diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
index 8dc28e1184..441eac05f0 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared;
 
 use Exception;
-use ReturnTypeWillChange;
 
 /**
  * XMLWriter.
@@ -173,11 +172,8 @@ public function writeAttributeIf($condition, $attribute, $value): void
     /**
      * @param string $name
      * @param mixed $value
-     *
-     * @return bool
      */
-    #[ReturnTypeWillChange]
-    public function writeAttribute($name, $value)
+    public function writeAttribute($name, $value): bool
     {
         if (is_float($value)) {
             $value = json_encode($value);