diff --git a/packages/NodeRemoval/NodeRemover.php b/packages/NodeRemoval/NodeRemover.php
index 6f54415dc27..9e898925177 100644
--- a/packages/NodeRemoval/NodeRemover.php
+++ b/packages/NodeRemoval/NodeRemover.php
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ final class NodeRemover
         $this->nodesToRemoveCollector = $nodesToRemoveCollector;
         $this->rectorChangeCollector = $rectorChangeCollector;
     }
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Return NodeTraverser::* to remove node directly instead
+     */
     public function removeNode(Node $node) : void
     {
         // this make sure to keep just added nodes, e.g. added class constant, that doesn't have analysis of full code in this run
diff --git a/packages/PostRector/Rector/ClassRenamingPostRector.php b/packages/PostRector/Rector/ClassRenamingPostRector.php
index a8b4290012b..465a67ea539 100644
--- a/packages/PostRector/Rector/ClassRenamingPostRector.php
+++ b/packages/PostRector/Rector/ClassRenamingPostRector.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final class ClassRenamingPostRector extends \Rector\PostRector\Rector\AbstractPo
             return $result;
         }
         $removedUses = $this->renamedClassesDataCollector->getOldClasses();
-        $this->useImportsRemover->removeImportsFromStmts($this->rootNode->stmts, $removedUses);
+        $this->rootNode->stmts = $this->useImportsRemover->removeImportsFromStmts($this->rootNode->stmts, $removedUses);
         return $result;
     }
     public function getRuleDefinition() : RuleDefinition
diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/Application/UseImportsRemover.php b/rules/CodingStyle/Application/UseImportsRemover.php
index ffe93e57822..c58e1c29ffc 100644
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/Application/UseImportsRemover.php
+++ b/rules/CodingStyle/Application/UseImportsRemover.php
@@ -5,35 +5,31 @@ namespace Rector\CodingStyle\Application;
 
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Use_;
-use Rector\NodeRemoval\NodeRemover;
 final class UseImportsRemover
 {
-    /**
-     * @readonly
-     * @var \Rector\NodeRemoval\NodeRemover
-     */
-    private $nodeRemover;
-    public function __construct(NodeRemover $nodeRemover)
-    {
-        $this->nodeRemover = $nodeRemover;
-    }
     /**
      * @param Stmt[] $stmts
      * @param string[] $removedUses
+     * @return Stmt[]
      */
-    public function removeImportsFromStmts(array $stmts, array $removedUses) : void
+    public function removeImportsFromStmts(array $stmts, array $removedUses) : array
     {
-        foreach ($stmts as $stmt) {
+        foreach ($stmts as $key => $stmt) {
             if (!$stmt instanceof Use_) {
                 continue;
             }
-            $this->removeUseFromUse($removedUses, $stmt);
+            $stmt = $this->removeUseFromUse($removedUses, $stmt);
+            // remove empty uses
+            if ($stmt->uses === []) {
+                unset($stmts[$key]);
+            }
         }
+        return $stmts;
     }
     /**
      * @param string[] $removedUses
      */
-    private function removeUseFromUse(array $removedUses, Use_ $use) : void
+    private function removeUseFromUse(array $removedUses, Use_ $use) : Use_
     {
         foreach ($use->uses as $usesKey => $useUse) {
             foreach ($removedUses as $removedUse) {
@@ -42,8 +38,6 @@ final class UseImportsRemover
                 }
             }
         }
-        if ($use->uses === []) {
-            $this->nodeRemover->removeNode($use);
-        }
+        return $use;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
index 0368df65570..76c262ce3ce 100644
--- a/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
+++ b/src/Application/VersionResolver.php
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ final class VersionResolver
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = '7891fdab42c174d2443674004396aef362994d4a';
+    public const PACKAGE_VERSION = 'f429e2811c97689001f45c420d1d674322d00822';
     /**
      * @api
      * @var string
      */
-    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-05-29 07:10:49';
+    public const RELEASE_DATE = '2023-05-29 06:28:14';
     /**
      * @var int
      */
diff --git a/vendor/autoload.php b/vendor/autoload.php
index f693876bd5a..b618d825ea2 100644
--- a/vendor/autoload.php
+++ b/vendor/autoload.php
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 50600) {
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/composer/autoload_real.php';
 
-return ComposerAutoloaderInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::getLoader();
+return ComposerAutoloaderInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::getLoader();
diff --git a/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php b/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php
index 672df27ebb2..bb27297f598 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php
+++ b/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // autoload_real.php @generated by Composer
 
-class ComposerAutoloaderInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823
+class ComposerAutoloaderInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279
 {
     private static $loader;
 
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ class ComposerAutoloaderInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823
             return self::$loader;
         }
 
-        spl_autoload_register(array('ComposerAutoloaderInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823', 'loadClassLoader'), true, true);
+        spl_autoload_register(array('ComposerAutoloaderInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279', 'loadClassLoader'), true, true);
         self::$loader = $loader = new \Composer\Autoload\ClassLoader(\dirname(__DIR__));
-        spl_autoload_unregister(array('ComposerAutoloaderInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823', 'loadClassLoader'));
+        spl_autoload_unregister(array('ComposerAutoloaderInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279', 'loadClassLoader'));
 
         require __DIR__ . '/autoload_static.php';
-        call_user_func(\Composer\Autoload\ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::getInitializer($loader));
+        call_user_func(\Composer\Autoload\ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::getInitializer($loader));
 
         $loader->setClassMapAuthoritative(true);
         $loader->register(true);
 
-        $filesToLoad = \Composer\Autoload\ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::$files;
+        $filesToLoad = \Composer\Autoload\ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::$files;
         $requireFile = \Closure::bind(static function ($fileIdentifier, $file) {
             if (empty($GLOBALS['__composer_autoload_files'][$fileIdentifier])) {
                 $GLOBALS['__composer_autoload_files'][$fileIdentifier] = true;
diff --git a/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php b/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
index f138feee929..4fdcfdee47a 100644
--- a/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/vendor/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Composer\Autoload;
 
-class ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823
+class ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279
 {
     public static $files = array (
         'ad155f8f1cf0d418fe49e248db8c661b' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/react/promise/src/functions_include.php',
@@ -3086,9 +3086,9 @@ class ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823
     public static function getInitializer(ClassLoader $loader)
     {
         return \Closure::bind(function () use ($loader) {
-            $loader->prefixLengthsPsr4 = ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::$prefixLengthsPsr4;
-            $loader->prefixDirsPsr4 = ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::$prefixDirsPsr4;
-            $loader->classMap = ComposerStaticInit9cbda5968d2c4a637c17f2323e474823::$classMap;
+            $loader->prefixLengthsPsr4 = ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::$prefixLengthsPsr4;
+            $loader->prefixDirsPsr4 = ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::$prefixDirsPsr4;
+            $loader->classMap = ComposerStaticInitde431eba275ceb2d397b23a8d00be279::$classMap;
 
         }, null, ClassLoader::class);
     }