diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index ef21bb7..555803a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,8 +27,5 @@
         "typo3/cms": {
             "extension-key": "events"
         }
-    },
-    "require-dev": {
-        "ssch/typo3-rector": "^0.8.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c29079c..0000000
--- a/rector.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Rector\Core\Configuration\Option;
-use Rector\Core\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\ContainerConfigurator;
-use Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Set\Typo3SetList;
-use Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Configuration\Typo3Option;
-use Ssch\TYPO3Rector\PostRector\NameImportingPostRector;
-use Ssch\TYPO3Rector\Rector\v9\v0\InjectAnnotationRector;
-
-return static function (ContainerConfigurator $containerConfigurator): void {
-    // get parameters
-    $parameters = $containerConfigurator->parameters();
-
-    // Define what rule sets will be applied
-    $parameters->set(Option::SETS, [
-        Typo3SetList::TYPO3_104,
-    ]);
-
-    // FQN classes are not imported by default. If you don't do it manually after every Rector run, enable it by:
-    $parameters->set(Typo3Option::AUTO_IMPORT_NAMES, true);
-
-    // this will not import root namespace classes, like \DateTime or \Exception
-    $parameters->set(Option::IMPORT_SHORT_CLASSES, false);
-
-    // this will not import classes used in PHP DocBlocks, like in /** @var \Some\Class */
-    $parameters->set(Option::IMPORT_DOC_BLOCKS, false);
-
-    // Define your target version which you want to support
-    $parameters->set(Option::PHP_VERSION_FEATURES, PhpVersion::PHP_73);
-
-    // If you would like to see the changelog url when a rector is applied
-    $parameters->set(Typo3Option::OUTPUT_CHANGELOG, true);
-
-    // If you set option Typo3Option::AUTO_IMPORT_NAMES to true, you should consider excluding some TYPO3 files.
-    $parameters->set(Option::SKIP, [
-        NameImportingPostRector::class => [
-            'ClassAliasMap.php',
-            'class.ext_update.php',
-            'ext_localconf.php',
-            'ext_emconf.php',
-            'ext_tables.php',
-            __DIR__ . '/**/TCA/*',
-        ],
-    ]);
-
-    // If you have trouble that rector cannot run because some TYPO3 constants are not defined add an additional constants file
-    // Have a look at https://github.com/sabbelasichon/typo3-rector/blob/master/typo3.constants.php
-    // $parameters->set(Option::AUTOLOAD_PATHS, [
-    //     __DIR__ . '/typo3.constants.php'
-    // ]);
-
-    // get services (needed for register a single rule)
-    // $services = $containerConfigurator->services();
-
-    // register a single rule
-    // $services->set(InjectAnnotationRector::class);
-};