diff --git a/rules/dead-code/src/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector.php b/rules/dead-code/src/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector.php
index ceb4ac5c73e8..c50f72cdb3f9 100644
--- a/rules/dead-code/src/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector.php
+++ b/rules/dead-code/src/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector.php
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ private function shouldSkip(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
             return true;
         }
 
+        if ($this->shouldSkipOpenSourceEmpty($classMethod)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return $this->isAnonymousClass($class);
     }
 
@@ -243,4 +247,14 @@ private function shouldSkipOpenSourceAbstract(ClassMethod $classMethod, Class_ $
 
         return $classMethod->isPublic();
     }
+
+    private function shouldSkipOpenSourceEmpty(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
+    {
+        // skip as possible contract for 3rd party
+        if (! $this->isOpenSourceProjectType()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return empty($classMethod->getStmts());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rules/dead-code/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector/FixtureOpenSource/skip_empty_method_to_be_overridden.php.inc b/rules/dead-code/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector/FixtureOpenSource/skip_empty_method_to_be_overridden.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..479c3bef684b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/dead-code/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveUnusedParameterRector/FixtureOpenSource/skip_empty_method_to_be_overridden.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\DeadCode\Tests\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUnusedParameterRector\FixtureOpenSource;
+
+class SkipEmptyMethodToBeOverridden
+{
+    public function foo(string $foo, string $bar)
+    {
+    }
+}