diff --git a/libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php b/libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php
index bf96fecba5..f86e988b22 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ class Relation
      * @param string $db    the name of the db to check for
      * @param string $table the name of the table to check for
      *
-     * @return string|false field name or false
+     * @return string field name
      */
-    public function getDisplayField(string $db, string $table): string|false
+    public function getDisplayField(string $db, string $table): string
     {
         $displayFeature = $this->getRelationParameters()->displayFeature;
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class Relation
             }
         }
 
-        return false;
+        return '';
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ class Relation
 
                 $fQueryMain = 'SELECT ' . Util::backquote($foreignField)
                     . (
-                        $foreignDisplay === false
+                        $foreignDisplay === ''
                             ? ''
                             : ', ' . Util::backquote($foreignDisplay)
                     );
@@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ class Relation
                         '%' . $this->dbi->escapeMysqlWildcards($foreignFilter) . '%',
                     )
                     . (
-                        $foreignDisplay === false
+                        $foreignDisplay === ''
                         ? ''
                         : ' OR ' . Util::backquote($foreignDisplay)
                         . ' LIKE ' . $this->dbi->quoteString(
                             '%' . $this->dbi->escapeMysqlWildcards($foreignFilter) . '%',
                         )
                     );
-                $fQueryOrder = $foreignDisplay === false ? '' : ' ORDER BY '
+                $fQueryOrder = $foreignDisplay === '' ? '' : ' ORDER BY '
                     . Util::backquote($foreignTable) . '.'
                     . Util::backquote($foreignDisplay);
 
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php b/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
index 4c84ee03b8..384a6d37ad 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Database/Designer/Common.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Common
 
         foreach ($tables as $oneTable) {
             $df = $this->relation->getDisplayField($db, $oneTable['TABLE_NAME']);
-            $df = is_string($df) ? $df : '';
             $df = $df !== '' ? $df : null;
             $designerTables[] = new DesignerTable(
                 $db,
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Display/Results.php b/libraries/classes/Display/Results.php
index 80b440b3f4..773e0f0efb 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Display/Results.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Display/Results.php
@@ -4119,14 +4119,14 @@ class Results
         }
 
         if (isset($map[$meta->name])) {
-            /** @var array{0: string, 1: string, 2: string|false, 3: string} $relation */
+            /** @var array{0: string, 1: string, 2: string, 3: string} $relation */
             $relation = $map[$meta->name];
             // Field to display from the foreign table?
             $dispval = '';
 
             // Check that we have a valid column name
             // Relation::getDisplayField() returns false by default
-            if ($relation[2] !== '' && $relation[2] !== false) {
+            if ($relation[2] !== '') {
                 $dispval = $this->getFromForeign($relation, $whereComparison);
             }
 
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ class Results
                     // always apply a transformation on the real data,
                     // not on the display field
                     $displayedData = $transformationPlugin->applyTransformation($data, $transformOptions, $meta);
-                } elseif ($relationalDisplay === self::RELATIONAL_DISPLAY_COLUMN && $relation[2]) {
+                } elseif ($relationalDisplay === self::RELATIONAL_DISPLAY_COLUMN && $relation[2] !== '') {
                     // user chose "relational display field" in the
                     // display options, so show display field in the cell
                     $displayedData = $dispval === null ? '<em>NULL</em>' : Core::mimeDefaultFunction($dispval);
diff --git a/libraries/classes/InsertEdit.php b/libraries/classes/InsertEdit.php
index d86c1d40c9..dd903e0a3b 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/InsertEdit.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/InsertEdit.php
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ class InsertEdit
 
         $displayField = $this->relation->getDisplayField($foreigner['foreign_db'], $foreigner['foreign_table']);
         // Field to display from the foreign table?
-        if (is_string($displayField) && $displayField !== '') {
+        if ($displayField !== '') {
             $dispsql = 'SELECT ' . Util::backquote($displayField)
                 . ' FROM ' . Util::backquote($foreigner['foreign_db'])
                 . '.' . Util::backquote($foreigner['foreign_table'])
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index c13c6780cf..00fbb3e793 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ parameters:
 			path: libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php
 
 		-
-			message: "#^Method PhpMyAdmin\\\\ConfigStorage\\\\Relation\\:\\:getDisplayField\\(\\) should return string\\|false but returns mixed\\.$#"
+			message: "#^Method PhpMyAdmin\\\\ConfigStorage\\\\Relation\\:\\:getDisplayField\\(\\) should return string but returns mixed\\.$#"
 			count: 1
 			path: libraries/classes/ConfigStorage/Relation.php
 
diff --git a/psalm-baseline.xml b/psalm-baseline.xml
index 62cba2b2b3..3469b0df9a 100644
--- a/psalm-baseline.xml
+++ b/psalm-baseline.xml
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
     </MixedAssignment>
     <MixedInferredReturnType>
       <code>array|false</code>
-      <code>string|false</code>
+      <code>string</code>
     </MixedInferredReturnType>
     <MixedReturnStatement>
       <code><![CDATA[$column['COLUMN_NAME']]]></code>
diff --git a/test/classes/ConfigStorage/RelationTest.php b/test/classes/ConfigStorage/RelationTest.php
index f516897750..4f4f7fa3d0 100644
--- a/test/classes/ConfigStorage/RelationTest.php
+++ b/test/classes/ConfigStorage/RelationTest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class RelationTest extends AbstractTestCase
 
         $db = 'information_schema';
         $table = 'PMA';
-        $this->assertFalse(
+        $this->assertSame(
+            '',
             $relation->getDisplayField($db, $table),
         );
     }