diff --git a/src/Type/Generic/TemplateBenevolentUnionType.php b/src/Type/Generic/TemplateBenevolentUnionType.php
index d9e1a100267..c8c2caaefdf 100644
--- a/src/Type/Generic/TemplateBenevolentUnionType.php
+++ b/src/Type/Generic/TemplateBenevolentUnionType.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace PHPStan\Type\Generic;
 
 use PHPStan\Type\BenevolentUnionType;
-use PHPStan\Type\NeverType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 
 /** @api */
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ public function withTypes(array $types): self
 	public function filterTypes(callable $filterCb): Type
 	{
 		$result = parent::filterTypes($filterCb);
-		if ($result instanceof NeverType) {
-			return $result;
-		}
 		if (!$result instanceof TemplateType) {
 			return TemplateTypeFactory::create(
 				$this->getScope(),
diff --git a/src/Type/Generic/TemplateUnionType.php b/src/Type/Generic/TemplateUnionType.php
index 6a9e7f49477..dc58af565aa 100644
--- a/src/Type/Generic/TemplateUnionType.php
+++ b/src/Type/Generic/TemplateUnionType.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace PHPStan\Type\Generic;
 
-use PHPStan\Type\NeverType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
 
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@ public function __construct(
 	public function filterTypes(callable $filterCb): Type
 	{
 		$result = parent::filterTypes($filterCb);
-		if ($result instanceof NeverType) {
-			return $result;
-		}
 		if (!$result instanceof TemplateType) {
 			return TemplateTypeFactory::create(
 				$this->getScope(),