diff --git a/src/math/Math.js b/src/math/Math.js
index 73de112c478d7c5355762a5ebb0737648b2ab629..f31bba39c46b13daeafe5d5d1bf7e282d5b853f7 100644
--- a/src/math/Math.js
+++ b/src/math/Math.js
@@ -89,12 +89,10 @@ THREE.Math = {
 
 	},
 
-	// Random float from <0, 1> with 16 bits of randomness
-	// (standard Math.random() creates repetitive patterns when applied over larger space)
-
 	random16: function () {
 
-		return ( 65280 * Math.random() + 255 * Math.random() ) / 65535;
+		console.warn( 'THREE.Math.random16() has been deprecated. Use Math.random() instead.' );
+		return Math.random();
 
 	},