diff --git a/extra/channels/remote/remote.factor b/extra/channels/remote/remote.factor
index 2d8d003b8d..c9cfc83d27 100755
--- a/extra/channels/remote/remote.factor
+++ b/extra/channels/remote/remote.factor
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IN: channels.remote
 PRIVATE>
 
 : publish ( channel -- id )
-    random-256 dup >r remote-channels set-at r> ;
+    256 random-bits dup >r remote-channels set-at r> ;
 
 : get-channel ( id -- channel )
     remote-channels at ;
diff --git a/extra/concurrency/messaging/messaging.factor b/extra/concurrency/messaging/messaging.factor
index cfa2aea30d..e566a83fdf 100755
--- a/extra/concurrency/messaging/messaging.factor
+++ b/extra/concurrency/messaging/messaging.factor
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ M: thread send ( message thread -- )
 TUPLE: synchronous data sender tag ;
 
 : <synchronous> ( data -- sync )
-    self random-256 synchronous construct-boa ;
+    self 256 random-bits synchronous construct-boa ;
 
 TUPLE: reply data tag ;
 
diff --git a/extra/http/server/auth/providers/providers.factor b/extra/http/server/auth/providers/providers.factor
index d51679016e..cdad4815a6 100755
--- a/extra/http/server/auth/providers/providers.factor
+++ b/extra/http/server/auth/providers/providers.factor
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GENERIC: new-user ( user provider -- user/f )
             user email>> length 0 > [
                 user email>> email = [
                     user
-                    random-256 >hex >>ticket
+                    256 random-bits >hex >>ticket
                     dup provider update-user
                 ] [ f ] if
             ] [ f ] if