From 54e0254c5a2cae03b5c90ccf9dd1ef77b825a437 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomas Votruba <tomas.vot@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:28:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [DeadCode] Skip static property in
 RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector

---
 .../Fixture/skip_static_property.php.inc       | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 ...eDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_static_property.php.inc

diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_static_property.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_static_property.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93d615ed4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector/Fixture/skip_static_property.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Property\RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipStaticProperty
+{
+    private static ?int $value = null;
+
+    public function __construct(int $value)
+    {
+        self::$value = $value;
+    }
+
+    public static function getValue(): ?int
+    {
+        return self::$value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
index ca54313c38b..d6498647ad6 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Property/RemoveDefaultValueFromAssignedPropertyRector.php
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // static property can be read before the constructor is called
+            if ($property->isStatic()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (! $property->isPrivate() && ! $isFinal) {
                 continue;
             }