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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index e0b989436f..5a5627747c 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
<desc>
<p>Generates public keys of type <c>Type</c>.
See also <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#generate_key-1">public_key:generate_key/1</seealso>
+ May throw exception <c>low_entropy</c> in case the random generator
+ failed due to lack of secure "randomness".
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -596,22 +598,6 @@
</func>
<func>
- <name>rand_bytes(N) -> binary()</name>
- <fsummary>Generate a binary of random bytes</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>N = integer()</v>
- </type>
- <desc>
- <p>Generates N bytes randomly uniform 0..255, and returns the
- result in a binary. Uses the <c>crypto</c> library pseudo-random
- number generator.</p>
- <p>This function is not recommended for cryptographic purposes.
- Please use <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1">
- strong_rand_bytes/1</seealso> instead.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
-
- <func>
<name>rand_seed(Seed) -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Set the seed for random bytes generation</fsummary>
<type>