diff --git a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
index 88df8f6edb2f5..028779705a736 100644
--- a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
+++ b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ PHP 8.6 INTERNALS UPGRADE NOTES
     __callStatic zend_function* instead of a CE and a boolean argument.
   . The zend_set_hash_symbol() API has been removed.
   . Added zend_hash_str_lookup().
+  . The WRONG_PARAM_COUNT and ZEND_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT() macros have been
+    removed. Call zend_wrong_param_count(); followed by RETURN_THROWS();
+    instead.
 
 ========================
 2. Build system changes
diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.h b/Zend/zend_API.h
index e6d5a024cf61b..1bb47a2e8703d 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.h
@@ -523,9 +523,7 @@ ZEND_API const char *zend_get_type_by_const(int type);
 #define getThis()							(hasThis() ? ZEND_THIS : NULL)
 #define ZEND_IS_METHOD_CALL()				(EX(func)->common.scope != NULL)
 
-#define WRONG_PARAM_COUNT					ZEND_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT()
 #define ZEND_NUM_ARGS()						EX_NUM_ARGS()
-#define ZEND_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT()					{ zend_wrong_param_count(); return; }
 
 #ifndef ZEND_WIN32
 #define DLEXPORT
diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.c b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
index 366903b2c2ab1..e9acd18990664 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.c
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_connect)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ORALDAP
 	if (ZEND_NUM_ARGS() == 3 || ZEND_NUM_ARGS() == 4) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+		zend_wrong_param_count();
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "|s!lssl", &host, &hostlen, &port, &wallet, &walletlen, &walletpasswd, &walletpasswdlen, &authmode) != SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
index c67a6ec4b2824..5ef7540f822d1 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(SplFileObject, fscanf)
 	int result = php_sscanf_internal(ZSTR_VAL(intern->u.file.current_line), ZSTR_VAL(format_str), (int)num_varargs, varargs, 0, return_value);
 
 	if (SCAN_ERROR_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT == result) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+		zend_wrong_param_count();
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 }
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/ext/standard/file.c b/ext/standard/file.c
index ab6ed4fbadd2d..fdeabd1872d20 100644
--- a/ext/standard/file.c
+++ b/ext/standard/file.c
@@ -961,7 +961,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(fscanf)
 	efree(buf);
 
 	if (SCAN_ERROR_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT == result) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+		zend_wrong_param_count();
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 }
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/ext/standard/string.c b/ext/standard/string.c
index ddf4221bf6edb..029c7a29bb478 100644
--- a/ext/standard/string.c
+++ b/ext/standard/string.c
@@ -5873,7 +5873,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(sscanf)
 	result = php_sscanf_internal(str, format, num_args, args, 0, return_value);
 
 	if (SCAN_ERROR_WRONG_PARAM_COUNT == result) {
-		WRONG_PARAM_COUNT;
+		zend_wrong_param_count();
+		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 }
 /* }}} */