diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/next_reassign_with_call_on_variable.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/next_reassign_with_call_on_variable.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e91abff584c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/next_reassign_with_call_on_variable.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveDoubleAssignRector\Fixture;
+
+class NextReassignWithCallOnVariable
+{
+    private $items;
+
+    public function create($input)
+    {
+        $items = $input;
+        $items = $this->getItems();
+    }
+
+    public function getItems()
+    {
+        return sort($this->items);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveDoubleAssignRector\Fixture;
+
+class NextReassignWithCallOnVariable
+{
+    private $items;
+
+    public function create($input)
+    {
+        $items = $this->getItems();
+    }
+
+    public function getItems()
+    {
+        return sort($this->items);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/skip_next_reassign_with_call_on_property_fetch.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/skip_next_reassign_with_call_on_property_fetch.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48ccb143a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector/Fixture/skip_next_reassign_with_call_on_property_fetch.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\DeadCode\Rector\Assign\RemoveDoubleAssignRector\Fixture;
+
+class SkipNextReassignWithCallOnPropertyFetch
+{
+    private $items;
+
+    public function create($input)
+    {
+        $this->items = $input;
+
+        $this->items = $this->getItems();
+    }
+
+    public function getItems()
+    {
+        return sort($this->items);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector.php
index def30b18b01..1b06f98baaa 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/Assign/RemoveDoubleAssignRector.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Assign;
-use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\PropertyFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\StaticPropertyFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
@@ -104,7 +103,10 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             }
 
             // next stmts can have side effect as well
-            if ($nextAssign->expr instanceof MethodCall) {
+            if (($nextAssign->var instanceof PropertyFetch || $nextAssign->var instanceof StaticPropertyFetch) && $this->sideEffectNodeDetector->detectCallExpr(
+                $nextAssign->expr,
+                $scope
+            )) {
                 continue;
             }