception\Util\HttpCode;
 
 // using REST, PhpBrowser, or any Framework module
 $I->seeResponseCodeIs(HttpCode::OK);
diff --git a/docs/reference/Locator.md b/docs/reference/Locator.md
index 453285b58..b3f2c34e3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/Locator.md
+++ b/docs/reference/Locator.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ You can mix up CSS and XPath selectors here.
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\Locator;
+use Codeception\Util\Locator;
 
 $I->see('Title', Locator::combine('h1','h2','h3'));
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You can also combine CSS selector with XPath locator:
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\Locator;
+use Codeception\Util\Locator;
 
 $I->fillField(Locator::combine('form input[type=text]','//form/textarea[2]'), 'qwerty');
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Finds element by it's attribute(s)
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\Locator;
+use Codeception\Util\Locator;
 
 $I->seeElement(Locator::find('img', ['title' => 'diagram']));
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Matches the *a* element with given URL
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\Locator;
+use Codeception\Util\Locator;
 
 $I->see('Log In', Locator::href('/login.php'));
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ You could try to match elements by their tab position using `tabIndex` method of
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Util\Locator;
+use Codeception\Util\Locator;
 
 $I->fillField(Locator::tabIndex(1), 'davert');
 $I->fillField(Locator::tabIndex(2) , 'qwerty');
diff --git a/docs/reference/Mock.md b/docs/reference/Mock.md
index e7e7b7d5b..cc45cb3b9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/Mock.md
+++ b/docs/reference/Mock.md
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ exception.
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Stub\Expected;
+use Codeception\Stub\Expected;
 
 $user = $this->make('User', [
      'getName' => Expected::never(),
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ exception.
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Stub\Expected;
+use Codeception\Stub\Expected;
 
 $user = $this->make(
     'User',
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ If the number of invocations is 0 it will throw an exception in verify.
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Stub\Expected;
+use Codeception\Stub\Expected;
 
 $user = $this->make(
     'User',
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ exception.
 {% highlight php %}
 
 <?php
-use \Codeception\Stub;
-use \Codeception\Stub\Expected;
+use Codeception\Stub;
+use Codeception\Stub\Expected;
 
 $user = $this->make(
     'User',