diff --git a/src/N98/Util/BinaryString.php b/src/N98/Util/BinaryString.php
index b10ea40b1..7415a391f 100644
--- a/src/N98/Util/BinaryString.php
+++ b/src/N98/Util/BinaryString.php
@@ -27,9 +27,26 @@ public static function trimExplodeEmpty($delimiter, $string)
      * @param string $needle
      *
      * @return bool
+     *
+     * @deprecated use str_starts_with() instead
      */
     public static function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
     {
-        return $needle === '' || strpos($haystack, $needle) === 0;
+        trigger_error(__METHOD__ . ' is obsolete, use str_starts_with', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        return str_starts_with($haystack, $needle);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $haystack
+     * @param string $needle
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     *
+     * @deprecated use str_ends_with() instead
+     */
+    public static function endsWith($haystack, $needle)
+    {
+        trigger_error(__METHOD__ . ' is obsolete, use str_ends_with()', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+        return str_ends_with($haystack, $needle);
     }
 }