diff --git a/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/else_inline_html.php.inc b/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/else_inline_html.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70bb41e94c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/else_inline_html.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector\Fixture;
+
+final class ElseInlineHTML
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        if (rand(0, 5) > 2) {
+            return;
+        } else { ?>
+            this is <?php echo "hello"; ?> world
+        <?php }
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector\Fixture;
+
+final class ElseInlineHTML
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        if (rand(0, 5) > 2) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ?>
+            this is <?php 
+        echo "hello";
+        ?> world
+        <?php 
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/skip_else_inline_html.php.inc b/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/skip_else_inline_html.php.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index f8d7a950a40..00000000000
--- a/rules-tests/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector/Fixture/skip_else_inline_html.php.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Rector\Tests\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector\Fixture;
-
-final class SkipElseInlineHTML
-{
-	public function run()
-	{
-		if ( rand( 0, 5 ) > 2 ) {
-			return;
-		} else { ?>
-			this is <?php echo "hello"; ?> world
-		<?php }
-	}
-}
diff --git a/rules/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php b/rules/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
index cd413e7e794..caed85fc566 100644
--- a/rules/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
+++ b/rules/EarlyReturn/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysElseRector.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\If_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Return_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Throw_;
-use Rector\Core\NodeAnalyzer\InlineHTMLAnalyzer;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
@@ -23,11 +22,6 @@
  */
 final class RemoveAlwaysElseRector extends AbstractRector
 {
-    public function __construct(
-        private readonly InlineHTMLAnalyzer $inlineHTMLAnalyzer
-    ) {
-    }
-
     public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
     {
         return new RuleDefinition(
@@ -98,9 +92,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?array
             $this->mirrorComments($node, $firstElseIf);
 
             $nodesToReturnAfterNode = $this->getStatementsElseIfs($node);
-            if ($originalNode->else instanceof Else_ && ! $this->inlineHTMLAnalyzer->hasInlineHTML(
-                $originalNode->else
-            )) {
+            if ($originalNode->else instanceof Else_) {
                 $node->else = null;
                 $nodesToReturnAfterNode = array_merge($nodesToReturnAfterNode, [$originalNode->else]);
             }
@@ -108,7 +100,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?array
             return [$if, $node, ...$nodesToReturnAfterNode];
         }
 
-        if ($node->else instanceof Else_ && ! $this->inlineHTMLAnalyzer->hasInlineHTML($node->else)) {
+        if ($node->else instanceof Else_) {
             $stmts = $node->else->stmts;
             $node->else = null;
 
diff --git a/src/NodeDecorator/MixPhpHtmlDecorator.php b/src/NodeDecorator/MixPhpHtmlDecorator.php
index 53d30d6016c..f72722a8bbb 100644
--- a/src/NodeDecorator/MixPhpHtmlDecorator.php
+++ b/src/NodeDecorator/MixPhpHtmlDecorator.php
@@ -111,6 +111,24 @@ private function rePrintInlineHTML(InlineHTML $inlineHTML, Stmt $stmt): void
         if ($stmt->getStartTokenPos() < 0) {
             $inlineHTML->setAttribute(AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NODE, null);
             $this->isRequireReprintInlineHTML = true;
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $originalNode = $stmt->getAttribute(AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NODE);
+        if (! $originalNode instanceof Node) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $node = $originalNode->getAttribute(AttributeKey::PARENT_NODE);
+        if (! $node instanceof Stmt) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // last Stmt that connected to InlineHTML just removed
+        if ($inlineHTML->getAttribute(AttributeKey::PARENT_NODE) !== $node) {
+            $inlineHTML->setAttribute(AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NODE, null);
+            $this->isRequireReprintInlineHTML = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php b/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
index 8f2cb2e3396..3b8b91a2998 100644
--- a/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
+++ b/src/PhpParser/Printer/BetterStandardPrinter.php
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ private function cleanSurplusTag(string $content): string
     {
         $content = str_replace('<?php <?php', '<?php', $content);
         $content = str_replace('?>?>', '?>', $content);
+        $content = str_replace("?>\n?>", '?>', $content);
 
         if (str_starts_with($content, "?>\n")) {
             return substr($content, 3);