diff --git a/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.cpp b/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.cpp
index 97fdc0a42b..4e8cf36d5c 100644
--- a/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.cpp
+++ b/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.cpp
@@ -103,23 +103,6 @@ double Random::nextDouble() noexcept
     return static_cast <uint32> (nextInt()) / (double) 0xffffffff;
 }
 
-void Random::nextBlob (void* buffer, size_t bytes)
-{
-    int const remainder = bytes % sizeof (int64);
-
-    {
-        int64* dest = static_cast <int64*> (buffer);
-        for (int i = bytes / sizeof (int64); i > 0; --i)
-            *dest++ = nextInt64 ();
-        buffer = dest;
-    }
-
-    {
-        int64 const val = nextInt64 ();
-        memcpy (buffer, &val, remainder);
-    }
-}
-
 BigInteger Random::nextLargeNumber (const BigInteger& maximumValue)
 {
     BigInteger n;
@@ -133,6 +116,20 @@ BigInteger Random::nextLargeNumber (const BigInteger& maximumValue)
     return n;
 }
 
+void Random::fillBitsRandomly (void* const buffer, size_t bytes)
+{
+    int* d = static_cast<int*> (buffer);
+
+    for (; bytes >= sizeof (int); bytes -= sizeof (int))
+        *d++ = nextInt();
+
+    if (bytes > 0)
+    {
+        const int lastBytes = nextInt();
+        memcpy (d, &lastBytes, bytes);
+    }
+}
+
 void Random::fillBitsRandomly (BigInteger& arrayToChange, int startBit, int numBits)
 {
     arrayToChange.setBit (startBit + numBits - 1, true);  // to force the array to pre-allocate space
diff --git a/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.h b/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.h
index 1e68b1959c..26d77c8a9b 100644
--- a/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.h
+++ b/Subtrees/beast/modules/beast_core/maths/beast_Random.h
@@ -89,16 +89,15 @@ public:
     */
     bool nextBool() noexcept;
 
-    /** Fills a piece of memory with random data.
-    */
-    void nextBlob (void* buffer, size_t bytes);
-
     /** Returns a BigInteger containing a random number.
 
         @returns a random value in the range 0 to (maximumValue - 1).
     */
     BigInteger nextLargeNumber (const BigInteger& maximumValue);
 
+    /** Fills a block of memory with random values. */
+    void fillBitsRandomly (void* bufferToFill, size_t sizeInBytes);
+
     /** Sets a range of bits in a BigInteger to random values. */
     void fillBitsRandomly (BigInteger& arrayToChange, int startBit, int numBits);