diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5fa6706..b5648ec 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "codeigniter4/framework": "^4.1",
         "icanhazstring/composer-unused": "^0.8.2",
-        "rector/rector": "0.17.10"
+        "rector/rector": "0.17.12"
     },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true,
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 556e53c..9cdb728 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Return_\PreparedValueToEarlyReturnRector;
 use Rector\Php55\Rector\String_\StringClassNameToClassConstantRector;
-use Rector\Php56\Rector\FunctionLike\AddDefaultValueForUndefinedVariableRector;
 use Rector\Php73\Rector\FuncCall\JsonThrowOnErrorRector;
 use Rector\Php73\Rector\FuncCall\StringifyStrNeedlesRector;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\Set\PHPUnitSetList;
@@ -80,9 +79,6 @@
 
         // May load view files directly when detecting classes
         StringClassNameToClassConstantRector::class,
-
-        // May be uninitialized on purpose
-        AddDefaultValueForUndefinedVariableRector::class,
     ]);
 
     // auto import fully qualified class names
diff --git a/src/Template/rector.php b/src/Template/rector.php
index 24321fb..bdfa84e 100644
--- a/src/Template/rector.php
+++ b/src/Template/rector.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\If_\RemoveAlwaysElseRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Return_\PreparedValueToEarlyReturnRector;
 use Rector\Php55\Rector\String_\StringClassNameToClassConstantRector;
-use Rector\Php56\Rector\FunctionLike\AddDefaultValueForUndefinedVariableRector;
 use Rector\Php73\Rector\FuncCall\JsonThrowOnErrorRector;
 use Rector\Php73\Rector\FuncCall\StringifyStrNeedlesRector;
 use Rector\PHPUnit\Set\PHPUnitSetList;
@@ -81,9 +80,6 @@
 
         // May load view files directly when detecting classes
         StringClassNameToClassConstantRector::class,
-
-        // May be uninitialized on purpose
-        AddDefaultValueForUndefinedVariableRector::class,
     ]);
 
     // auto import fully qualified class names