diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index f24885a63..0959e4926 100755
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ XP Framework Core ChangeLog
 
 ### Heads up!
 
+* Removed deprecated Mersenne Twister algorithm from `util.Random`, see
+  https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_3#global_mersenne_twister
+  (@thekid)
 * Removed the deprecated *resolve()* method from `lang.Process`. Use
   `lang.CommandLine::resolve()` instead!
   (@thekid)
diff --git a/src/main/php/util/Random.class.php b/src/main/php/util/Random.class.php
index 88fe2460a..e04c66300 100755
--- a/src/main/php/util/Random.class.php
+++ b/src/main/php/util/Random.class.php
@@ -5,16 +5,11 @@
 
 /**
  * This random generator uses PHP's `random_bytes()` and `random_int()`
- * functions if available (PHP >= 7.0) and provides alternatives if
- * necessary.
+ * functions and provides alternatives.
  *
- * _Note_: This RNG prefers secure pseudo-random sources. This may be
- * slow; for considerably faster results, use Random::MTRAND (which
- * uses the Mersenne Twister algorithm)
+ * _Note_: This RNG prefers secure pseudo-random sources.
  *
- * @see   http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/emt.html
  * @see   http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2014/02/25/safely-generate-random-numbers/
- * @see   https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_3#global_mersenne_twister
  * @see   https://wiki.php.net/rfc/rng_extension#prng_shootout
  * @test  net.xp_framework.unittest.util.RandomTest
  */
@@ -22,7 +17,6 @@ class Random {
   const SYSTEM  = 'system';
   const OPENSSL = 'openssl';
   const URANDOM = 'urandom';
-  const MTRAND  = 'mtrand';
 
   const BEST    = '(best)';
   const FAST    = '(fast)';
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ static function __static() {
   /**
    * Creates a new random
    *
-   * @param  string|string[] $sources One or more of SYSTEM, OPENSSL, URANDOM, MTRAND, BEST, FAST and SECURE
+   * @param  string|string[] $sources One or more of SYSTEM, OPENSSL, URANDOM, BEST, FAST and SECURE
    * @throws lang.IllegalArgumentException
    */
   public function __construct($sources= self::BEST) {
@@ -67,12 +61,6 @@ public function __construct($sources= self::BEST) {
         $this->ints= self::$sources[$source]['ints'] ?: [$this, 'random'];
         $this->source= $source;
         return;
-      } else if (self::MTRAND === $source) {
-        trigger_error('MT19937 is deprecated', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
-        $this->bytes= [self::class, self::MTRAND];
-        $this->ints= 'mt_rand';
-        $this->source= $source;
-        return;
       }
     }
     throw new IllegalArgumentException('None of the supplied sources '.implode(', ', $test).' are available');
@@ -118,21 +106,6 @@ private static function urandom($limit) {
     return $bytes;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Implementation using `mt_rand()`
-   *
-   * @deprecated
-   * @param  int $limit
-   * @return string $bytes
-   */
-  private static function mtrand($limit) {
-    $bytes= '';
-    for ($i= 0; $i < $limit; $i++) {
-      $bytes.= chr((mt_rand() ^ mt_rand()) % 0xFF);
-    }
-    return $bytes;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Uses source to fetch random bytes and calculates a random int from
    * that within the given minimum and maximum limits.
diff --git a/src/test/php/util/unittest/RandomTest.class.php b/src/test/php/util/unittest/RandomTest.class.php
index c339c7ac8..5facacc22 100755
--- a/src/test/php/util/unittest/RandomTest.class.php
+++ b/src/test/php/util/unittest/RandomTest.class.php
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ public function urandom_bytes() {
     Assert::equals(20, (new Random(Random::URANDOM))->bytes(20)->size());
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated */
-  #[Test]
-  public function mtrand_bytes() {
-    Assert::equals(20, (new Random(Random::MTRAND))->bytes(20)->size());
-    \xp::gc();
-  }
-
   #[Test, Expect(IllegalArgumentException::class), Values([-1, 0])]
   public function cannot_use_limit_smaller_than_one($limit) {
     (new Random())->bytes($limit);
@@ -104,14 +97,6 @@ public function urandom_int() {
     Assert::true($random >= 0 && $random <= 10);
   }
 
-  /** @deprecated */
-  #[Test]
-  public function mtrand_int() {
-    $random= (new Random(Random::MTRAND))->int(0, 10);
-    Assert::true($random >= 0 && $random <= 10);
-    \xp::gc();
-  }
-
   #[Test, Expect(IllegalArgumentException::class), Values([10, 11])]
   public function min_cannot_be_larger_or_equal_to_max($min) {
     (new Random())->int($min, 10);