diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php b/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
index b47b4d6480c9..fc47ed2f87e5 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.dist.php
@@ -43,20 +43,16 @@
 $overrides = [];
 
 $options = [
-    'cacheFile' => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.cache',
-    'finder'    => $finder,
+    'cacheFile'    => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.cache',
+    'finder'       => $finder,
+    'customFixers' => FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'),
+    'customRules'  => [
+        NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
+    ],
 ];
 
-$config = Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forLibrary(
+return Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forLibrary(
     'CodeIgniter 4 framework',
     'CodeIgniter Foundation',
     'admin@codeigniter.com'
 );
-
-$config
-    ->registerCustomFixers(FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'))
-    ->setRules(array_merge($config->getRules(), [
-        NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
-    ]));
-
-return $config;
diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.php b/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.php
index 3729d434acba..cd10717aa5a2 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.php
@@ -32,16 +32,12 @@
 $overrides = [];
 
 $options = [
-    'cacheFile' => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.cache',
-    'finder'    => $finder,
-];
-
-$config = Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forProjects();
-
-$config
-    ->registerCustomFixers(FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'))
-    ->setRules(array_merge($config->getRules(), [
+    'cacheFile'    => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.no-header.cache',
+    'finder'       => $finder,
+    'customFixers' => FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'),
+    'customRules'  => [
         NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
-    ]));
+    ],
+];
 
-return $config;
+return Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forProjects();
diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.tests.php b/.php-cs-fixer.tests.php
index c6b13a135a7c..7d5c1fad5e67 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.tests.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.tests.php
@@ -38,20 +38,16 @@
 ];
 
 $options = [
-    'cacheFile' => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.tests.cache',
-    'finder'    => $finder,
+    'cacheFile'    => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.tests.cache',
+    'finder'       => $finder,
+    'customFixers' => FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'),
+    'customRules'  => [
+        NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
+    ],
 ];
 
-$config = Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forLibrary(
+return Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forLibrary(
     'CodeIgniter 4 framework',
     'CodeIgniter Foundation',
     'admin@codeigniter.com'
 );
-
-$config
-    ->registerCustomFixers(FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'))
-    ->setRules(array_merge($config->getRules(), [
-        NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
-    ]));
-
-return $config;
diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.php b/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.php
index 9f9f9b79a464..6382201525e4 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.php
@@ -42,16 +42,12 @@
 ];
 
 $options = [
-    'cacheFile' => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.cache',
-    'finder'    => $finder,
-];
-
-$config = Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forProjects();
-
-$config
-    ->registerCustomFixers(FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'))
-    ->setRules(array_merge($config->getRules(), [
+    'cacheFile'    => 'build/.php-cs-fixer.user-guide.cache',
+    'finder'       => $finder,
+    'customFixers' => FixerGenerator::create('vendor/nexusphp/cs-config/src/Fixer', 'Nexus\\CsConfig\\Fixer'),
+    'customRules'  => [
         NoCodeSeparatorCommentFixer::name() => true,
-    ]));
+    ],
+];
 
-return $config;
+return Factory::create(new CodeIgniter4(), $overrides, $options)->forProjects();