diff --git a/src/MD_STD.php b/src/MD_STD.php
index 262ad61..1f514f2 100644
--- a/src/MD_STD.php
+++ b/src/MD_STD.php
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ final class MD_STD {
 
     /**
      * Function checking if a string starts with another.
+     * DEPRECATED. Can be replaced by PHP8's str_starts_with.
      *
      * @param string $haystack String to check.
      * @param string $needle   Potential start of $haystack.
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ final class MD_STD {
 
         $output = false;
         foreach ($needles as $needle) {
-            $output = self::startsWith($haystack, $needle);
+            $output = \str_starts_with($haystack, $needle);
             if ($output == true) {
                 return $output;
             }