diff --git a/src/helpers.php b/src/helpers.php
index 21e3342..f2a8269 100644
--- a/src/helpers.php
+++ b/src/helpers.php
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ function array_except($array, $keys)
     /**
      * Return the first element in an array passing a given truth test.
      *
+     * @deprecated A native function with the same name was introduced in PHP 8.5.
+     *             Use Illuminate\Support\Arr::first to keep functionality
+     *
      * @param  array  $array
      * @param  callable|null  $callback
      * @param  mixed  $default
@@ -83,7 +86,21 @@ function array_except($array, $keys)
      */
     function array_first($array, ?callable $callback = null, $default = null)
     {
-        return Arr::first($array, $callback, $default);
+        if (is_null($callback)) {
+            if (empty($array)) {
+                return value($default);
+            }
+
+            foreach ($array as $item) {
+                return $item;
+            }
+
+            return value($default);
+        }
+
+        $key = array_find_key($array, $callback);
+
+        return $key !== null ? $array[$key] : value($default);
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,6 +165,9 @@ function array_has($array, $keys)
     /**
      * Return the last element in an array passing a given truth test.
      *
+     * @deprecated A native function with the same name was introduced in PHP 8.5.
+     *             Use Illuminate\Support\Arr::last to keep functionality
+     *
      * @param  array  $array
      * @param  callable|null  $callback
      * @param  mixed  $default
@@ -155,7 +175,11 @@ function array_has($array, $keys)
      */
     function array_last($array, ?callable $callback = null, $default = null)
     {
-        return Arr::last($array, $callback, $default);
+        if (is_null($callback)) {
+            return empty($array) ? value($default) : end($array);
+        }
+
+        return Arr::first(array_reverse($array, true), $callback, $default);
     }
 }
 
@@ -403,13 +427,30 @@ function str_before($subject, $search)
     /**
      * Determine if a given string contains a given substring.
      *
+     * @deprecated A native function with the same name was introduced in PHP 8.0.
+     *             Use Illuminate\Support\Str::contains to keep functionality
+     *
      * @param  string  $haystack
      * @param  string|array  $needles
      * @return bool
      */
     function str_contains($haystack, $needles)
     {
-        return Str::contains($haystack, $needles);
+        if (is_null($haystack)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! is_iterable($needles)) {
+            $needles = (array) $needles;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($needles as $needle) {
+            if ($needle !== '' && strpos($haystack, $needle) !== false) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 }