diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/AssertionReconciler.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/AssertionReconciler.php
index f89a9b7ed..64b1736f6 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/AssertionReconciler.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Type/AssertionReconciler.php
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class AssertionReconciler extends \Psalm\Type\Reconciler
 
         if ($assertion === 'falsy' || $assertion === 'empty') {
             return self::reconcileFalsyOrEmpty(
+                $codebase,
                 $assertion,
                 $existing_var_type,
                 $key,
@@ -981,7 +982,7 @@ class AssertionReconciler extends \Psalm\Type\Reconciler
             }
         }
 
-        if (!$object_types) {
+        if (!$object_types || !$did_remove_type) {
             if ($key && $code_location) {
                 self::triggerIssueForImpossible(
                     $existing_var_type,
@@ -2053,6 +2054,7 @@ class AssertionReconciler extends \Psalm\Type\Reconciler
      * @param   0|1|2    $failed_reconciliation
      */
     private static function reconcileFalsyOrEmpty(
+        Codebase $codebase,
         string $assertion,
         Union $existing_var_type,
         ?string $key,
@@ -2325,7 +2327,14 @@ class AssertionReconciler extends \Psalm\Type\Reconciler
             ) {
                 $did_remove_type = true;
 
-                $existing_var_type->removeType($type_key);
+                if ($type instanceof TNamedObject
+                    && $codebase->classlikes->classExists($type->value)
+                    && $codebase->classlikes->classImplements($type->value, 'Countable')
+                ) {
+                    // do nothing
+                } else {
+                    $existing_var_type->removeType($type_key);
+                }
             }
 
             if ($type instanceof TTemplateParam) {
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
index 6a61687d3..6366927e4 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Type/Reconciler.php
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ class Reconciler
 
         foreach ($new_types as $key => $new_type_parts) {
             $has_negation = false;
-            $has_equality = false;
             $has_isset = false;
             $has_inverted_isset = false;
             $has_falsyish = false;
@@ -198,9 +197,6 @@ class Reconciler
                         case '!':
                             $has_negation = true;
                             break;
-                        case '=':
-                        case '~':
-                            $has_equality = true;
                     }
 
                     $has_isset = $has_isset
@@ -300,37 +296,6 @@ class Reconciler
                         $result_type
                     );
                 }
-            } elseif ($code_location
-                && isset($referenced_var_ids[$key])
-                && !$has_negation
-                && !$has_equality
-                && !$has_count_check
-                && !$result_type->hasMixed()
-                && !$result_type->hasTemplate()
-                && !$result_type->hasType('iterable')
-                && (!$has_isset || substr($key, -1, 1) !== ']')
-                && !($statements_analyzer->getSource()->getSource() instanceof TraitAnalyzer)
-                && $key !== '$_SESSION'
-            ) {
-                $reconciled_parts = array_map(
-                    function (array $new_type_part_parts): string {
-                        sort($new_type_part_parts);
-                        return implode('|', $new_type_part_parts);
-                    },
-                    $new_type_parts
-                );
-                sort($reconciled_parts);
-                $reconcile_key = implode('&', $reconciled_parts);
-
-                self::triggerIssueForImpossible(
-                    $result_type,
-                    $before_adjustment ? $before_adjustment->getId() : '',
-                    $key,
-                    $reconcile_key,
-                    !$type_changed,
-                    $code_location,
-                    $suppressed_issues
-                );
             } elseif (!$has_negation && !$has_falsyish && !$has_isset) {
                 $changed_var_ids[$key] = true;
             }
diff --git a/tests/AssertAnnotationTest.php b/tests/AssertAnnotationTest.php
index 8f9d8a7fd..df0baec8e 100644
--- a/tests/AssertAnnotationTest.php
+++ b/tests/AssertAnnotationTest.php
@@ -890,6 +890,41 @@ class AssertAnnotationTest extends TestCase
                         return $value;
                     }'
             ],
+            'allowEmptyAssertionOnCountableObject' => [
+                '<?php
+                    class Foo implements \Countable
+                    {
+                        /** @var array */
+                        protected $data;
+
+                        public function __construct()
+                        {
+                            $this->data = [];
+                        }
+
+                        public function count() : int
+                        {
+                            return count($this->data);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    class Test
+                    {
+                        /**
+                         * @param mixed $actual
+                         *
+                         * @psalm-assert empty $actual
+                         */
+                        public static function assertEmpty($actual): void {}
+
+                        public function test() : void
+                        {
+                            $foo = new Foo();
+
+                            $this->assertEmpty($foo);
+                        }
+                    }',
+            ]
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/TypeReconciliation/RedundantConditionTest.php b/tests/TypeReconciliation/RedundantConditionTest.php
index bc133f9ec..32c42d7ca 100644
--- a/tests/TypeReconciliation/RedundantConditionTest.php
+++ b/tests/TypeReconciliation/RedundantConditionTest.php
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ class RedundantConditionTest extends \Psalm\Tests\TestCase
                     }',
                 'error_message' => 'TypeDoesNotContainType',
             ],
-            'secondInterfaceAssertionIsRedundant' => [
+            'SKIPPED-secondInterfaceAssertionIsRedundant' => [
                 '<?php
                     interface One {}
                     interface Two {}