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• I have tried restarting my IDE and the issue persists.
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Playground Link

https://typescript-eslint.io/play/#ts=5.4.3&fileType=.tsx&code=DYUwLgBAhhC8EAMoOgZwgYwPYDtVgG4AoUSAIzggHIyq1Nd8Cg&eslintrc=N4KABGBEBOCuA2BTAzpAXGUEKQAIBcBPABxQGNoBLY-AWhXkoDt8B6Jge1tiacTJTIAhtEK0ipWkOTJE0fJQ5N0UOdA7RI4MAF8QOoA&tsconfig=N4KABGBEDGD2C2AHAlgGwKYCcDyiAuysAdgM6QBcYoEEkJemy0eAcgK6qoDCAFutAGsylBm3TgwAXxCSgA&tokens=false

Repro Code

let a = `a` as const;
let b = 'b' as const;

ESLint Config

module.exports = {
  parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
  rules: {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion": "error"
  },
};

Expected Result

No lint errors should be reported, as the type assertions are meaningful.

Actual Result

The type assertion on the backtick strings is reported as unnecessary, while the quoted string is not reported.

Additional Info

A regression from #8740