diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector/Fixture/skip_loose_compare_assert_not_equals.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector/Fixture/skip_loose_compare_assert_not_equals.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95cea6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector/Fixture/skip_loose_compare_assert_not_equals.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\PHPUnit\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\MethodCall\AssertEqualsToSameRector\Fixture;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class SkipLooseCompareAssertNotEquals extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test(float $float)
+    {
+        $this->assertNotEquals(1, $float);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector.php
index 0ea48257..a645bf6b 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/MethodCall/AssertEqualsToSameRector.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Rector\PHPUnit\CodeQuality\Rector\MethodCall;
 
 use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Arg;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ClassConstFetch;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
@@ -103,39 +104,45 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
-        if ($this->isName($node->name, 'assertEquals')) {
-            $firstArgType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($args[0]->value);
-            $secondArgType = TypeCombinator::removeNull($this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($args[1]->value));
+        if ($this->shouldSkipLooseComparison($args)) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
-            // loose comparison
-            if ($firstArgType instanceof IntegerType && ($secondArgType instanceof FloatType || $secondArgType instanceof StringType)) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        $hasChanged = $this->identifierManipulator->renameNodeWithMap($node, self::RENAME_METHODS_MAP);
+        return $hasChanged ? $node : null;
+    }
 
-            if ($firstArgType instanceof FloatType && ($secondArgType instanceof IntegerType || $secondArgType instanceof StringType)) {
-                return null;
-            }
+    /**
+     * @param Arg[] $args
+     */
+    private function shouldSkipLooseComparison(array $args): bool
+    {
+        $firstArgType = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($args[0]->value);
+        $secondArgType = TypeCombinator::removeNull($this->nodeTypeResolver->getNativeType($args[1]->value));
 
-            if ($firstArgType instanceof StringType && $secondArgType instanceof ObjectType && $this->isObjectType(
-                $args[1]->value,
-                new ObjectType('Stringable')
-            )) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        // loose comparison
+        if ($firstArgType instanceof IntegerType && ($secondArgType instanceof FloatType || $secondArgType instanceof StringType)) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-            // compare to mixed type is can be anything
-            if ($secondArgType instanceof MixedType) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        if ($firstArgType instanceof FloatType && ($secondArgType instanceof IntegerType || $secondArgType instanceof StringType)) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-            // can happen with magic process
-            if ($secondArgType instanceof NeverType) {
-                return null;
-            }
+        if ($firstArgType instanceof StringType && $secondArgType instanceof ObjectType && $this->isObjectType(
+            $args[1]->value,
+            new ObjectType('Stringable')
+        )) {
+            return true;
         }
 
-        $hasChanged = $this->identifierManipulator->renameNodeWithMap($node, self::RENAME_METHODS_MAP);
-        return $hasChanged ? $node : null;
+        // compare to mixed type is can be anything
+        if ($secondArgType instanceof MixedType) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // can happen with magic process
+        return $secondArgType instanceof NeverType;
     }
 
     private function shouldSkipConstantArrayType(Expr $expr): bool