diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 16ba9ca4fdb9..1a6648862a1d 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 use Rector\CodingStyle\Rector\FuncCall\CountArrayToEmptyArrayComparisonRector;
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUnusedPrivateMethodRector;
+use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUselessReturnTagRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\If_\UnwrapFutureCompatibleIfPhpVersionRector;
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\MethodCall\RemoveEmptyMethodCallRector;
 use Rector\EarlyReturn\Rector\Foreach_\ChangeNestedForeachIfsToEarlyContinueRector;
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@
 
         // buggy on union mixed type, new class extends SomeClass marked as object in union, and false replaced with bool in Union
         TypedPropertyFromAssignsRector::class,
+
+        // rector mistakenly removes `@return true`
+        RemoveUselessReturnTagRector::class => [
+            __DIR__ . '/system/Debug/Exceptions.php',
+        ],
     ]);
 
     // auto import fully qualified class names
diff --git a/system/Debug/Exceptions.php b/system/Debug/Exceptions.php
index 830bdaafa097..a79fa484a8c6 100644
--- a/system/Debug/Exceptions.php
+++ b/system/Debug/Exceptions.php
@@ -379,8 +379,6 @@ private function isDeprecationError(int $error): bool
     }
 
     /**
-     * @noRector \Rector\DeadCode\Rector\ClassMethod\RemoveUselessReturnTagRector
-     *
      * @return true
      */
     private function handleDeprecationError(string $message, ?string $file = null, ?int $line = null): bool
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Live/TransactionTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Live/TransactionTest.php
index 7dff9eb74329..351acfe5f6a5 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Live/TransactionTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Live/TransactionTest.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Database\Live;
 
+use CodeIgniter\Database\Exceptions\DatabaseException;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\CIUnitTestCase;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\DatabaseTestTrait;
 use Config\Database;
-use Exception;
 use Tests\Support\Database\Seeds\CITestSeeder;
 
 /**
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function testTransStartDBDebugTrue()
             $builder->insert($jobData);
 
             $this->db->transComplete();
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
+        } catch (DatabaseException $e) {
             // Do nothing.
 
             // MySQLi
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public function testTransStartDBDebugTrue()
             // ErrorException: oci_execute(): ORA-00001: unique constraint (ORACLE.pk_db_job) violated
         }
 
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Exception::class, $e);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DatabaseException::class, $e);
         $this->dontSeeInDatabase('job', ['name' => 'Grocery Sales']);
     }