diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index dd8901d5d78..177ecc2b41a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
         "rector/swiss-knife": "^2.4.1",
         "shipmonk/composer-dependency-analyser": "^1.8",
         "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^13.2.13",
-        "symplify/phpstan-extensions": "^12.0.2",
         "symplify/phpstan-rules": "^14.12",
         "symplify/vendor-patches": "^11.5",
         "tomasvotruba/class-leak": "^2.1",
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index aa10f8f83ad..d0e85fc42b6 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ services:
 parameters:
     level: 8
 
+    # getcwd()/dirname()/realpath() always return string, as previously provided by abandoned symplify/phpstan-extensions
+    symplify:
+        pathStrings: true
+
     reportUnmatchedIgnoredErrors: false
 
     errorFormat: symplify