diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/CompleteMissingIfElseBracketRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/CompleteMissingIfElseBracketRector.php
index be8e73a7458..73892d533ae 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/CompleteMissingIfElseBracketRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/If_/CompleteMissingIfElseBracketRector.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
 
         $oldTokens = $this->getFile()
             ->getOldTokens();
+
         if ($this->isIfConditionFollowedByOpeningCurlyBracket($node, $oldTokens)) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/PostRector/Rector/AbstractPostRector.php b/src/PostRector/Rector/AbstractPostRector.php
index 341100666b9..18736f9fbb3 100644
--- a/src/PostRector/Rector/AbstractPostRector.php
+++ b/src/PostRector/Rector/AbstractPostRector.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ protected function addRectorClassWithLine(Node $node): void
         Assert::isInstanceOf($this->file, File::class);
 
         $rectorWithLineChange = new RectorWithLineChange(static::class, $node->getStartLine());
-        $this->file->addRectorClassWithLine($rectorWithLineChange);
+        $this->getFile()
+            ->addRectorClassWithLine($rectorWithLineChange);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
index 63770a565f5..1ead68fac14 100644
--- a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 use Rector\Skipper\Skipper\Skipper;
 use Rector\ValueObject\Application\File;
 
+/**
+ * @property-read File $file @deprecated Use $this->getFile() instead
+ */
 abstract class AbstractRector extends NodeVisitorAbstract implements RectorInterface
 {
     private const string EMPTY_NODE_ARRAY_MESSAGE = <<<CODE_SAMPLE
@@ -74,6 +77,16 @@ abstract class AbstractRector extends NodeVisitorAbstract implements RectorInter
 
     private CreatedByRuleDecorator $createdByRuleDecorator;
 
+    public function __get(string $name): mixed
+    {
+        if ($name === 'file') {
+            return $this->getFile();
+        }
+
+        // fallback to default behavior
+        return $this->{$name};
+    }
+
     public function autowire(
         NodeNameResolver $nodeNameResolver,
         NodeTypeResolver $nodeTypeResolver,
@@ -100,23 +113,12 @@ public function autowire(
 
     /**
      * @final Avoid override to prevent unintended side-effects. Use enterNode() or @see \Rector\Contract\PhpParser\DecoratingNodeVisitorInterface instead.
-     *
      * @internal
      *
      * @return Node[]|null
      */
     public function beforeTraverse(array $nodes): ?array
     {
-        // workaround for file around refactor()
-        $file = $this->currentFileProvider->getFile();
-        if (! $file instanceof File) {
-            throw new ShouldNotHappenException(
-                'File object is missing. Make sure you call $this->currentFileProvider->setFile(...) before traversing.'
-            );
-        }
-
-        $this->file = $file;
-
         return null;
     }