diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/example.php b/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/example.php
index b827d711..8417a832 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/example.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/example.php
@@ -2,29 +2,19 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-class Darts
+function calculateScore(float $xAxis, float $yAxis): int
 {
-    public int $score = 0;
+    $location = $xAxis ** 2 + $yAxis ** 2;
 
-    public function __construct(float $xAxis, float $yAxis)
-    {
-        $this->score = $this->calculateScore($xAxis, $yAxis);
+    if ($location > 100) {
+        return 0;
     }
-
-    private function calculateScore(float $xAxis, float $yAxis): int
-    {
-        $location = $xAxis ** 2 + $yAxis ** 2;
-
-        if ($location > 100) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        if ($location > 25) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if ($location > 1) {
-            return 5;
-        }
-
-        return 10;
+    if ($location > 25) {
+        return 1;
     }
+    if ($location > 1) {
+        return 5;
+    }
+
+    return 10;
 }
diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/Darts.php b/exercises/practice/darts/Darts.php
index 7811b53d..8f4918e2 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/Darts.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/Darts.php
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-class Darts
+function __construct(float $xAxis, float $yAxis)
 {
-    public int $score = 0;
-
-    public function __construct(float $xAxis, float $yAxis)
-    {
-        throw new BadFunctionCallException("Please implement the Darts class!");
-    }
+    throw new BadFunctionCallException("Please implement the Darts class!");
 }
diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/DartsTest.php b/exercises/practice/darts/DartsTest.php
index 83055531..05c2814e 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/DartsTest.php
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/DartsTest.php
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
      */
     public function testMissedTarget(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-9, 9);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, calculateScore(-9.0, 9.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ public function testMissedTarget(): void
      */
     public function testInOuterCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0, 10);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, calculateScore(0.0, 10.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -35,8 +33,7 @@ public function testInOuterCircle(): void
      */
     public function testInMiddleCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-5, 0);
-        $this->assertEquals(5, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, calculateScore(-5.0, 0.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -45,8 +42,7 @@ public function testInMiddleCircle(): void
      */
     public function testInInnerCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0, -1);
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(10, calculateScore(0.0, -1.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,8 +51,7 @@ public function testInInnerCircle(): void
      */
     public function testInCenter(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0, 0);
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(10, calculateScore(0.0, 0.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,8 +60,7 @@ public function testInCenter(): void
      */
     public function testNearCenter(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-0.1, -0.1);
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(10, calculateScore(-0.1, -0.1));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,8 +69,7 @@ public function testNearCenter(): void
      */
     public function testJustInsideCenter(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0.7, 0.7);
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(10, calculateScore(0.7, 0.7));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,8 +78,7 @@ public function testJustInsideCenter(): void
      */
     public function testJustOutsideCenter(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0.8, -0.8);
-        $this->assertEquals(5, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, calculateScore(0.8, -0.8));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -95,8 +87,7 @@ public function testJustOutsideCenter(): void
      */
     public function testJustWithinMiddleCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-3.5, 3.5);
-        $this->assertEquals(5, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, calculateScore(-3.5, 3.5));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -105,8 +96,7 @@ public function testJustWithinMiddleCircle(): void
      */
     public function testJustOutsideMiddleCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-3.6, -3.6);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, calculateScore(-3.6, -3.6));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -115,8 +105,7 @@ public function testJustOutsideMiddleCircle(): void
      */
     public function testJustInsideOuterCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(-7.0, 7.0);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, calculateScore(-7.0, 7.0));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -125,8 +114,7 @@ public function testJustInsideOuterCircle(): void
      */
     public function testJustOutsideOuterCircle(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(7.1, -7.1);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, calculateScore(7.1, -7.1));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -135,7 +123,6 @@ public function testJustOutsideOuterCircle(): void
      */
     public function testAsymmetricPositionBetweenInnerAndOuterCircles(): void
     {
-        $board = new Darts(0.5, -4);
-        $this->assertEquals(5, $board->score);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, calculateScore(0.5, -4));
     }
 }