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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index 7a5bd62c26..36a1a2c2ee 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -660,10 +660,8 @@
<p>Set the seed for PRNG to the given binary. This calls the
RAND_seed function from openssl. Only use this if the system
you are running on does not have enough "randomness" built in.
- Normally this is when either
- <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1">strong_rand_bytes/1</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="#strong_rand_range/1">strong_rand_range/1</seealso> or
- <seealso marker="#strong_rand_float/0">strong_rand_float/0</seealso>
+ Normally this is when
+ <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1">strong_rand_bytes/1</seealso>
throws <c>low_entropy</c></p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -733,40 +731,6 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>strong_rand_range(N) -> binary()</name>
- <fsummary>Generate a random non-negative integer between 0 and N</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>N = pos_integer() | binary()</v>
- </type>
- <desc>
- <p>Generates a random non-negative integer uniformly distributed
- in the value range <c><![CDATA[X, 0 =< X < N.]]></c>
- Uses a cryptographically secure prng seeded and periodically mixed with operating system
- provided entropy. By default this is the <c>BN_rand_range</c> method from OpenSSL.</p>
- <p>Returns binary representation.</p>
- <p>May throw exception <c>low_entropy</c> in case the random generator
- failed due to lack of secure "randomness".</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
- <name>strong_rand_float() -> X</name>
- <fsummary>Generate a random floating point number between 0.0 and 1.0</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>X = float()</v>
- </type>
- <desc>
- <p>Generates a random floating pointer number uniformly distributed
- in the value range <c><![CDATA[X, 0.0 =< X < 1.0.]]></c>
- Uses a cryptographically secure prng seeded and periodically mixed with operating system
- provided entropy. By default this is the <c>BN_rand_range</c> method from OpenSSL.</p>
- <p>May throw exception <c>low_entropy</c> in case the random generator
- failed due to lack of secure "randomness".</p>
- <note><p>The generated values shall present no more than 51 bits of effective entropy.</p></note>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
<name>rand_seed() -> rand:state()</name>
<fsummary>Strong random number generation plugin state</fsummary>>
<desc>