diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d341e99b0e92bbc139e5ab86d7c850af17fc8b23..52e0b10892499a6dc4c9e3517e00638acaa2c219 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ The `libfortran-support` library includes some general Fortran supporting module
- `mo_io_units`: io unit definitions
- `mo_namelist`: open/close namelist files
- `mo_octree`: octree data structure and operations
-- `mo_random_number_generators`: generators for pseudo random numbers (should be moved to math-support once available)
- `mo_simple_dump`: array value dumping
- `mo_util_backtrace`: function backtrace
- `mo_util_file`: file operations
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 18d805455b17878bbd4fccf5e0e5f4ef4d6061ab..fc3c7d64c4c88f0a46867e8ed20a2d9127c8f0bf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ add_library(
mo_io_units.F90
mo_namelist.F90
mo_octree.F90
- mo_random_number_generators.F90
mo_simple_dump.F90
mo_util_backtrace.F90
mo_util_file.F90
diff --git a/src/mo_random_number_generators.F90 b/src/mo_random_number_generators.F90
deleted file mode 100644
index e77e04acbde284a696883202b50a4af8d9df76e0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/mo_random_number_generators.F90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-! ICON
-!
-! ---------------------------------------------------------------
-! Copyright (C) 2004-2024, DWD, MPI-M, DKRZ, KIT, ETH, MeteoSwiss
-! Contact information: icon-model.org
-!
-! See AUTHORS.TXT for a list of authors
-! See LICENSES/ for license information
-! SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-! ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-MODULE mo_random_number_generators
-
- USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV, ONLY: wp => real64
- USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV, ONLY: int32, int64, real64
-
- IMPLICIT NONE
- PRIVATE
-
- PUBLIC :: random_normal_values, clip, initialize_random_number_generator, generate_uniform_random_number
-
- INTERFACE generate_uniform_random_number
- MODULE PROCEDURE generate_uniform_random_number_wp
- END INTERFACE generate_uniform_random_number
-
- INTERFACE random_normal_values
- MODULE PROCEDURE random_normal_values_wp
- END INTERFACE random_normal_values
-
- INTERFACE clip
- MODULE PROCEDURE clip_wp
- END INTERFACE clip
-
- ! integer parameters for using revised minstd parameters as in
- ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehmer_random_number_generator#Parameters_in_common_use
- INTEGER(KIND=int64), PARAMETER :: minstd_A0 = 16807
- INTEGER(KIND=int64), PARAMETER :: minstd_A = 48271
-
- INTEGER(KIND=int64), PARAMETER :: minstd_M = 2147483647
- REAL(KIND=real64), PARAMETER :: minstd_Scale = 1.0_real64/REAL(minstd_M, real64)
-
-CONTAINS
-
- ! initializes Lehmer random number generator
- PURE FUNCTION initialize_random_number_generator(iseed, jseed) RESULT(minstd_state)
-
- INTEGER(KIND=int32), INTENT(IN) :: iseed
- INTEGER(KIND=int32), INTENT(IN) :: jseed
-
- INTEGER(KIND=int32) :: minstd_state
-
- ! doing kind of an xorshift32 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift
- minstd_state = iseed
- minstd_state = IEOR(minstd_state, jseed*2**13)
- minstd_state = IEOR(minstd_state, jseed/2**17)
- minstd_state = IEOR(minstd_state, jseed*2**5)
-
- minstd_state = MOD(minstd_A0*minstd_state, minstd_M)
-
- minstd_state = MOD(minstd_A*minstd_state, minstd_M)
-
- END FUNCTION initialize_random_number_generator
-
- ! generated Lehmer random number generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehmer_random_number_generator
- FUNCTION generate_uniform_random_number_wp(minstd_state) RESULT(random_number)
-
- INTEGER(KIND=int32), INTENT(INOUT) :: minstd_state
- REAL(KIND=real64) :: random_number
-
- minstd_state = MOD(minstd_A*minstd_state, minstd_M)
-
- random_number = ABS(minstd_Scale*minstd_state)
-
- END FUNCTION generate_uniform_random_number_wp
-
- SUBROUTINE clip_wp(values_range, values)
-
- ! Subroutine arguments (in/out/inout)
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: values_range ! allowed range of random numbers
- REAL(wp), DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT) :: values ! array of value to be filled with random numbers
-
- ! Limit random number range
- WHERE (values(:) > values_range)
- values(:) = values_range
- ELSEWHERE(values(:) < -values_range)
- values(:) = -values_range
- END WHERE
-
- END SUBROUTINE clip_wp
-
- SUBROUTINE random_normal_values_wp(seed, values_range, values, mean, stdv)
-
- ! Subroutine arguments (in/out/inout)
- INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: seed ! seed to be used
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: values_range ! allowed range of random numbers
- REAL(wp), DIMENSION(:), INTENT(INOUT) :: values ! array of value to be filled with random numbers
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL :: mean
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL :: stdv
-
- REAL(wp), PARAMETER :: pi = 3.141592653589793238_wp ! replace with math constants from math-support once available
-
- ! Local variables
- INTEGER(KIND=int32) :: i, rng_state, n
- REAL(KIND=wp) :: u1, u2, z0, z1, magnitude, theta, mu, sigma
-
- IF (PRESENT(mean)) THEN
- mu = mean
- ELSE
- mu = 0.0_wp
- END IF
-
- IF (PRESENT(stdv)) THEN
- sigma = stdv
- ELSE
- sigma = 1.0_wp
- END IF
-
- n = SIZE(values)
-
- ! -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ! Initialize a random number generator, by using the MINSTD linear
- ! congruential generator (LCG). "nmaxstreams" indicates that random
- ! numbers will be requested in blocks of this length. The generator
- ! is seeded with "seed".
- !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- DO i = 1, n/2 + 1
- rng_state = initialize_random_number_generator(seed, i)
-
- u1 = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
- DO WHILE (u1 <= EPSILON(0.0_wp))
- u1 = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
- END DO
-
- u2 = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
-
- ! using the Box-Muller transform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box%E2%80%93Muller_transform
- magnitude = sigma*SQRT(-2.0_wp*LOG(u1));
- theta = 2.0_wp*pi*u2
-
- z0 = magnitude*COS(theta) + mu;
- z1 = magnitude*SIN(theta) + mu;
- values(2*i - 1) = z0
- IF (2*i <= n) values(2*i) = z1
-
- END DO
-
- CALL clip(values_range, values)
-
- END SUBROUTINE random_normal_values_wp
-
-END MODULE mo_random_number_generators
diff --git a/test/fortran/helpers.f90 b/test/fortran/helpers.f90
index 602f26231fe7a776694d1c84a6f26f88e4a58a29..6c260baa2fdab096591be214f3407fcafa26ea99 100644
--- a/test/fortran/helpers.f90
+++ b/test/fortran/helpers.f90
@@ -53,56 +53,4 @@ CONTAINS
END SUBROUTINE open_logfile
- FUNCTION calculate_mean_wp(array) RESULT(mean)
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: array(:)
- REAL(wp) :: mean
- INTEGER :: i, n
-
- mean = 0.0_wp
- variance = 0.0_wp
-
- n = SIZE(array)
-
- DO i = 1, SIZE(array)
- mean = mean + array(i)
- END DO
- mean = mean/n
-
- END FUNCTION
-
- FUNCTION calculate_variance_wp(array) RESULT(variance)
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: array(:)
- REAL(wp) :: mean, variance
- INTEGER :: i, n
-
- mean = 0.0_wp
- variance = 0.0_wp
-
- n = SIZE(array)
- mean = calculate_mean_wp(array)
-
- DO i = 1, SIZE(array)
- variance = variance + (array(i) - mean)**2
- END DO
- variance = variance/n
-
- END FUNCTION
-
- SUBROUTINE assert_statistics(test_name, array, mean, variance, tol, max, min)
- USE FORTUTF
- CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: test_name
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: array(:)
- REAL(wp), INTENT(IN) :: mean, variance, tol, max, min
-
- CALL TAG_TEST(test_name//"__mean")
- CALL ASSERT_ALMOST_EQUAL(calculate_mean_wp(array), mean, tol)
- CALL TAG_TEST(test_name//"__variance")
- CALL ASSERT_ALMOST_EQUAL(calculate_variance_wp(array), variance, tol)
- CALL TAG_TEST(test_name//"__max")
- CALL ASSERT_LESS_THAN_EQUAL(MAXVAL(array), max)
- CALL TAG_TEST(test_name//"__min")
- CALL ASSERT_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL(MINVAL(array), min)
-
- END SUBROUTINE
-
END MODULE helpers
diff --git a/test/fortran/test_random_number_generators.f90 b/test/fortran/test_random_number_generators.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index 78f4932561920490df80d85f4390f6ad34c4e636..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/fortran/test_random_number_generators.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-! ICON
-!
-! ---------------------------------------------------------------
-! Copyright (C) 2004-2024, DWD, MPI-M, DKRZ, KIT, ETH, MeteoSwiss
-! Contact information: icon-model.org
-!
-! See AUTHORS.TXT for a list of authors
-! See LICENSES/ for license information
-! SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-! ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-MODULE TEST_mo_random_number_generators
- USE FORTUTF
- USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV, ONLY: wp => real64
- USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_FORTRAN_ENV, ONLY: int32
- USE helpers, ONLY: assert_statistics, calculate_mean_wp, calculate_variance_wp
-
-CONTAINS
- SUBROUTINE TEST_CALCULATE_STATISTICS_WP
- REAL(wp) :: array(8) = (/2.0_wp, 4.0_wp, 4.0_wp, 4.0_wp, 5.0_wp, 5.0_wp, 7.0_wp, 9.0_wp/)
- CALL TAG_TEST("TEST_calculate_mean_wp")
- CALL ASSERT_ALMOST_EQUAL(calculate_mean_wp(array), 5.0_wp)
- CALL TAG_TEST("TEST_calculate_variance_wp")
- CALL ASSERT_ALMOST_EQUAL(calculate_variance_wp(array), 4.0_wp)
- END SUBROUTINE
-
- SUBROUTINE TEST_CLIP_WP
- USE mo_random_number_generators
- REAL(wp) :: array(6) = (/4.1_wp, -4.1_wp, 2.0_wp, -2.0_wp, 1.0_wp, -1.0_wp/)
- CALL TAG_TEST("TEST_clip_wp")
- CALL clip(2.0_wp, array)
- CALL ASSERT_EQUAL(array, (/2.0_wp, -2.0_wp, 2.0_wp, -2.0_wp, 1.0_wp, -1.0_wp/))
- END SUBROUTINE
-
- SUBROUTINE TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_BASIC
- USE mo_random_number_generators
- INTEGER, PARAMETER :: n = 1e5
- INTEGER :: i
- INTEGER(int32) :: rng_state
- REAL(wp) :: array(n)
-
- rng_state = initialize_random_number_generator(11, 17)
- DO i = 1, n
- array(i) = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
- END DO
-
- CALL assert_statistics("TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_BASIC", &
- array, mean=0.5_wp, variance=(1.0_wp/12.0_wp), tol=1.0e-2_wp, max=1.0_wp, min=0.0_wp)
-
- END SUBROUTINE
-
- SUBROUTINE TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_ISEED
- USE mo_random_number_generators
- INTEGER, PARAMETER :: n = 1e5
- INTEGER :: i
- INTEGER(int32) :: rng_state
- REAL(wp) :: array(n)
-
- DO i = 1, n
- rng_state = initialize_random_number_generator(i, 11)
- array(i) = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
- END DO
-
- CALL assert_statistics("TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_ISEED", &
- array, mean=0.5_wp, variance=(1.0_wp/12.0_wp), tol=1.0e-2_wp, max=1.0_wp, min=0.0_wp)
-
- END SUBROUTINE
-
- SUBROUTINE TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_JSEED
- USE mo_random_number_generators
- INTEGER, PARAMETER :: n = 1e5
- INTEGER :: i
- INTEGER(int32) :: rng_state
- REAL(wp) :: array(n)
-
- DO i = 1, n
- rng_state = initialize_random_number_generator(11, i)
- array(i) = generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state)
- END DO
-
- CALL assert_statistics("TEST_UNIFORM_RANDOM_NUMBER_WP_JSEED", &
- array, mean=0.5_wp, variance=(1.0_wp/12.0_wp), tol=1.0e-2_wp, max=1.0_wp, min=0.0_wp)
-
- END SUBROUTINE
-
- SUBROUTINE TEST_RANDOM_NORMAL_VALUES_WP
- USE mo_random_number_generators
- INTEGER, PARAMETER :: n = 1e5 + 1
- REAL(wp) :: array(n)
- REAL(wp) :: mean = -5.0_wp
- REAL(wp) :: variance = 7.1_wp
- REAL(wp) :: value_range = 1.0e32_wp
-
- CALL random_normal_values(seed=11, values_range=value_range, values=array, mean=mean, stdv=SQRT(variance))
-
- CALL assert_statistics("TEST_RANDOM_NORMAL_VALUES_WP", &
- array, mean=mean, variance=variance, tol=1.0e-2_wp, max=value_range, min=-value_range)
-
- END SUBROUTINE
-
-END MODULE TEST_mo_random_number_generators