diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index af9927087f..a9b0960a2f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             Random,
             RandomBool,
             RandomChars,
-            RandomDecimal,
             RandomDice,
             RandomFloat,
             RandomInt,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/random/decimal.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/random/decimal.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c71dfe57f3..0000000000
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/random/decimal.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-use nu_engine::CallExt;
-use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
-use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{
-    Category, Example, PipelineData, Range, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
-};
-use rand::prelude::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct SubCommand;
-
-impl Command for SubCommand {
-    fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        "random decimal"
-    }
-
-    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("random decimal")
-            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Float)])
-            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
-            .optional("range", SyntaxShape::Range, "Range of values")
-            .category(Category::Random)
-    }
-
-    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "deprecated: Generate a random float within a range [min..max]."
-    }
-
-    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Use `random float` instead"
-    }
-
-    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec!["generate", "float"]
-    }
-
-    fn run(
-        &self,
-        engine_state: &EngineState,
-        stack: &mut Stack,
-        call: &Call,
-        _input: PipelineData,
-    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-        nu_protocol::report_error_new(
-            engine_state,
-            &ShellError::GenericError(
-                "Deprecated command".into(),
-                "`random decimal` is deprecated and will be removed in 0.86.".into(),
-                Some(call.head),
-                Some("Use `random float instead".into()),
-                vec![],
-            ),
-        );
-        decimal(engine_state, stack, call)
-    }
-
-    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
-        vec![
-            Example {
-                description: "Generate a default float value between 0 and 1",
-                example: "random decimal",
-                result: None,
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "Generate a random float less than or equal to 500",
-                example: "random decimal ..500",
-                result: None,
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "Generate a random float greater than or equal to 100000",
-                example: "random decimal 100000..",
-                result: None,
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "Generate a random float between 1.0 and 1.1",
-                example: "random decimal 1.0..1.1",
-                result: None,
-            },
-        ]
-    }
-}
-
-fn decimal(
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
-    stack: &mut Stack,
-    call: &Call,
-) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-    let span = call.head;
-    let range: Option<Range> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
-
-    let (min, max) = if let Some(r) = range {
-        if r.is_end_inclusive() {
-            (r.from.as_float()?, r.to.as_float()?)
-        } else if r.to.as_float()? >= 1.0 {
-            (r.from.as_float()?, r.to.as_float()? - 1.0)
-        } else {
-            (0.0, 0.0)
-        }
-    } else {
-        (0.0, 1.0)
-    };
-
-    match min.partial_cmp(&max) {
-        Some(Ordering::Greater) => Err(ShellError::InvalidRange {
-            left_flank: min.to_string(),
-            right_flank: max.to_string(),
-            span,
-        }),
-        Some(Ordering::Equal) => Ok(PipelineData::Value(
-            Value::float(min, Span::new(64, 64)),
-            None,
-        )),
-        _ => {
-            let mut thread_rng = thread_rng();
-            let result: f64 = thread_rng.gen_range(min..max);
-
-            Ok(PipelineData::Value(
-                Value::float(result, Span::new(64, 64)),
-                None,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_examples() {
-        use crate::test_examples;
-
-        test_examples(SubCommand {})
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
index 3a73a67e0d..59e4f46a29 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/random/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 mod bool;
 mod chars;
-mod decimal;
 mod dice;
 mod float;
 mod int;
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ mod uuid;
 
 pub use self::bool::SubCommand as RandomBool;
 pub use self::chars::SubCommand as RandomChars;
-pub use self::decimal::SubCommand as RandomDecimal;
 pub use self::dice::SubCommand as RandomDice;
 pub use self::float::SubCommand as RandomFloat;
 pub use self::int::SubCommand as RandomInt;