diff --git a/libraries/classes/Setup/Index.php b/libraries/classes/Setup/Index.php
index f03a1bbd7a..76a1c9f600 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Setup/Index.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Setup/Index.php
@@ -140,28 +140,8 @@ class Index
         $date = $latestCompatible['date'];
 
         $versionUpstream = $versionInformation->versionToInt($version);
-        if ($versionUpstream === false) {
-            self::messagesSet(
-                'error',
-                $messageId,
-                __('Version check'),
-                __('Got invalid version string from server'),
-            );
-
-            return;
-        }
 
         $versionLocal = $versionInformation->versionToInt(Version::VERSION);
-        if ($versionLocal === false) {
-            self::messagesSet(
-                'error',
-                $messageId,
-                __('Version check'),
-                __('Unparsable version string'),
-            );
-
-            return;
-        }
 
         if ($versionUpstream > $versionLocal) {
             $version = htmlspecialchars($version);
diff --git a/libraries/classes/VersionInformation.php b/libraries/classes/VersionInformation.php
index 9ff11b3d24..db53a82359 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/VersionInformation.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/VersionInformation.php
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ class VersionInformation
      * Calculates numerical equivalent of phpMyAdmin version string
      *
      * @param string $version version
-     *
-     * @return mixed false on failure, integer on success
      */
-    public function versionToInt(string $version): mixed
+    public function versionToInt(string $version): int
     {
         $parts = explode('-', $version);
         if (count($parts) > 1) {
diff --git a/psalm-baseline.xml b/psalm-baseline.xml
index b44b33871a..4943712649 100644
--- a/psalm-baseline.xml
+++ b/psalm-baseline.xml
@@ -12573,12 +12573,7 @@
       <code>$removeIds[]</code>
       <code>$type</code>
       <code>$version</code>
-      <code>$versionLocal</code>
-      <code>$versionUpstream</code>
     </MixedAssignment>
-    <MixedOperand>
-      <code>$versionLocal</code>
-    </MixedOperand>
   </file>
   <file src="libraries/classes/Sql.php">
     <DeprecatedMethod>