diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector/Fixture/skip_trait_this.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector/Fixture/skip_trait_this.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab89ae8ef6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector/Fixture/skip_trait_this.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\If_\RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector\Fixture;
+
+use DateTimeInterface;
+
+trait SkipTraitThis
+{
+    public function getIssue(): void
+    {
+        foreach (['value_1', 'value_2'] as $value) {
+            if ($this instanceof DateTimeInterface && $this->getExample() === false) {
+                $this->setExample('demo');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/NodeAnalyzer/SafeLeftTypeBooleanAndOrAnalyzer.php b/rules/DeadCode/NodeAnalyzer/SafeLeftTypeBooleanAndOrAnalyzer.php
index 9c523d2b1f8..bbaacf94418 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/NodeAnalyzer/SafeLeftTypeBooleanAndOrAnalyzer.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/NodeAnalyzer/SafeLeftTypeBooleanAndOrAnalyzer.php
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@
 
 namespace Rector\DeadCode\NodeAnalyzer;
 
-use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ArrayDimFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\BooleanAnd;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\BooleanOr;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Instanceof_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\PropertyFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\StaticPropertyFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
 use Rector\NodeAnalyzer\ExprAnalyzer;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\NodeTypeResolver;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Node\BetterNodeFinder;
 use Rector\Reflection\ReflectionResolver;
 
@@ -23,8 +22,7 @@
     public function __construct(
         private readonly BetterNodeFinder $betterNodeFinder,
         private readonly ExprAnalyzer $exprAnalyzer,
-        private readonly ReflectionResolver $reflectionResolver,
-        private readonly NodeTypeResolver $nodeTypeResolver
+        private readonly ReflectionResolver $reflectionResolver
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ public function isSafe(BooleanAnd|BooleanOr $booleanAnd): bool
         if ($classReflection instanceof ClassReflection && $classReflection->isTrait()) {
             return ! (bool) $this->betterNodeFinder->findFirst(
                 $booleanAnd->left,
-                fn (Node $node): bool => $this->nodeTypeResolver->getType($node) instanceof ObjectType
+                static fn(Node $node): bool => $node instanceof Instanceof_
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
index 19684cfe43e..85fda819275 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Rector\DeadCode\Rector\If_;
 
+use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Assign;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
 use Rector\NodeManipulator\IfManipulator;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\Reflection\ReflectionResolver;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ final class RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector extends AbstractRector
 {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly IfManipulator $ifManipulator,
+        private readonly ReflectionResolver $reflectionResolver
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -148,6 +151,11 @@ private function isInstanceofTheSameType(Instanceof_ $instanceof): ?bool
             return null;
         }
 
+        $classReflection = $this->reflectionResolver->resolveClassReflection($instanceof);
+        if ($classReflection instanceof ClassReflection && $classReflection->isTrait()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $classType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getType($instanceof->class);
         $exprType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($instanceof->expr);