diff --git a/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count.php.inc b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9b21df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCount extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $this->someMethodCall();
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCount extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @doesNotPerformAssertions
+     */
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $this->someMethodCall();
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_in_try_catch.php.inc b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_in_try_catch.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbd5decd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_in_try_catch.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCountInTryCatch extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    public function test()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->someMethodCall();
+            $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+        } catch (\Throwable $throwable) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCountInTryCatch extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @doesNotPerformAssertions
+     */
+    public function test()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->someMethodCall();
+        } catch (\Throwable $throwable) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_with_comment.php.inc b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_with_comment.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28f60efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector/Fixture/remove_add_to_assertion_count_with_comment.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCountWithComment extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $this->someMethodCall();
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1); // Verify that no exception is thrown
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod\AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector\Fixture;
+
+class RemoveAddToAssertionCountWithComment extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @doesNotPerformAssertions
+     */
+    public function test()
+    {
+        $this->someMethodCall();
+    }
+
+    private function someMethodCall()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector.php b/rules/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector.php
index e2314088..7afbafe0 100644
--- a/rules/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector.php
+++ b/rules/PHPUnit60/Rector/ClassMethod/AddDoesNotPerformAssertionToNonAssertingTestRector.php
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 namespace Rector\PHPUnit\PHPUnit60\Rector\ClassMethod;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\ClassMethod;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Nop;
+use PhpParser\NodeVisitor;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\GenericTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\PhpDocTagNode;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
+        $this->removeAddToAssertionCountCalls($node);
+
         $phpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNodeOrEmpty($node);
         $phpDocInfo->addPhpDocTagNode(new PhpDocTagNode('@doesNotPerformAssertions', new GenericTagValueNode('')));
 
@@ -143,6 +149,49 @@ private function shouldSkipClassMethod(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
         return $this->mockedVariableAnalyzer->containsMockAsUsedVariable($classMethod);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The assertion count fakes an assertion, but the "@doesNotPerformAssertions" annotation makes it obsolete
+     */
+    private function removeAddToAssertionCountCalls(ClassMethod $classMethod): void
+    {
+        $hasJustRemovedCall = false;
+
+        $this->traverseNodesWithCallable($classMethod, function (Node $node) use (&$hasJustRemovedCall): ?int {
+            // a comment on the same line as the removed call is parsed as a nop statement right behind it
+            if ($hasJustRemovedCall && $node instanceof Nop) {
+                return NodeVisitor::REMOVE_NODE;
+            }
+
+            $hasJustRemovedCall = false;
+
+            if (! $this->isAddToAssertionCountExpression($node)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            $hasJustRemovedCall = true;
+
+            return NodeVisitor::REMOVE_NODE;
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function isAddToAssertionCountExpression(Node $node): bool
+    {
+        if (! $node instanceof Expression) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $node->expr instanceof MethodCall) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $methodCall = $node->expr;
+        if (! $this->isName($methodCall->var, 'this')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return $this->isName($methodCall->name, 'addToAssertionCount');
+    }
+
     private function isInTwigIntegrationTestCase(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
     {
         $classReflection = $this->reflectionResolver->resolveClassReflection($classMethod);