diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/negate.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/negate.php.inc
index 4530137e010..aebefd0ffc2 100644
--- a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/negate.php.inc
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/negate.php.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ final class Negate
     public function run($value, array $items)
     {
         $isMatch = in_array($value, $items, TRUE) !== TRUE;
-        $isMatch = in_array($value, $items, TRUE) === FALSE;
 
         $isMatch = true !== in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
     }
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ final class Negate
     public function run($value, array $items)
     {
         $isMatch = !in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
-        $isMatch = !in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
 
         $isMatch = !in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
     }
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/skip_function_equals_false.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/skip_function_equals_false.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34ab2112126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector/Fixture/skip_function_equals_false.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\Identical\SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipFunctionEqualsFalse
+{
+    public function run($value, array $items)
+    {
+        $isMatch = in_array($value, $items, TRUE) === FALSE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector.php
index 8730f803613..3b2dde06d81 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/Identical/SimplifyBoolIdenticalTrueRector.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Identical;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\NotIdentical;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use Rector\Core\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ class SomeClass
     public function run(bool $value, string $items)
     {
          $match = in_array($value, $items, TRUE) === TRUE;
+
          $match = in_array($value, $items, TRUE) !== FALSE;
     }
 }
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class SomeClass
     public function run(bool $value, string $items)
     {
          $match = in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
+
          $match = in_array($value, $items, TRUE);
     }
 }
@@ -64,19 +65,15 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
-        if (! $this->valueResolver->isTrueOrFalse($node->left) && $this->getType($node->left)->isBoolean()->yes()) {
+        if ($this->isBooleanButNotTrueAndFalse($node->left)) {
             return $this->processBoolTypeToNotBool($node, $node->left, $node->right);
         }
 
-        if ($this->valueResolver->isTrueOrFalse($node->right)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (! $this->getType($node->right)->isBoolean()->yes()) {
-            return null;
+        if ($this->isBooleanButNotTrueAndFalse($node->right)) {
+            return $this->processBoolTypeToNotBool($node, $node->right, $node->left);
         }
 
-        return $this->processBoolTypeToNotBool($node, $node->right, $node->left);
+        return null;
     }
 
     private function processBoolTypeToNotBool(Node $node, Expr $leftExpr, Expr $rightExpr): ?Expr
@@ -97,22 +94,14 @@ private function refactorIdentical(Expr $leftExpr, Expr $rightExpr): ?Expr
         if ($this->valueResolver->isTrue($rightExpr)) {
             return $leftExpr;
         }
-
-        if ($this->valueResolver->isFalse($rightExpr)) {
-            // prevent !!
-            if ($leftExpr instanceof BooleanNot) {
-                return $leftExpr->expr;
-            }
-
-            // keep as it is, readable enough
-            if ($leftExpr instanceof Variable && $this->getType($leftExpr)->isBoolean()->yes()) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            return new BooleanNot($leftExpr);
+        // prevent double negation !!
+        if (!$this->valueResolver->isFalse($rightExpr)) {
+            return null;
         }
-
-        return null;
+        if (!$leftExpr instanceof BooleanNot) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return $leftExpr->expr;
     }
 
     private function refactorNotIdentical(Expr $leftExpr, Expr $rightExpr): ?Expr
@@ -127,4 +116,15 @@ private function refactorNotIdentical(Expr $leftExpr, Expr $rightExpr): ?Expr
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    private function isBooleanButNotTrueAndFalse(Expr $expr): bool
+    {
+        if ($this->valueResolver->isTrueOrFalse($expr)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $this->getType($expr)
+            ->isBoolean()
+            ->yes();
+    }
 }