diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 49e50bfc7413..08c6d72d8d18 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "phpunit/phpcov": "^8.2",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.1",
         "predis/predis": "^1.1 || ^2.0",
-        "rector/rector": "0.17.0",
+        "rector/rector": "0.17.1",
         "vimeo/psalm": "^5.0"
     },
     "suggest": {
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index cf6985af1488..df51a9b43b5a 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUnusedConstructorParamRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUnusedPrivateMethodRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\If_\UnwrapFutureCompatibleIfPhpVersionRector;
-use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\MethodCall\RemoveEmptyMethodCallRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Foreach_\ChangeNestedForeachIfsToEarlyContinueRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\ChangeIfElseValueAssignToEarlyReturnRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
 use Rector\PHPUnit\Rector\MethodCall\GetMockBuilderGetMockToCreateMockRector;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\Set\PHPUnitSetList;
 use Rector\Privatization\Rector\Property\PrivatizeFinalClassPropertyRector;
-use Rector\PSR4\Rector\FileWithoutNamespace\NormalizeNamespaceByPSR4ComposerAutoloadRector;
 use Rector\Set\ValueObject\LevelSetList;
 use Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList;
 use Utils\Rector\PassStrictParameterToFunctionParameterRector;
@@ -94,11 +92,6 @@
             __DIR__ . '/system/Router/AutoRouterImproved.php',
         ],
 
-        // call on purpose for nothing happen check
-        RemoveEmptyMethodCallRector::class => [
-            __DIR__ . '/tests',
-        ],
-
         // check on constant compare
         UnwrapFutureCompatibleIfPhpVersionRector::class => [
             __DIR__ . '/system/Autoloader/Autoloader.php',
@@ -119,6 +112,8 @@
         GetMockBuilderGetMockToCreateMockRector::class => [
             __DIR__ . '/tests/system/Email/EmailTest.php',
         ],
+
+        SimplifyRegexPatternRector::class,
     ]);
 
     // auto import fully qualified class names
@@ -147,7 +142,6 @@
     $rectorConfig->rule(FuncGetArgsToVariadicParamRector::class);
     $rectorConfig->rule(MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector::class);
     $rectorConfig->rule(SimplifyEmptyArrayCheckRector::class);
-    $rectorConfig->rule(NormalizeNamespaceByPSR4ComposerAutoloadRector::class);
     $rectorConfig->rule(StringClassNameToClassConstantRector::class);
     $rectorConfig->rule(PrivatizeFinalClassPropertyRector::class);
     $rectorConfig->rule(CompleteDynamicPropertiesRector::class);
diff --git a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
index 6458449a02c9..40c5da39b091 100644
--- a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace CodeIgniter\Router;
 
 use CodeIgniter\Config\Services;
+use CodeIgniter\controller;
 use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\PageNotFoundException;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\CIUnitTestCase;
 use Config\Modules;
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ public function testAddRecognizesCustomNamespaces()
         $routes->add('home', 'controller');
 
         $expects = [
-            'home' => '\CodeIgniter\controller',
+            'home' => '\\' . controller::class,
         ];
 
         $routes = $routes->getRoutes();