diff --git a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
index c768ab1366db9..513b00d19684a 100644
--- a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
+++ b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ PHP 8.4 INTERNALS UPGRADE NOTES
   int(*)(zend_object_iterator *) to zend_result(*)(zend_object_iterator *) to
   be more in line with what callbacks are returning.
 
+* The backwards compatibility headers ext/standard/{php_lcg.h,php_mt_rand.h,
+  php_rand.h,php_random.h} have been removed. Include ext/random/php_random.h
+  directly.
+
 ========================
 2. Build system changes
 ========================
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_lcg.h b/ext/standard/php_lcg.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b86bb003d37dc..0000000000000
--- a/ext/standard/php_lcg.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "ext/random/php_random.h"
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_mt_rand.h b/ext/standard/php_mt_rand.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b86bb003d37dc..0000000000000
--- a/ext/standard/php_mt_rand.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "ext/random/php_random.h"
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_rand.h b/ext/standard/php_rand.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b86bb003d37dc..0000000000000
--- a/ext/standard/php_rand.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "ext/random/php_random.h"
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_random.h b/ext/standard/php_random.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9af3eef3fd92e..0000000000000
--- a/ext/standard/php_random.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "ext/random/php_random.h"
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