diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/removed_anonymous_class_construct_without_parent.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/removed_anonymous_class_construct_without_parent.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1013f3123b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/removed_anonymous_class_construct_without_parent.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector\Fixture;
+
+function createPlain()
+{
+    return new class {
+        public function __construct()
+        {
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector\Fixture;
+
+function createPlain()
+{
+    return new class
+    {
+    };
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/skip_anonymous_class_construct_with_parent.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/skip_anonymous_class_construct_with_parent.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5dbe64e0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector/Fixture/skip_anonymous_class_construct_with_parent.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector\Fixture;
+
+use Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector\Source\ParentWithoutConstructor;
+
+function createStub()
+{
+    return new class extends ParentWithoutConstructor {
+        public function __construct()
+        {
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector.php
index 6557fd579c4..d7ef32dab1f 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/ClassMethod/RemoveEmptyClassMethodRector.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Comment\Doc;
 use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Name;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\DeprecatedTagValueNode;
@@ -142,6 +143,15 @@ private function shouldSkipClassMethod(Class_ $class, ClassMethod $classMethod):
             return true;
         }
 
+        // anonymous class extending a parent uses empty constructor on purpose,
+        // to avoid parent constructor being invoked
+        if ($class->isAnonymous() && $class->extends instanceof Name && $this->isName(
+            $classMethod,
+            MethodName::CONSTRUCT
+        )) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if ($this->classMethodManipulator->hasParentMethodOrInterfaceMethod($class, $classMethod->name->toString())) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/FileSystem/FilePathHelper.php b/src/FileSystem/FilePathHelper.php
index 656784226ad..d4d01ce3a5a 100644
--- a/src/FileSystem/FilePathHelper.php
+++ b/src/FileSystem/FilePathHelper.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function normalizePathAndSchema(string $originalPath): string
             $path = $originalPath;
         }
 
-        $normalizedPath = PathNormalizer::normalize((string) $path);
+        $normalizedPath = PathNormalizer::normalize($path);
         $path = Strings::replace($normalizedPath, self::TWO_AND_MORE_SLASHES_REGEX, '/');
 
         $pathRoot = str_starts_with($path, '/') ? $directorySeparator : '';