diff --git a/src/Skipper/Skipper/Skipper.php b/src/Skipper/Skipper/Skipper.php
index 9664e5595c7..8cd52c5f4b4 100644
--- a/src/Skipper/Skipper/Skipper.php
+++ b/src/Skipper/Skipper/Skipper.php
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ public function __construct(
     ) {
     }
 
-    public function shouldSkipElement(string|object $element): bool
-    {
-        return $this->shouldSkipElementAndFilePath($element, __FILE__);
-    }
-
     public function shouldSkipFilePath(string $filePath): bool
     {
         return $this->pathSkipper->shouldSkip($filePath);
diff --git a/tests/Skipper/Skipper/SkipperTest.php b/tests/Skipper/Skipper/SkipperTest.php
index 33dda0fd5a8..8fa8ae21b92 100644
--- a/tests/Skipper/Skipper/SkipperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Skipper/Skipper/SkipperTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use Rector\Skipper\Skipper\Skipper;
 use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractLazyTestCase;
 use Rector\Tests\Skipper\Skipper\Fixture\Element\FifthElement;
-use Rector\Tests\Skipper\Skipper\Fixture\Element\ThreeMan;
 use Rector\Tests\Skipper\Skipper\Source\AnotherClassToSkip;
 use Rector\Tests\Skipper\Skipper\Source\NotSkippedClass;
 
@@ -69,16 +68,6 @@ public static function provideDataShouldSkipFilePath(): Iterator
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/PathSkippedWithMask/another_file.txt', true];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param object|class-string $element
-     */
-    #[DataProvider('provideDataShouldSkipElement')]
-    public function testSkipElement(string|object $element, bool $expectedSkip): void
-    {
-        $resultSkip = $this->skipper->shouldSkipElement($element);
-        $this->assertSame($expectedSkip, $resultSkip);
-    }
-
     #[DataProvider('provideCheckerAndFile')]
     public function testSkipElementAndFilePath(string $element, string $filePath, bool $expectedSkip): void
     {
@@ -99,14 +88,4 @@ public static function provideCheckerAndFile(): Iterator
         yield [NotSkippedClass::class, __DIR__ . '/Fixture/someFile', false];
         yield [NotSkippedClass::class, __DIR__ . '/Fixture/someOtherFile', false];
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @return Iterator<array<array<int, mixed>, mixed>>
-     */
-    public static function provideDataShouldSkipElement(): Iterator
-    {
-        yield [ThreeMan::class, false];
-        yield [FifthElement::class, true];
-        yield [new FifthElement(), true];
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Skipper/Skipper/UsedSkipCollectorTest.php b/tests/Skipper/Skipper/UsedSkipCollectorTest.php
index e013a5da95b..9e12d70c48a 100644
--- a/tests/Skipper/Skipper/UsedSkipCollectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Skipper/Skipper/UsedSkipCollectorTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
     public function testCollectsOnlyMatchedSkips(): void
     {
         $this->skipper->shouldSkipFilePath('tests/Skipper/Skipper/Fixture/SomeSkippedPath/any.txt');
-        $this->skipper->shouldSkipElement(FifthElement::class);
+        $this->skipper->shouldSkipElementAndFilePath(FifthElement::class, __FILE__);
 
         $usedSkips = $this->usedSkipCollector->provide();