diff --git a/src/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilter.php b/src/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilter.php
index 572bd58a614..7f9ea2cf13b 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilter.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Rector\Configuration;
 
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
 use Rector\Configuration\Parameter\SimpleParameterProvider;
 use Rector\Contract\Rector\RectorInterface;
 use Rector\ValueObject\Configuration;
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ public function setConfiguration(Configuration $configuration): void
      */
     public function filter(array $rectors): array
     {
+        // deprecated rules only warn via DeprecatedRulesReporter; they must never run, as their
+        // refactor() throws to signal the deprecation - keep them out of the active set
+        $rectors = array_values(
+            array_filter($rectors, static fn (RectorInterface $rector): bool => ! $rector instanceof DeprecatedInterface)
+        );
+
         if (! $this->configuration instanceof Configuration) {
             return $rectors;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilterTest.php b/tests/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilterTest.php
index 32d7839a680..0ac159485c6 100644
--- a/tests/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Configuration/ConfigurationRuleFilterTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Rector\DeadCode\Rector\If_\RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector;
 use Rector\Php80\Rector\Class_\StringableForToStringRector;
 use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractLazyTestCase;
+use Rector\Tests\Configuration\Source\DeprecatedRectorStub;
 use Rector\ValueObject\Configuration;
 
 final class ConfigurationRuleFilterTest extends AbstractLazyTestCase
@@ -49,6 +50,20 @@ public function testWithoutPhpOnlyKeepsAllRules(): void
         $this->assertSame([$stringableForToStringRector, $removeDeadInstanceOfRector], $filteredRectors);
     }
 
+    public function testFiltersOutDeprecatedRules(): void
+    {
+        $removeDeadInstanceOfRector = $this->make(RemoveDeadInstanceOfRector::class);
+        $deprecatedRectorStub = $this->make(DeprecatedRectorStub::class);
+
+        $this->configurationRuleFilter->setConfiguration($this->createConfiguration(false));
+
+        $filteredRectors = $this->configurationRuleFilter->filter(
+            [$removeDeadInstanceOfRector, $deprecatedRectorStub]
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame([$removeDeadInstanceOfRector], $filteredRectors);
+    }
+
     private function createConfiguration(bool $isPhpOnly): Configuration
     {
         return new Configuration(isPhpOnly: $isPhpOnly);
diff --git a/tests/Configuration/Source/DeprecatedRectorStub.php b/tests/Configuration/Source/DeprecatedRectorStub.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51bb072bcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Configuration/Source/DeprecatedRectorStub.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Configuration\Source;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Class_;
+use Rector\Configuration\Deprecation\Contract\DeprecatedInterface;
+use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+final class DeprecatedRectorStub extends AbstractRector implements DeprecatedInterface
+{
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition('Deprecated stub rule for tests', [new CodeSample('before', 'after')]);
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [Class_::class];
+    }
+
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}