diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector/Fixture/multi_line_compare.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector/Fixture/multi_line_compare.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b086f19c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector/Fixture/multi_line_compare.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\NotEqual\CommonNotEqualRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MultiLineCompare
+{
+    public function run($one, $two)
+    {
+        return $one
+            <> $two;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\NotEqual\CommonNotEqualRector\Fixture;
+
+final class MultiLineCompare
+{
+    public function run($one, $two)
+    {
+        return $one
+            != $two;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector.php
index 5caf971b692..f443f49b641 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/NotEqual/CommonNotEqualRector.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\NotEqual;
-use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\Node\AttributeKey;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
@@ -59,29 +58,18 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?NotEqual
     {
-        if (! $this->doesNotEqualContainsShipCompareToken($node)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // invoke override to default "!="
-        $node->setAttribute(AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NODE, null);
-
-        return $node;
-    }
-
-    private function doesNotEqualContainsShipCompareToken(NotEqual $notEqual): bool
-    {
-        $tokenStartPos = $notEqual->getStartTokenPos();
-        $tokenEndPos = $notEqual->getEndTokenPos();
+        $tokenStartPos = $node->getStartTokenPos();
+        $tokenEndPos = $node->getEndTokenPos();
 
         for ($i = $tokenStartPos; $i < $tokenEndPos; ++$i) {
             $token = $this->file->getOldTokens()[$i];
 
             if ((string) $token === '<>') {
-                return true;
+                $token->text = '!=';
+                return $node;
             }
         }
 
-        return false;
+        return null;
     }
 }