diff --git a/php/README.md b/php/README.md
index d67cfec1..0580b4a1 100644
--- a/php/README.md
+++ b/php/README.md
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ PHPUnit `composer phpstan` can be run:
 ps
 ```
 
-## ffff
+
diff --git a/php/fixtures/texttest_fixture.php b/php/fixtures/texttest_fixture.php
index c8d13c20..0191b1a0 100644
--- a/php/fixtures/texttest_fixture.php
+++ b/php/fixtures/texttest_fixture.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ $items = [
     new Item('Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert', 15, 20),
     new Item('Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert', 10, 49),
     new Item('Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert', 5, 49),
-    // this conjured item does not work properly yet
     new Item('Conjured Mana Cake', 3, 6),
 ];
 
diff --git a/php/src/GildedRose.php b/php/src/GildedRose.php
index 8af38a51..760147cf 100644
--- a/php/src/GildedRose.php
+++ b/php/src/GildedRose.php
@@ -1,47 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-/*
-======================================
-Gilded Rose Requirements Specification
-======================================
-
-Hi and welcome to team Gilded Rose. As you know, we are a small inn with a prime location in a
-prominent city ran by a friendly innkeeper named Allison. We also buy and sell only the finest goods.
-Unfortunately, our goods are constantly degrading in quality as they approach their sell by date. We
-have a system in place that updates our inventory for us. It was developed by a no-nonsense type named
-Leeroy, who has moved on to new adventures. Your task is to add the new feature to our system so that
-we can begin selling a new category of items. First an introduction to our system:
-
-	- All items have a SellIn value which denotes the number of days we have to sell the item
-	- All items have a Quality value which denotes how valuable the item is
-	- At the end of each day our system lowers both values for every item
-
-Pretty simple, right? Well this is where it gets interesting:
-
-	+ Once the sell by date has passed, Quality degrades twice as fast
-	- The Quality of an item is never negative
-	- "Aged Brie" actually increases in Quality the older it gets
-	- The Quality of an item is never more than 50
-	- "Sulfuras", being a legendary item, never has to be sold or decreases in Quality
-	- "Backstage passes", like aged brie, increases in Quality as its SellIn value approaches;
-	Quality increases by 2 when there are 10 days or less and by 3 when there are 5 days or less but
-	Quality drops to 0 after the concert
-
-We have recently signed a supplier of conjured items. This requires an update to our system:
-
-	- "Conjured" items degrade in Quality twice as fast as normal items
-
-Feel free to make any changes to the UpdateQuality method and add any new code as long as everything
-still works correctly. However, do not alter the Item class or Items property as those belong to the
-goblin in the corner who will insta-rage and one-shot you as he doesn't believe in shared code
-ownership (you can make the UpdateQuality method and Items property static if you like, we'll cover
-for you).
-
-Just for clarification, an item can never have its Quality increase above 50, however "Sulfuras" is a
-legendary item and as such its Quality is 80 and it never alters.
-*/
-
-
 namespace GildedRose;
 
 final class GildedRose
@@ -65,8 +23,7 @@ final class GildedRose
                     if ($item->name === 'Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert') {
                         if ($item->sell_in <= 10 && $item->sell_in > 5) {
                             $this->increaseQuality($item, 1);
-                        }
-                        elseif ($item->sell_in <= 5) {
+                        } elseif ($item->sell_in <= 5) {
                             $this->increaseQuality($item, 2);
                         }
                     }
@@ -88,21 +45,17 @@ final class GildedRose
                     if ($item->quality < 50) {
                         $this->increaseQuality($item, 1);
                     }
-                } else {
-                    if ($item->name === 'Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert') {
-                        $this->lowerQuality($item, $item->quality);
-                    } else {
-                        if ($item->quality > 0) {
-                            $this->lowerQuality($item, 1);
-                        }
-                    }
+                } else if ($item->name === 'Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert') {
+                    $this->lowerQuality($item, $item->quality);
+                } else if ($item->quality > 0) {
+                    $this->lowerQuality($item, 1);
                 }
             }
-            $this->lowerSellIn($item, 1);
+            $this->lowerSellIn($item);
         }
     }
 
-    private function lowerQuality(Item $item, int $amount)
+    private function lowerQuality(Item $item, int $amount): void
     {
         if ($item->quality - $amount > 0) {
             $item->quality -= $amount;
@@ -111,7 +64,7 @@ final class GildedRose
         }
     }
 
-    private function increaseQuality(Item $item, int $amount)
+    private function increaseQuality(Item $item, int $amount): void
     {
         if ($item->quality + $amount <= 50) {
             $item->quality += $amount;
@@ -120,8 +73,8 @@ final class GildedRose
         }
     }
 
-    private function lowerSellIn(Item $item, int $amount)
+    private function lowerSellIn(Item $item): void
     {
-        $item->sell_in -= $amount;
+        $item->sell_in -= 1;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php/tests/approvals/ApprovalTest.testTestFixture.approved.txt b/php/tests/approvals/ApprovalTest.testTestFixture.approved.txt
index a04e48ac..4e7237ff 100644
--- a/php/tests/approvals/ApprovalTest.testTestFixture.approved.txt
+++ b/php/tests/approvals/ApprovalTest.testTestFixture.approved.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros, -1, 80
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 14, 21
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 9, 50
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 4, 50
-Conjured Mana Cake, 2, 5
+Conjured Mana Cake, 2, 4
 
 -------- day 2 --------
 name, sellIn, quality
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros, -1, 80
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 13, 22
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 8, 50
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 3, 50
-Conjured Mana Cake, 1, 4
+Conjured Mana Cake, 1, 2
 
 -------- day 3 --------
 name, sellIn, quality
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros, -1, 80
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 12, 23
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 7, 50
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 2, 50
-Conjured Mana Cake, 0, 3
+Conjured Mana Cake, 0, 0
 
 -------- day 4 --------
 name, sellIn, quality
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros, -1, 80
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 11, 24
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 6, 50
 Backstage passes to a TAFKAL80ETC concert, 1, 50
-Conjured Mana Cake, -1, 1
+Conjured Mana Cake, -1, 0
 
 -------- day 5 --------
 name, sellIn, quality