diff --git a/ext/gd/gd.c b/ext/gd/gd.c
index bbe159f4d60..10e52702952 100644
--- a/ext/gd/gd.c
+++ b/ext/gd/gd.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "ext/standard/info.h"
 #include "php_open_temporary_file.h"
 #include "php_memory_streams.h"
+#include "zend_attributes.h"
 #include "zend_object_handlers.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_WAIT_H
diff --git a/ext/gd/gd.stub.php b/ext/gd/gd.stub.php
index d63c5ea7725..277dd7afeba 100644
--- a/ext/gd/gd.stub.php
+++ b/ext/gd/gd.stub.php
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ function imagegd2(GdImage $image, ?string $file = null, int $chunk_size = 128, i
 /** @param resource|string|null $file */
 function imagebmp(GdImage $image, $file = null, bool $compressed = true): bool {}
 
+#[\Deprecated(since: '8.5', message: "as it has no effect since PHP 8.0")]
 function imagedestroy(GdImage $image): true {}
 
 function imagecolorallocate(GdImage $image, int $red, int $green, int $blue): int|false {}
diff --git a/ext/gd/gd_arginfo.h b/ext/gd/gd_arginfo.h
index d46c9f06f6e..3332fb70bbc 100644
--- a/ext/gd/gd_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/gd/gd_arginfo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* This is a generated file, edit the .stub.php file instead.
- * Stub hash: 3db75a07cd5dfda50f239bc8c3992cd6d1e7afcb */
+ * Stub hash: bbf4c8d4a3ee5712120bd89f4a2ecc516ea65ff1 */
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_gd_info, 0, 0, IS_ARRAY, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static const zend_function_entry ext_functions[] = {
 	ZEND_FE(imagegd, arginfo_imagegd)
 	ZEND_FE(imagegd2, arginfo_imagegd2)
 	ZEND_FE(imagebmp, arginfo_imagebmp)
-	ZEND_FE(imagedestroy, arginfo_imagedestroy)
+	ZEND_RAW_FENTRY("imagedestroy", zif_imagedestroy, arginfo_imagedestroy, ZEND_ACC_DEPRECATED, NULL, NULL)
 	ZEND_FE(imagecolorallocate, arginfo_imagecolorallocate)
 	ZEND_FE(imagepalettecopy, arginfo_imagepalettecopy)
 	ZEND_FE(imagecolorat, arginfo_imagecolorat)
@@ -923,6 +923,14 @@ static void register_gd_symbols(int module_number)
 	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("PNG_FILTER_PAETH", 0x80, CONST_PERSISTENT);
 	REGISTER_LONG_CONSTANT("PNG_ALL_FILTERS", 0x8 | 0x10 | 0x20 | 0x40 | 0x80, CONST_PERSISTENT);
 #endif
+
+
+	zend_attribute *attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0 = zend_add_function_attribute(zend_hash_str_find_ptr(CG(function_table), "imagedestroy", sizeof("imagedestroy") - 1), ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_DEPRECATED_CAPITALIZED), 2);
+	ZVAL_STR(&attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0->args[0].value, ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_8_DOT_5));
+	attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0->args[0].name = ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_SINCE);
+	zend_string *attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0_arg1_str = zend_string_init("as it has no effect since PHP 8.0", strlen("as it has no effect since PHP 8.0"), 1);
+	ZVAL_STR(&attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0->args[1].value, attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0_arg1_str);
+	attribute_Deprecated_func_imagedestroy_0->args[1].name = ZSTR_KNOWN(ZEND_STR_MESSAGE);
 }
 
 static zend_class_entry *register_class_GdImage(void)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug19366.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug19366.phpt
index 7fae0be5d7e..93288dc96ad 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug19366.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug19366.phpt
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ echo "Alive: Send to browser\n";
 //Header("Content-type: image/PNG");
 //ImagePNG($ImHandle);
 
-echo "Alive: Free resources\n";
-imagedestroy($ImHandle);
 echo "Alive: Done\n";
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
@@ -46,5 +44,4 @@ Alive: Define colors
 Alive: Draw
 Alive: ImageString
 Alive: Send to browser
-Alive: Free resources
 Alive: Done
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug28147.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug28147.phpt
index 90314b15322..0578f659bd9 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug28147.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug28147.phpt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ imagefilledrectangle($im,0,0,299,299,$w);
 imageantialias($im,true);
 imageline($im, 299, 299, 0, 299, $red);
 
-imagedestroy($im);
-
 echo "Alive\n";
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug36697-mb.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug36697-mb.phpt
index 0a661012bcb..f061076da72 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug36697-mb.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug36697-mb.phpt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ imagecolortransparent($im, $trans_color);
 imagefilledrectangle($im, 0,0, 192,36, $trans_color);
 $c = imagecolorat($im, 191,35);
 imagegif($im, $dest);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 $im = imagecreatefromgif($dest);
 $c = imagecolorat($im, 191, 35);
 $colors = imagecolorsforindex($im, $c);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug36697.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug36697.phpt
index ae6cc5bc64d..838750ccf25 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug36697.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug36697.phpt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ imagecolortransparent($im, $trans_color);
 imagefilledrectangle($im, 0,0, 192,36, $trans_color);
 $c = imagecolorat($im, 191,35);
 imagegif($im, $dest);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 $im = imagecreatefromgif($dest);
 $c = imagecolorat($im, 191, 35);
 $colors = imagecolorsforindex($im, $c);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug38179.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug38179.phpt
index 17e9ed28406..1dee6687677 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug38179.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug38179.phpt
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ imagecopy($dst_tc, $src, 0,0, 0,0, imagesx($src), imagesy($src));
 
 $p1 = imagecolorat($dst_tc, 3,3);
 printf("%X\n", $p1);
-
-imagedestroy($src); imagedestroy($dst_tc);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 46FF0000
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug42434.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug42434.phpt
index d7cca5ab6b3..ddc6c8000d6 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug42434.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug42434.phpt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ if (imagecolorat($im, 9, 0) == 0x000000) {
 } else {
     echo 'Bugged';
 }
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 DONE
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug43121.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug43121.phpt
index 21550a03c88..81eb564a5e6 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug43121.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug43121.phpt
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ $im_tile = ImageCreateFromGif(__DIR__ . "/bug43121.gif" );
 ImageSetTile( $im, $im_tile );
 ImageFill( $im, 0, 0, IMG_COLOR_TILED );
 
-ImageDestroy( $im );
-
 print "OK";
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug43828.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug43828.phpt
index 8bc3f9bbcaf..fd6620666f8 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug43828.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug43828.phpt
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ imagefilledarc($im, 49, 49, 99,99, 0 , 360, $color, IMG_ARC_PIE);
 
 include_once __DIR__ . '/func.inc';
 test_image_equals_file(__DIR__ . '/bug43828.png', $im);
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 The images are equal.
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug45799.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug45799.phpt
index f7124ce5b97..dc20efdbb94 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug45799.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug45799.phpt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ if (!(imagetypes() & IMG_PNG)) {
 <?php
 $img = imagecreate(500,500);
 imagepng($img);
-imagedestroy($img);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
 Warning: imagepng(): gd-png error: no colors in palette%win %s on line %d
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug50194.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug50194.phpt
index 33d2400c46e..860ac3d5053 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug50194.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug50194.phpt
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ if (isset($matches[1]) && $matches[1] > 2000) {
 } else {
     echo "The images are similar.\n";
 }
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 The images are similar.
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug61221.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug61221.phpt
index 97a90db045b..fa2d89cff34 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug61221.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug61221.phpt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ imageline($img, 0, $imageh / 2, $imagew - 1, $imageh / 2, $redsolid);
 imagegammacorrect($img, 1, 1);
 $color = imagecolorat($img, 0, 0);
 var_dump($color === $blacktransparent);
-imagedestroy($img);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug65148.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug65148.phpt
index 4dfa13ccaa9..0d71655aad1 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug65148.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug65148.phpt
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ foreach ($interpolations as $name => $interpolation) {
   $t = imagecolorallocatealpha($img, 0, 0, 0, 127);
   $imgr = imagerotate($img, -5, $t);
   $results[$name] = array('x' => imagesx($imgr), 'y' => imagesy($imgr));
-  imagedestroy($imgr);
 }
 
-imagedestroy($img);
 print_r($results);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug67325.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug67325.phpt
index b1e84242a4a..fe5602567f8 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug67325.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug67325.phpt
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < 256; $i++) {
     }
 }
 var_dump($white);
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 int(0)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug67447.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug67447.phpt
index e78e272ff2e..f8e4d20c794 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug67447.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug67447.phpt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ $red = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 0, 0);
 imagefill($image, 0, 0, $red);
 $cropped = imagecrop($image, ['x' => 0, 'y' => 0, 'width' => 250, 'height' => 250]);
 var_dump(imagecolorat($cropped, 249, 249) === $red);
-imagedestroy($image);
-imagedestroy($cropped);
 
 // palette
 $image = imagecreate(500, 500);
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ $red = imagecolorallocate($image, 255, 0, 0);
 imagefill($image, 0, 0, $red);
 $cropped = imagecrop($image, ['x' => 0, 'y' => 0, 'width' => 250, 'height' => 250]);
 var_dump(imagecolorsforindex($cropped, imagecolorat($cropped, 249, 249)));
-imagedestroy($image);
-imagedestroy($cropped);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug69024.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug69024.phpt
index da80a5b609a..d6eaa40a31f 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug69024.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug69024.phpt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ gd
 <?php
 $im = imagecreate(256, 256);
 imagescale($im, 32, 32, IMG_BICUBIC);
-imagedestroy($im);
 echo "done\n";
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug70102.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug70102.phpt
index bfdcbd377a3..63a81f7cc46 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug70102.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug70102.phpt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ $white = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 255, 255);
 var_dump($white & 0xffffff);
 imagefilledrectangle($im, 0, 0, 7, 7, $white);
 imagewebp($im, $filename);
-imagedestroy($im);
 
 $im = imagecreatefromwebp($filename);
 $color = imagecolorat($im, 4, 4);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug72339.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug72339.phpt
index 561a1b347b5..c6c30c50207 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug72339.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug72339.phpt
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ fclose($fh);
 
 $im = imagecreatefromgd2($fname);
 
-if ($im) {
-    imagedestroy($im);
-}
 unlink($fname);
 
 ?>
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug72709.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug72709.phpt
index b0b4aa77bdf..bc20d1bf58b 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug72709.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug72709.phpt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ catch (\Error $ex) {
 }
 
 imagesetpixel($im, 0, 0, IMG_COLOR_STYLED);
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 ====DONE====
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_auto.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_auto.phpt
index 9df67d7f2ff..5153ec4870a 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_auto.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_auto.phpt
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ for ($y = 0; $y < 8; $y++) {
             if ($color !== 0x000000) {
                 printf("Pixel at %d, %d: unexpected color (%d)\n", $x, $y, $color);
             }
-            imagedestroy($cropped);
         }
-        imagedestroy($orig);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_threshold.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_threshold.phpt
index e164286afca..662ebbe75c0 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_threshold.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug77198_threshold.phpt
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ for ($y = 0; $y < 8; $y++) {
             if ($color !== 0x000000) {
                 printf("Pixel at %d, %d: unexpected color (%d)\n", $x, $y, $color);
             }
-            imagedestroy($cropped);
         }
-        imagedestroy($orig);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/colorat.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/colorat.phpt
index d0e62aca910..82d6d56b5c7 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/colorat.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/colorat.phpt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ echo 'test colorat truecolor: ';
 $c = imagecolorat($im, 3,3);
 echo $c == 0x0 ? 'ok' : 'failed';
 echo "\n";
-imagedestroy($im);
 
 $im = imagecreate(6,6);
 $c1 = imagecolorallocate($im, 255,255,255);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/colorclosest.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/colorclosest.phpt
index 2633b24017d..8cfcbdcdea4 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/colorclosest.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/colorclosest.phpt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gd
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorclosest($im, 255,0,255);
 printf("%X\n", $c);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorclosest($im, 255,0,255);
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ try {
 } catch (ValueError $exception) {
     echo $exception->getMessage() . "\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 0, 255);
 $c = imagecolorclosest($im, 255,0,255);
 print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 for ($i=0; $i<255; $i++) imagecolorresolve($im, $i,0,0);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorclosestalpha($im, 255,0,255,100);
 printf("%X\n", $c);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorclosestalpha($im, 255,0,255,100);
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ try {
 } catch (ValueError $exception) {
     echo $exception->getMessage() . "\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 imagecolorallocatealpha($im, 255, 0, 255, 1);
 $c = imagecolorclosestalpha($im, 255,0,255,1);
 print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 for ($i=0; $i<255; $i++) imagecolorresolvealpha($im, $i,0,0,1);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/colorexact.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/colorexact.phpt
index 361701c77d3..c28ad54d501 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/colorexact.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/colorexact.phpt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $c2 = imagecolorexactalpha($im, 255,0,255, 100);
 printf("%X\n", $c);
 printf("%X\n", $c2);
 
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorallocate($im, 255,0,255);
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ echo imagecolorexactalpha($im, 255,200,0,100) . "\n";
 
 // unallocated index
 echo imagecolorexact($im, 12,12,12) . "\n";
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 FF00FF
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/colormatch.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/colormatch.phpt
index 65b690ecd01..fe22784c994 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/colormatch.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/colormatch.phpt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ try {
 }
 
 echo "ok\n";
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 imagecolormatch(): Argument #2 ($image2) must have at least one color
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/colorresolve.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/colorresolve.phpt
index 08daa4bb5f0..595018e73dc 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/colorresolve.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/colorresolve.phpt
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ gd
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorresolve($im, 255,0,255);
 printf("%X\n", $c);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorresolve($im, 255,0,255);
 print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 for ($i=0; $i<255; $i++) imagecolorresolve($im, $i,0,0);
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorresolvealpha($im, 255,0,255, 100);
 printf("%X\n", $c);
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 $c = imagecolorresolvealpha($im, 255,0,255,100);
 print_r(imagecolorsforindex($im, $c));
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreate(5,5);
 for ($i=0; $i<255; $i++) imagecolorresolvealpha($im, $i,0,0,1);
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/copy.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/copy.phpt
index 5f099090e66..dc0b5ca1293 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/copy.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/copy.phpt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ if ($p1 && $p2 && $p3) {
     echo "TC/TC: ok\n";
 }
 
-imagedestroy($src_tc); imagedestroy($dst_tc);
+$src_tc = null;
+$dst_tc = null;
 
 
 $src_tc = imagecreatetruecolor(5,5);
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ $p3 = $c3['red'] == 0x00 && $c3['blue']==0x00 && $c3['green']==0xff;
 if ($p1 && $p2 && $p3) {
     echo "TC/P: ok\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($src_tc); imagedestroy($dst_tc);
+$src_tc = null;
+$dst_tc = null;
 
 
 
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/dashedlines.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/dashedlines.phpt
index 11b2e83fad4..552b2bfc297 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/dashedlines.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/dashedlines.phpt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $p5 = imagecolorat($im, 5,5) == $b;
 if ($p1 && $p2 && $p3 && $p4 && $p5) {
     echo "Horizontal: ok\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(6,6);
 imagefill($im, 0,0, 0xffffff);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $p6 = imagecolorat($im, 2,5) == $b;
 if ($p1 && $p2 && $p3 && $p4 && $p5 && $p6) {
     echo "Vertical: ok\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
+$im = null;
 
 
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(6,6);
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ $p6 = imagecolorat($im, 5,5) == $b;
 if ($p1 && $p2 && $p3 && $p4 && $p5 && $p6) {
     echo "Diagonal: ok\n";
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
-
-
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 Horizontal: ok
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorclosesthwb_basic_001.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorclosesthwb_basic_001.phpt
index c450ee6f4e4..31982cc64de 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorclosesthwb_basic_001.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorclosesthwb_basic_001.phpt
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ gd
     var_dump(imagecolorclosesthwb($image, 0, 24, 200)); // 0
     var_dump(imagecolorclosesthwb($image, 116, 120, 115)); // 1
     var_dump(imagecolorclosesthwb($image, 50, 0, 90)); // 0
-
-    imagedestroy($image);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 int(0)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorset_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorset_basic.phpt
index 7677b85948a..006202007fa 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorset_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorset_basic.phpt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ imagecolorset($im, $bg, 0, 0, 255);
 imagepalettetotruecolor($im);
 include_once __DIR__ . '/func.inc';
 test_image_equals_file(__DIR__ . '/imagecolorset_basic.png', $im);
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 The images are equal.
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorstotal_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorstotal_basic.phpt
index 8f90b05e235..b95275cd324 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorstotal_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolorstotal_basic.phpt
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ $gif = __DIR__."/php.gif";
 $im = imagecreatefromgif($gif);
 
 echo 'Total colors in image: ' . imagecolorstotal($im);
-
-// Free image
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 *** Testing imagecolorstotal() : basic functionality ***
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolourstotal_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolourstotal_basic.phpt
index 0c9fd763247..f66a6842485 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecolourstotal_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecolourstotal_basic.phpt
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@ var_dump( imagecolorstotal( $img ));
 $bg = imagecolorallocate( $img, 255, 0, 0 );
 $bg = imagecolorallocate( $img, 0, 0, 255 );
 var_dump( imagecolorstotal( $img ));
-imagedestroy( $img );
+$img = null;
 
 // Truecolor image
 $img = imagecreatetruecolor( 50, 50 );
 var_dump( imagecolorstotal( $img ) );
 $bg = imagecolorallocate( $img, 255, 255, 255 );
 var_dump( imagecolorstotal( $img ) );
-imagedestroy( $img );
-
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 *** Testing imagecolorstotal() : basic functionality ***
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_basic.phpt
index 9fb1178e540..3f2f7352723 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_basic.phpt
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ imagepng($image_sml, $dest_sml);
 
 list($width, $height) = getimagesize($dest_sml);
 echo "Size of copy: width=". $width . " height=" . $height . "\n";
-
-imagedestroy($image_lge);
-imagedestroy($image_sml);
-
-
 echo "Done\n";
 ?>
 --CLEAN--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_variation1.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_variation1.phpt
index 20734476556..6c3fd021a1a 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_variation1.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagecopyresampled_variation1.phpt
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ if (!($alpha >= EXP_ALPHA - 1 && $alpha <= EXP_ALPHA + 1)) {
     printf("alpha: expected roughly %d, got %d\n", EXP_ALPHA, $alpha);
 }
 
-imagedestroy($copy);
-imagedestroy($im);
-
 echo 'DONE';
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagedashedline_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagedashedline_basic.phpt
index d9ca69ad5f0..f676abd921d 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagedashedline_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagedashedline_basic.phpt
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ $color1 = imagecolorsforindex($image, $col1);
 $color2 = imagecolorsforindex($image, $col2);
 var_dump($color1, $color2);
 
-imagedestroy($image);
 echo "Done\n";
 ?>
 --CLEAN--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagedestroy_deprecated.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagedestroy_deprecated.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37c39fbfe27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagedestroy_deprecated.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--TEST--
+imagedestroy() deprecation message
+--EXTENSIONS--
+gd
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$img = imagecreate(5,5);
+imagedestroy($img);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Deprecated: Function imagedestroy() is deprecated since 8.5, as it has no effect since PHP 8.0 in %s on line %d
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagefill_1.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagefill_1.phpt
index d8631f73cc4..113c1c98438 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagefill_1.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagefill_1.phpt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ $green = imagecolorallocate($im, 0,255,0);
 print_r(imagecolorat($im, 0,0));
 imagefill($im, 0,0,$white + 3);
 print_r(imagecolorat($im, 0,0));
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 00
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledpolygon_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledpolygon_basic.phpt
index bbb8f9c2eb0..3681d96c6e7 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledpolygon_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagefilledpolygon_basic.phpt
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ $color2 = imagecolorsforindex($image_in, $col2);
 $color3 = imagecolorsforindex($image_in, $col3);
 var_dump($color1, $color2, $color3);
 
-imagedestroy($image);
-imagedestroy($image_in);
-
 echo "Done\n";
 ?>
 --CLEAN--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagefttext.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagefttext.phpt
index a60c4d8afba..83243a78e52 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagefttext.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagefttext.phpt
@@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ gd
 
     $im = imagecreate(256, 256);
     var_dump(testrun($im, $fontfile_8859));
-    imagedestroy($im);
+    $im = null;
 
     $im = imagecreatetruecolor(256, 256);
     var_dump(testrun($im, $fontfile_8859));
-    imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagepalettetotruecolor_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagepalettetotruecolor_basic.phpt
index e4e4ee89ca1..d886227a15e 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagepalettetotruecolor_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagepalettetotruecolor_basic.phpt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var_dump($im instanceof GdImage);
 var_dump(imageistruecolor($im));
 var_dump(imagepalettetotruecolor($im));
 var_dump(imageistruecolor($im));
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(true)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagepolygon_basic.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagepolygon_basic.phpt
index c41b0710ef4..741f34c48ab 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagepolygon_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagepolygon_basic.phpt
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ $color1 = imagecolorsforindex($image, $col1);
 $color2 = imagecolorsforindex($image, $col2);
 var_dump($color1, $color2);
 
-imagedestroy($image);
-
 echo "Done\n";
 ?>
 --CLEAN--
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagerotate_overflow.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagerotate_overflow.phpt
index a7be335ca92..590f4d7152c 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagerotate_overflow.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagerotate_overflow.phpt
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ $tmp = imagerotate ($im, 5, -9999999);
 
 var_dump($tmp);
 
-if ($tmp) {
-        imagedestroy($tmp);
-}
-
-if ($im) {
-        imagedestroy($im);
-}
-
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 bool(false)
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/imagettftext_charmap_order.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/imagettftext_charmap_order.phpt
index 32d5c9d0d7e..6fe5353e9fc 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/imagettftext_charmap_order.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/imagettftext_charmap_order.phpt
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ if ($black_pixels >= 10) {
 } else {
   printf("FAIL %d black pixels\n", $black_pixels);
 }
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
 SUCCESS %d black pixels
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/libgd00100.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/libgd00100.phpt
index 80e24d0ba20..8f9955640b3 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/libgd00100.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/libgd00100.phpt
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ imagefilledpolygon($im, $points, $black);
 
 include_once __DIR__ . '/func.inc';
 test_image_equals_file(__DIR__ . '/libgd00100.png', $im);
-
-imagedestroy($im);
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
 The images are equal.
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/libgd00186.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/libgd00186.phpt
index fb9e2985ced..142f1637b2b 100644
--- a/ext/gd/tests/libgd00186.phpt
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/libgd00186.phpt
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if ($arr['blue'] == 2) {
 } else {
   $r = "Failed";
 }
-imagedestroy($tile);
-imagedestroy($im);
 echo $r;
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/image/bug70096.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/image/bug70096.phpt
index 53ceddea06a..757287d5aed 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/image/bug70096.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/image/bug70096.phpt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ if (!function_exists('imagejpeg')) die('skip imagejpeg not available');
 $filename = __DIR__ . '/bug70096.jpg';
 $im = imagecreatetruecolor(10, 10);
 imagejpeg($im, $filename);
-imagedestroy($im);
 $data = "\x1C\x02x\x00\x0ATest image"
     . "\x1C\x02t\x00\x22Copyright 2008-2009, The PHP Group";
 $content1 = iptcembed($data, $filename);