diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 519f37935b..9b5fdeae86 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "sdsl-lite"]
 	path = submodules/sdsl-lite
 	url = https://github.com/xxsds/sdsl-lite
-[submodule "range-v3"]
-	path = submodules/range-v3
-	url = https://github.com/seqan/range-v3
 [submodule "cereal"]
 	path = submodules/cereal
 	url = https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7592241110..0fc387f3a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ Please see the [online documentation](https://docs.seqan.de/seqan/3-master-user/
 |**compiler**       | [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org)                           | ≥ 10     | no other compiler is currently supported!   |
 |**build system**   | [CMake](https://cmake.org)                           | ≥ 3.4    | optional, but recommended                   |
 |**required libs**  | [SDSL](https://github.com/xxsds/sdsl-lite)           | ≥ 3      |                                             |
-|                   | [Range-V3](https://github.com/ericniebler/range-v3)  | ≥ 0.11.0 |                                             |
 |**optional libs**  | [cereal](https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal)          | ≥ 1.2.3  | required for serialisation and CTD support  |
 |                   | [zlib](https://github.com/madler/zlib)               | ≥ 1.2    | required for `*.gz` and `.bam` file support |
 |                   | [bzip2](https://www.sourceware.org/bzip2)            | ≥ 1.0    | required for `*.bz2` file support           |
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ Quick-Setup without CMake:
 g++-11 -O3 -DNDEBUG -Wall -Wextra                               \
     -std=c++20                                                  \
     -I       /path/to/seqan3/include                            \
-    -isystem /path/to/seqan3/submodules/range-v3/include        \
     -isystem /path/to/seqan3/submodules/sdsl-lite/include       \
     -isystem /path/to/seqan3/submodules/cereal/include          \
     -DSEQAN3_HAS_ZLIB=1 -DSEQAN3_HAS_BZIP2=1                    \
diff --git a/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake b/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
index 0a48857dba..6a98c2af92 100644
--- a/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
+++ b/build_system/seqan3-config.cmake
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 # SeqAn requires the following libraries:
 #
 #   SDSL      -- the succinct data structure library
-#   Range-V3  -- Ranges Library by Eric Niebler
 #
 # SeqAn has the following optional dependencies:
 #
@@ -309,18 +308,9 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Require Ranges and SDSL
+# Require SDSL
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-check_include_file_cxx (range/v3/version.hpp _SEQAN3_HAVE_RANGEV3)
-
-if (_SEQAN3_HAVE_RANGEV3)
-    seqan3_config_print ("Required dependency:        Range-V3 found.")
-else ()
-    seqan3_config_error (
-        "The range-v3 library is required, but wasn't found. Get it from https://github.com/ericniebler/range-v3/")
-endif ()
-
 check_include_file_cxx (sdsl/version.hpp _SEQAN3_HAVE_SDSL)
 
 if (_SEQAN3_HAVE_SDSL)
diff --git a/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_iterator.cpp b/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_iterator.cpp
index 1aec8940d4..bb120d6a84 100644
--- a/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_iterator.cpp
+++ b/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_iterator.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //![start]
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/all.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_view.cpp b/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_view.cpp
index ead4db7597..ea3992e525 100644
--- a/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_view.cpp
+++ b/doc/howto/write_a_view/solution_view.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //![iterator]
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/all.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise1.cpp b/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise1.cpp
index f283efb517..b15a29e38b 100644
--- a/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise1.cpp
+++ b/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise1.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //![start]
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/all.hpp>
 
diff --git a/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise2.cpp b/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise2.cpp
index 9afa4660f2..30419345fa 100644
--- a/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise2.cpp
+++ b/doc/howto/write_a_view/view_exercise2.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //![start]
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/all.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_snippets.cpp b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_snippets.cpp
index 08882ed56b..12c67930bf 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_snippets.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_snippets.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
+#include <ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
 #include <vector>
 
 int main()
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution1.cpp b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution1.cpp
index 07e644a7ed..62d039ab90 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution1.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution1.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
+#include <ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
 #include <vector>
 
 int main()
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution3.cpp b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution3.cpp
index 898454b764..24bffee2a2 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution3.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/05_ranges/range_solution3.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
+#include <ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/all.hpp>  // include all of SeqAn's views
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/all.hpp> // optional: include the argument_parser
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/06_minimisers/minimisers_snippets.cpp b/doc/tutorial/06_minimisers/minimisers_snippets.cpp
index 1b53682bfd..fc0495ae5d 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/06_minimisers/minimisers_snippets.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/06_minimisers/minimisers_snippets.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
+#include <ranges> // include all of the standard library's views
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_piping_in_out.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_piping_in_out.cpp
index 66da6dbf5e..106bcc96c2 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_piping_in_out.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_piping_in_out.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ seqan3::test::create_temporary_snippet_file output_fastq{"output.fastq", ""};
 
 //![main]
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/all.hpp>
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_quality_filter.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_quality_filter.cpp
index 37ff82a95b..c55f93e05d 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_quality_filter.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_quality_filter.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ IIIIHHGIIIIHHGIIIH
 
 //![main]
 #include <numeric> // std::accumulate
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/all.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution2.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution2.cpp
index 02c0b63180..9240067a87 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution2.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution2.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CGATCGA
 
 //![solution]
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // std::ranges::copy
+#include <ranges> // std::ranges::copy
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/all.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution3.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution3.cpp
index 762bdc8402..5d4475ded4 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution3.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution3.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ IIIIIHIIJJIIIII
 //![solution]
 #include <filesystem>
 //![include_ranges]
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 //![include_ranges]
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution4.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution4.cpp
index 75e15b787d..dd9004c0ee 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution4.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution4.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ seqan3::test::create_temporary_snippet_file output{"output.fastq", ""};
 
 //![solution]
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/all.hpp>
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution5.cpp b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution5.cpp
index a9e89d41f4..b7e8b802fc 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution5.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/07_sequence_file/sequence_file_solution5.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ seqan3::test::create_temporary_snippet_file output{"output.fastq", ""};
 //![solution]
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/all.hpp>
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/08_pairwise_alignment/pairwise_alignment_solution_6.cpp b/doc/tutorial/08_pairwise_alignment/pairwise_alignment_solution_6.cpp
index d65c69fb3d..d16f4bdeb8 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/08_pairwise_alignment/pairwise_alignment_solution_6.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/08_pairwise_alignment/pairwise_alignment_solution_6.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution1.cpp b/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution1.cpp
index d06ff68a26..e1ed3a8523 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution1.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution1.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ r001	147	ref	37	30	9M	=	7	-39	CAGCGGCAT	*	NM:i:1
 
 //![solution]
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/io/sam_file/all.hpp>
diff --git a/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution2.cpp b/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution2.cpp
index 6637c69447..5144fe1caf 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution2.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial/10_sam_file/sam_file_solution2.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ r003	2064	chr2	18	10	5M	*	0	0	TAGGC	*
 //![solution]
 #include <algorithm> // std::ranges::count
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp
index 71bc10d8c5..72aa081657 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/exception.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/gap/gapped.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator.hpp
index 01263c61a9..14e3515896 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <set>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/aligned_sequence_builder.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/aligned_sequence_builder.hpp
index fdfc5c6741..c8e5877100 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/aligned_sequence_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/aligned_sequence_builder.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp
index a27e0c24e8..c4d7d058d7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp
index 6ebeea1cdb..5c0e9bd981 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column_banded.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column_banded.hpp
index 85fb91e874..85bb600102 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column_banded.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column_banded.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full.hpp
index 92c8e144e2..23199c64c4 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full_banded.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full_banded.hpp
index 21325eeab0..a27d4da885 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full_banded.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_trace_matrix_full_banded.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_column_major_range_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/combined_score_and_trace_matrix.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/combined_score_and_trace_matrix.hpp
index 9491e7649a..a4ba6fd11e 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/combined_score_and_trace_matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/combined_score_and_trace_matrix.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/affine_cell_proxy.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/matrix_coordinate.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/coordinate_matrix.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/coordinate_matrix.hpp
index 79ea6e5b21..5443d305cc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/coordinate_matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/coordinate_matrix.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/matrix_coordinate.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/score_matrix_single_column.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/score_matrix_single_column.hpp
index a72b0636dd..1433938ccc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/score_matrix_single_column.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/score_matrix_single_column.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/affine_cell_proxy.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_iterator_base.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_iterator_base.hpp
index 91b0219694..e42f104f45 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_iterator_base.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_iterator_base.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_directions.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix_iterator_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_matrix_full.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_matrix_full.hpp
index 3f785a2452..62e8afd77c 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_matrix_full.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/trace_matrix_full.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix.hpp
index 74f0d86d86..cbff671dbc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/matrix_coordinate.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix_iterator_base.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix_iterator_base.hpp
index 9169967559..f0f4b0aa93 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix_iterator_base.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/two_dimensional_matrix_iterator_base.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/matrix_coordinate.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp
index 8b647b4dec..802cdedff7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <functional>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_result_selector.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_result_selector.hpp
index abcec54f1d..0dafd4c03d 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_result_selector.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_result_selector.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <optional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_debug.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/alignment_algorithm.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/alignment_algorithm.hpp
index 5e03b4c111..0cf222febb 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/alignment_algorithm.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/alignment_algorithm.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/concept.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/concept.hpp
index 7163a6fc9d..266a223302 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/concept.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/concept.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <tuple>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm.hpp
index d851441f90..338de6e641 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/type_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/empty_type.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm_banded.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm_banded.hpp
index 4fd70fb954..c93af543a1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm_banded.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm_banded.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/pairwise_alignment_algorithm.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/slice.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/policy_optimum_tracker_simd.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/policy_optimum_tracker_simd.hpp
index dc278054e9..95686304c4 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/policy_optimum_tracker_simd.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/policy_optimum_tracker_simd.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <limits>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/policy_optimum_tracker.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/simd/algorithm.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/type_traits.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/type_traits.hpp
index 1ddb8959de..2eb5fa18c7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/type_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/detail/type_traits.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_fwd.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_fwd.hpp
index c65fc6a06b..4f958626d1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_fwd.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_min_score.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_result_selector.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_unbanded.hpp b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_unbanded.hpp
index 6ae3df7795..180185a11b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_unbanded.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alignment/pairwise/edit_distance_unbanded.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <bitset>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/advanceable_alignment_coordinate.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/bitpacked_sequence.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/bitpacked_sequence.hpp
index 1c687eea3c..1f23e9cb06 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/bitpacked_sequence.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/bitpacked_sequence.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <sdsl/int_vector.hpp>
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ class bitpacked_sequence
     using size_type = std::ranges::range_size_t<data_type>;
     //!\}
 
-    //!\cond
-    // this signals to range-v3 that something is a container :|
-    using allocator_type = void;
-    //!\endcond
-
     /*!\name Constructors, destructor and assignment
      * \{
      */
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/concatenated_sequences.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/concatenated_sequences.hpp
index 030d164f7d..2f9f6a5486 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/concatenated_sequences.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/container/concatenated_sequences.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ class concatenated_sequences
     using size_type = std::ranges::range_size_t<data_delimiters_type>;
     //!\}
 
-    //!\cond
-    // this signals to range-v3 that something is a container :|
-    using allocator_type = void;
-    //!\endcond
-
 protected:
     /*!\name Compatibility
      * \brief Static constexpr variables that emulate whether the ranges are compatible
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/hash.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/hash.hpp
index 7951f77138..533b828ba7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/hash.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/hash.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/hash.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/sequence.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/sequence.hpp
index 786c464dbe..18b1b09e35 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/sequence.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/range/sequence.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to.hpp
index db013ba0f8..be480454e7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/char_to.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_to.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_to.hpp
index 91e2525465..4015b846dc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_to.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/char_to.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_traits/basic.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp
index 6ea4bc4ebf..0ef32a41ac 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/rank_to.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/rank_to.hpp
index a52b1eb00c..b89cbdc8cb 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/rank_to.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/rank_to.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp
index 493bef768f..adba7aed25 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_rank.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_rank.hpp
index f95a749469..65c63a8458 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_rank.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/to_rank.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstring>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate.hpp
index 9842f72913..eb29a28322 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate_join.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate_join.hpp
index fcd19258b2..753cacc895 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate_join.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/translate_join.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/trim_quality.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/trim_quality.hpp
index 0c035bdc70..f774c564fe 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/trim_quality.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/trim_quality.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/quality/qualified.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/validate_char_for.hpp b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/validate_char_for.hpp
index 967c3cc31c..9ae07bd688 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/validate_char_for.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/alphabet/views/validate_char_for.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_traits/basic.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/argument_parser/validators.hpp b/include/seqan3/argument_parser/validators.hpp
index 8e90e3cb81..fbcca5f48c 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/argument_parser/validators.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/argument_parser/validators.hpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <regex>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/exceptions.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/buffer_queue.hpp b/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/buffer_queue.hpp
index b4a7a8c0bc..01f3138009 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/buffer_queue.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/buffer_queue.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <seqan3/std/new>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <shared_mutex>
 #include <span>
 #include <type_traits>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/suspendable_queue.hpp b/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/suspendable_queue.hpp
index 08033844c3..20fa2eaab6 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/suspendable_queue.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/contrib/parallel/suspendable_queue.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <mutex>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/algorithm_result_generator_range.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/algorithm_result_generator_range.hpp
index ba027eb89a..b0f2719940 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/algorithm_result_generator_range.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/algorithm_result_generator_range.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <concepts>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp
index 0e143601d5..dca1812335 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <optional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_parallel.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_parallel.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_parallel.hpp
index b3795ecd78..cc3ce32392 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_parallel.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_parallel.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <concepts>
 #include <functional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <thread>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_sequential.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_sequential.hpp
index 2e71e8ee93..ead37c81dc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_sequential.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_sequential.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/range.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/range.hpp
index 4354ad929b..aff6cc6e05 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/range.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/range.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/adaptation/char.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/adaptation/uint.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/tuple.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/tuple.hpp
index 285ad86f7e..c32cad6b9e 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/debug_stream/tuple.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream/debug_stream_type.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp
index a33b61941d..1177ecfcf3 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #if __cpp_lib_ranges >= 202110L
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp
index 813552f7d6..2671218a29 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/platform.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/platform.hpp
index d86c4bc524..78f89cf22d 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/platform.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/platform.hpp
@@ -81,27 +81,6 @@
 #    error SeqAn3 include directory not set correctly. Forgot to add -I ${INSTALLDIR}/include to your CXXFLAGS?
 #endif
 
-// Ranges [required]
-#if __has_include(<range/v3/version.hpp>)
-#    define RANGE_V3_MINVERSION 1100
-#    define RANGE_V3_MAXVERSION 1199
-// TODO the following doesn't actually show the current version, only its formula. How'd you do it?
-#    define SEQAN3_MSG                                                                                                 \
-        "Your version: " SEQAN3_STR(RANGE_V3_VERSION) "; minimum version: " SEQAN3_STR(                                \
-            RANGE_V3_MINVERSION) "; expected maximum version: " SEQAN3_STR(RANGE_V3_MAXVERSION)
-#    include <range/v3/version.hpp>
-#    if RANGE_V3_VERSION < RANGE_V3_MINVERSION
-#        error Your range-v3 library is too old.
-#        pragma message(SEQAN3_MSG)
-#    elif RANGE_V3_VERSION > RANGE_V3_MAXVERSION
-#        pragma GCC warning "Your range-v3 library is possibly too new. Some features might not work correctly."
-#        pragma message(SEQAN3_MSG)
-#    endif
-#    undef SEQAN3_MSG
-#else
-#    error The range-v3 library was not included correctly. Forgot to add -I ${INSTALLDIR}/include to your CXXFLAGS?
-#endif
-
 // SDSL [required]
 #if __has_include(<sdsl/version.hpp>)
 #    include <sdsl/version.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp
index 649676da2f..babc328415 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <tuple>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/misc.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/misc.hpp
index 6630bcdb3f..7dc5aae07b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/misc.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/range/detail/misc.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp
index 701a217bb0..eae4c48d3f 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/detail/in_file_iterator.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/detail/in_file_iterator.hpp
index 083522cd29..d24c489338 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/detail/in_file_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/detail/in_file_iterator.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cassert>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/detail/misc_input.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/detail/misc_input.hpp
index da6870f2e9..05e5702cf7 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/detail/misc_input.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/detail/misc_input.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/detail/out_file_iterator.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/detail/out_file_iterator.hpp
index 258ddecfca..0a6940bf7f 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/detail/out_file_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/detail/out_file_iterator.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cassert>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/detail/record.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/detail/record.hpp
index 13b783fdff..970f8b6558 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/detail/record.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/detail/record.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/record.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/tuple/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/cigar.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/cigar.hpp
index 088a42d0f3..33dea234d5 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/cigar.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/cigar.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <concepts>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <seqan3/std/charconv>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/detail/pairwise_alignment_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/format_sam_base.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/format_sam_base.hpp
index a26dd54f06..1e0379e0dd 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/format_sam_base.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/detail/format_sam_base.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <climits>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_bam.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_bam.hpp
index a9cd02af35..0fdcebb510 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_bam.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_bam.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <bit>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_sam.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_sam.hpp
index 4e62deed76..37d80f1e58 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_sam.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/format_sam.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/header.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/header.hpp
index 7bbb41c480..bbe654ac17 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/header.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/header.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <deque>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/input.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/input.hpp
index 98d3731cf2..4bf77c26cb 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/input.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/input.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/output.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/output.hpp
index 4b0598ebac..6c670a2134 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/output.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sam_file/output.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <variant>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_embl.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_embl.hpp
index a5c1458594..8366b2b37d 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_embl.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_embl.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fasta.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fasta.hpp
index 976e44f96a..8019cc449c 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fasta.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fasta.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fastq.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fastq.hpp
index 9f1ae5e6e2..c279aefb09 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fastq.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_fastq.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_genbank.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_genbank.hpp
index 4ca60848a2..e6d110e5a8 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_genbank.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/format_genbank.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <seqan3/std/charconv>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/output.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/output.hpp
index 54c4eebfc6..eb3502070b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/output.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/sequence_file/output.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/stream/detail/fast_ostreambuf_iterator.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/stream/detail/fast_ostreambuf_iterator.hpp
index 0e03f5029a..023aefbae9 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/stream/detail/fast_ostreambuf_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/stream/detail/fast_ostreambuf_iterator.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <seqan3/std/charconv>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/stream/detail/stream_buffer_exposer.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/detail.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/detail.hpp
index 47713ada97..7905833fb1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/detail.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/detail.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <map>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <stack>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/structure/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/format_vienna.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/format_vienna.hpp
index 9c0ff672c9..4187b070fb 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/format_vienna.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/format_vienna.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <stack>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/output.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/output.hpp
index e6d33d63ab..19eb9fd68f 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/output.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/structure_file/output.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <optional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <variant>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/views/async_input_buffer.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/views/async_input_buffer.hpp
index 4b65ade485..5f94ea235f 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/views/async_input_buffer.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/views/async_input_buffer.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include <seqan3/contrib/parallel/buffer_queue.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view.hpp
index fc3e5d55eb..af30ca292d 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/stream/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/io/stream/detail/fast_istreambuf_iterator.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view.hpp
index 1ea4f48cc0..180187e5a3 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <type_traits>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp
index bac1434e59..c84fbe0e70 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/copyable_wrapper.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/detail/policy_max_error.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/detail/policy_max_error.hpp
index ee2b0bedc4..6eeb10e6f0 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/detail/policy_max_error.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/detail/policy_max_error.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/search/detail/search_common.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/search/detail/search_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/detail/unidirectional_search_algorithm.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/detail/unidirectional_search_algorithm.hpp
index 3ab68f6900..45a9124a64 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/detail/unidirectional_search_algorithm.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/detail/unidirectional_search_algorithm.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index.hpp
index d1058abd3c..d8d6429856 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index_cursor.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index_cursor.hpp
index 87440e4bcf..220fdb3ea2 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index_cursor.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index_cursor.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <array>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <sdsl/suffix_trees.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index.hpp
index b2223aacd3..68739fd1da 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <sdsl/suffix_trees.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index_cursor.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index_cursor.hpp
index d3cb568087..4af1c5c49c 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index_cursor.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/fm_index/fm_index_cursor.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <array>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <sdsl/suffix_trees.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/search/search.hpp b/include/seqan3/search/search.hpp
index 5cdfc1a786..b875f6c2d1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/search/search.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/search/search.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/algorithm/algorithm_result_generator_range.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/std/ranges b/include/seqan3/std/ranges
index 1c3a36367d..471a58ba7f 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/std/ranges
+++ b/include/seqan3/std/ranges
@@ -11,106 +11,11 @@
  * \author Hannes Hauswedell <hannes.hauswedell AT fu-berlin.de>
  */
 
-// File might be included from multiple libraries.
-#ifndef SEQAN_STD_RANGES_SHIM
-#define SEQAN_STD_RANGES_SHIM
+#pragma once
 
-#include <iterator>
 #include <ranges>
 
-/*!\defgroup std_ranges ranges
- * \ingroup std
- * \brief The [\<ranges\> header](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/header/ranges) from C++20's standard library.
- */
-
-//!\cond
-#ifndef RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION
-// including a header of the ranges-v3 library is fine as long as -DRANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION=1 is fulfilled
-// in range-v3 0.11.0 #include <range/v3/iterator/access.hpp> and #include <range/v3/iterator/traits.hpp> (that one
-// included range/v3/iterator/access.hpp) were the only header that used -DRANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION
-// We check range/v3/iterator/access.hpp and not e.g. range/v3/range_fwd.hpp, because we sometimes use utility that
-// include range-v3 header that doesn't needs the -DRANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION flag.
-#    ifdef RANGES_V3_ITERATOR_ACCESS_HPP
-#        pragma GCC warning                                                                                            \
-            "You included a range-v3 header before including `#include <seqan3/std/ranges>`, please be aware that seqan3 might fail to compile if `#define RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION 1` isn't fulfilled."
-#    endif // RANGES_V3_ITERATOR_ACCESS_HPP
-
-#    define RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION 1
-#elif !RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION
-#    pragma GCC warning                                                                                                \
-        "Please be aware that seqan3 might fail to compile if `#define RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION 1` isn't fulfilled."
-#endif // RANGES_DEEP_STL_INTEGRATION
-//!\endcond
-
-#include <range/v3/range/concepts.hpp>
-
-namespace ranges
-{
-//!\brief std::ranges::views are valid range-v3 views.
-template <typename T>
-    requires ::std::derived_from<T, ::std::ranges::view_base>
-              || ::std::derived_from<T, ::std::ranges::view_interface<T>>
-inline constexpr bool enable_view<T> = true;
-
-//!\cond
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_view<::std::ranges::empty_view<T>> = true;
-//!\endcond
-
-// std::ranges::borrowed_range's are valid range-v3 borrowed_range's
-//!\cond
-template <::std::input_or_output_iterator I, ::std::sentinel_for<I> S, ::std::ranges::subrange_kind K>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::subrange<I, S, K>> = true;
-
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::empty_view<T>> = true;
-
-template <::std::weakly_incrementable W, ::std::semiregular Bound>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::iota_view<W, Bound>> = true;
-
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::ref_view<T>> = true;
-
-#if __cpp_lib_ranges >= 202110L
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::owning_view<T>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-#endif
-
-// Note: in gcc-10 enable_borrowed_range wasn't defined for the take_view and the other following views. (gcc-10.3 fixed this)
-// Explictly defining this here will have the side-effect that we override the definition of
-// std::ranges::enable_borrowed_range for all those views.
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::take_view<T>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::drop_view<T>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-
-template <class T, class Pred>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::drop_while_view<T, Pred>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::common_view<T>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-
-template <class T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::reverse_view<T>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-
-template <class T, size_t N>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<::std::ranges::elements_view<T, N>> = enable_borrowed_range<T>;
-//!\endcond
-
-} // namespace ranges
-
-namespace std::ranges
-{
-//!\brief range-v3 views are valid std::ranges::views
-template <class T>
-    requires ::std::derived_from<T, ::ranges::view_base>
-inline constexpr bool enable_view<T> = true;
-
-//!\brief std::ranges::borrowed_range's are valid range-v3 borrowed_range's
-template <class T>
-    requires ::ranges::enable_borrowed_range<T>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<T> = true;
-} // namespace std::ranges
+#include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
-#endif // SEQAN_STD_RANGES_SHIM
+SEQAN3_DEPRECATED_HEADER(
+    "This header is deprecated and will be removed in SeqAn-3.3.0; Please #include <ranges> instead.")
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/container/dynamic_bitset.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/container/dynamic_bitset.hpp
index 5c362d698a..7779c280b5 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/container/dynamic_bitset.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/container/dynamic_bitset.hpp
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ class dynamic_bitset
     using size_type = detail::min_viable_uint_t<bit_capacity>;
     //!\}
 
-    //!\cond
-    // this signals to range-v3 that something is a container :|
-    using allocator_type = void;
-    //!\endcond
-
     /*!\name Constructors, destructor and assignment
      * \{
      */
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/container/small_vector.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/container/small_vector.hpp
index 4bd4d4d511..dc445fd8cc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/container/small_vector.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/container/small_vector.hpp
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ class small_vector
 
     //!\}
 
-    //!\cond
-    // this signals to range-v3 that something is a container :|
-    using allocator_type = void;
-    //!\endcond
-
     /*!\name Constructors, destructor and assignment
      * \{
      */
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/range/all.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/range/all.hpp
index 31e0f46e3d..13ff1b6554 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/range/all.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/range/all.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
  *            \link std::ranges::output_range output ranges \endlink (if they are output files), but they are neither
  *            containers, decorators nor views.
  *
- * \sa https://ericniebler.github.io/range-v3/index.html
  * \see utility
  */
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/range/concept.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/range/concept.hpp
index cb73dd5790..6403cfcdfb 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/range/concept.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/range/concept.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/range/to.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/range/to.hpp
index fdefa729dc..868157cda4 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/range/to.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/range/to.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_from_functor.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/iota_simd.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/iota_simd.hpp
index d04884218b..51627a3a7d 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/iota_simd.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/iota_simd.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/utility/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/simd/algorithm.hpp>
@@ -275,14 +275,6 @@ inline constexpr detail::iota_simd_view_fn<index_simd_t> iota_simd{};
 
 } // namespace seqan3::views
 
-namespace ranges
-{
-//!\cond
-template <seqan3::simd_concept index_simd_t>
-inline constexpr bool enable_borrowed_range<seqan3::detail::iota_simd_view<index_simd_t>> = true;
-//!\endcond
-} // namespace ranges
-
 #ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
 namespace std::ranges
 {
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
index 899b4fd965..feb1b6a95b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/simd/views/to_simd.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_pair.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_pair.hpp
index 2dde9b341a..ffa9723ffc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_pair.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_pair.hpp
@@ -667,71 +667,3 @@ constexpr type const && get(seqan3::common_pair<T1, T2> const && t) noexcept
 
 } // namespace std
 //!\endcond
-
-//!\cond
-// Definitions for range-v3 -- same as in std
-namespace concepts
-{
-
-template <class... T>
-struct common_type;
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>; }
-struct common_type<seqan3::common_pair<T1, T2>, seqan3::common_pair<U1, U2>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>;
-};
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>; }
-struct common_type<std::pair<T1, T2>, seqan3::common_pair<U1, U2>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>;
-};
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>; }
-struct common_type<seqan3::common_pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<U1, U2>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_type_t<T1, U1>, std::common_type_t<T2, U2>>;
-};
-
-template <class T, class U, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-struct basic_common_reference;
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires {
-                 typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                              std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-             }
-struct basic_common_reference<seqan3::common_pair<T1, T2>, seqan3::common_pair<U1, U2>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                     std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-};
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires {
-                 typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                              std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-             }
-struct basic_common_reference<std::pair<T1, T2>, seqan3::common_pair<U1, U2>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                     std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-};
-
-template <class T1, class T2, class U1, class U2, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires {
-                 typename seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                              std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-             }
-struct basic_common_reference<seqan3::common_pair<T1, T2>, std::pair<U1, U2>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_pair<std::common_reference_t<TQual<T1>, UQual<U1>>,
-                                     std::common_reference_t<TQual<T2>, UQual<U2>>>;
-};
-
-} // namespace concepts
-//!\endcond
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_tuple.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_tuple.hpp
index 46978c2d90..ee8b6ac886 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/common_tuple.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <seqan3/utility/tuple/common_pair.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_pack/traits.hpp>
 
-#include <range/v3/utility/common_tuple.hpp>
-
 namespace seqan3
 {
 
@@ -1011,59 +1009,3 @@ constexpr type const && get(seqan3::common_tuple<types...> const && t) noexcept
 
 } // namespace std
 //!\endcond
-
-//!\cond
-// Definitions for range-v3 -- same as in std
-namespace concepts
-{
-
-template <class... T>
-struct common_type;
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>; }
-struct common_type<seqan3::common_tuple<Ts...>, seqan3::common_tuple<Us...>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>;
-};
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>; }
-struct common_type<std::tuple<Ts...>, seqan3::common_tuple<Us...>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>;
-};
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>; }
-struct common_type<seqan3::common_tuple<Ts...>, std::tuple<Us...>>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_type_t<Ts, Us>...>;
-};
-
-template <class T, class U, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-struct basic_common_reference;
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>; }
-struct basic_common_reference<seqan3::common_tuple<Ts...>, seqan3::common_tuple<Us...>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>;
-};
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>; }
-struct basic_common_reference<seqan3::common_tuple<Ts...>, std::tuple<Us...>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>;
-};
-
-template <class... Ts, class... Us, template <class> class TQual, template <class> class UQual>
-    requires requires { typename seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>; }
-struct basic_common_reference<std::tuple<Ts...>, seqan3::common_tuple<Us...>, TQual, UQual>
-{
-    using type = seqan3::common_tuple<std::common_reference_t<TQual<Ts>, UQual<Us>>...>;
-};
-
-} // namespace concepts
-//!\endcond
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/all.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/all.hpp
index 625e8093fc..d50f27518b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/all.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/all.hpp
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
  * elements in the original range (if all views in the pipe preserve std::ranges::output_range), but through others
  * you can't.
  *
- * \sa https://ericniebler.github.io/range-v3/index.html#range-views
  * \sa https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/ranges
  */
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/chunk.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/chunk.hpp
index 51e92eaaae..de5d9969a8 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/chunk.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/chunk.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/convert.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/convert.hpp
index a1cde5c65a..aeca57b053 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/convert.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/convert.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/utility/concept.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp
index adb3159693..7a8be44e86 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/deep.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/detail/helper.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/detail/helper.hpp
index d59776fa5c..5491177856 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/detail/helper.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/detail/helper.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/elements.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/elements.hpp
index da22d0ec8b..944705d49c 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/elements.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/elements.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/utility/tuple/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_traits/basic.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/enforce_random_access.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/enforce_random_access.hpp
index c610dec4f1..69f2552039 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/enforce_random_access.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/enforce_random_access.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/interleave.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/interleave.hpp
index 577dea893b..87e16de7dc 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/interleave.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/interleave.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/join_with.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/join_with.hpp
index 46f851479e..82d9a0b1b4 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/join_with.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/join_with.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <variant>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/pairwise_combine.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/pairwise_combine.hpp
index ba65d9945e..6589ba2de1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/pairwise_combine.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/pairwise_combine.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cmath>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_for_view_without_args.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/repeat.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/repeat.hpp
index 1a707f11a8..1036fa811e 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/repeat.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/repeat.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/random_access_iterator.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/single_pass_input.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/single_pass_input.hpp
index 6403f5558f..51150cc8c6 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/single_pass_input.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/single_pass_input.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/slice.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/slice.hpp
index 55fd5207f9..82a643c802 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/slice.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/slice.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <type_traits>
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/type_reduce.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/type_reduce.hpp
index b66cde457a..77c517dfa1 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/type_reduce.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/type_reduce.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 #include <string_view>
 
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/views/zip.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/views/zip.hpp
index 651e2832e0..42b38a3a08 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/views/zip.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/views/zip.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/all_view.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_from_functor.hpp>
diff --git a/submodules/range-v3 b/submodules/range-v3
deleted file mode 160000
index b79b31705b..0000000000
--- a/submodules/range-v3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit b79b31705b8fef4f961fe37393701ff6e9366c24
diff --git a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
index f79cc304e7..392c25612b 100644
--- a/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/include_dependencies/generate_include_dependencies.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ function (generate_include_dependencies_impl)
     # utility/views/CMakeFiles/zip_test.dir/zip_test.cpp.o: \
     #  /seqan3/include/seqan3/core/platform.hpp \
     #  /seqan3/include/seqan3/std/algorithm \
-    #  /seqan3/submodules/range-v3/include/concepts/compare.hpp
     # ```
 
     # read in file and filter out linebreaks
diff --git a/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake b/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
index 51859a1e6e..60219233a6 100644
--- a/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
+++ b/test/cmake/seqan3_macro_benchmark.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
 #         foo bar # user-specified data
 #         seqan3_version 3.0.1 # automatically set
 #         seqan3_git_version a1829272d7bafea48580af6eaac2bfbb678c3861 # automatically set
-#         range-v3_version 0.10.0 # automatically set
-#         range-v3_git_version 5daa38e80238a1b50a18c08b4a582178f414404c # automatically set
 #         sdsl_version 3.0.0 # automatically set
 #         sdsl_git_version 9a0d5676fd09fb8b52af214eca2d5809c9a32dbe # automatically set
 # )
diff --git a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dfb08eaae..f11b725da4 100644
--- a/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/header/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ seqan3_header_test (seqan3_test "${SEQAN3_CLONE_DIR}/test/include" "")
 
 if (SEQAN3_FULL_HEADER_TEST)
 
-    # contains deprecated headers that produce an error when included
-    seqan3_header_test (range-v3 "${SEQAN3_CLONE_DIR}/submodules/range-v3/include" "/detail/")
-    target_compile_definitions (range-v3_header_test INTERFACE RANGES_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS=1)
-
     # not self-contained headers; error: extra ‘;’ [-Werror=pedantic]
     # seqan3_header_test (lemon "${SEQAN3_CLONE_DIR}/submodules/lemon/include" "")
 
diff --git a/test/include/seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp b/test/include/seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp
index 9bfbaf7010..64780b6762 100644
--- a/test/include/seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp
+++ b/test/include/seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream/detail/to_string.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream/range.hpp>
diff --git a/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/sequence_generator.hpp b/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/sequence_generator.hpp
index b251325164..c254838cd4 100644
--- a/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/sequence_generator.hpp
+++ b/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/sequence_generator.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp>
diff --git a/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/units.hpp b/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/units.hpp
index 100264d37c..0825456a00 100644
--- a/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/units.hpp
+++ b/test/include/seqan3/test/performance/units.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
diff --git a/test/include/seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp b/test/include/seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp
index 50e365410e..5a602a3651 100644
--- a/test/include/seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp
+++ b/test/include/seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp
@@ -32,24 +32,10 @@
 
 #ifdef SEQAN3_HAS_SEQAN2
 
-#    include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#    include <ranges>
 
 #    include <seqan/basic.h>
 
-namespace ranges
-{
-
-/*!\brief This makes seqan2 iterators ranges-aware, i.e. makes them fulfil ranges::indirectly_readable which is in turn
- *        needed for ranges::input_iterator and ranges::input_range.
- */
-template <typename... args_t>
-struct indirectly_readable_traits<seqan::Iter<args_t...>>
-{
-    using value_type = typename seqan::Value<seqan::Iter<args_t...>>::Type;
-};
-
-} // namespace ranges
-
 #    if __cpp_lib_ranges // C++20 ranges available
 namespace std
 {
diff --git a/test/macro_benchmark/example/CMakeLists.txt b/test/macro_benchmark/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c564d2b32..df8686d8a7 100644
--- a/test/macro_benchmark/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/macro_benchmark/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ seqan3_macro_benchmark (
               bar # user-specified data
               # seqan3_version 3.0.1 # automatically set
               # seqan3_git_version a1829272d7bafea48580af6eaac2bfbb678c3861 # automatically set
-              # range-v3_version 0.10.0 # automatically set
-              # range-v3_git_version 5daa38e80238a1b50a18c08b4a582178f414404c # automatically set
               # sdsl_version 3.0.0 # automatically set
               # sdsl_git_version 9a0d5676fd09fb8b52af214eca2d5809c9a32dbe # automatically set
 )
diff --git a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
index 422a0c3d0c..22cb14983a 100644
--- a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_parallel_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_parallel_benchmark.cpp
index 2a808f58af..0e1bed9b56 100644
--- a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_parallel_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_parallel_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_simd_benchmark_template.hpp b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_simd_benchmark_template.hpp
index d16ccfb4fb..3a7d4a39fd 100644
--- a/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_simd_benchmark_template.hpp
+++ b/test/performance/alignment/global_affine_alignment_simd_benchmark_template.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/test/performance/alignment/local_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/alignment/local_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
index ce136a336c..098995115d 100644
--- a/test/performance/alignment/local_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/alignment/local_affine_alignment_benchmark.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_helper.hpp b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_helper.hpp
index 656668db57..6289ea9134 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_helper.hpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_helper.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_read_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_read_benchmark.cpp
index 54bb044b6d..7ea890868b 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_read_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_read_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_write_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_write_benchmark.cpp
index 0cdd14bc44..0e83dbdddb 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_write_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_rand_write_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_read_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_read_benchmark.cpp
index cb62b7d792..8d062908d4 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_read_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_read_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_write_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_write_benchmark.cpp
index f857cd9599..c708e564fc 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_write_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/gap_decorator_seq_write_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <random>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/range/views/view_all_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/range/views/view_all_benchmark.cpp
index 8e9203da8c..b4aca31217 100644
--- a/test/performance/range/views/view_all_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/range/views/view_all_benchmark.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <deque>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/performance/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_benchmark.cpp
index 083eab7504..935beab2fe 100644
--- a/test/performance/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_benchmark.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/utility/simd/algorithm.hpp>
diff --git a/test/performance/utility/simd/views/to_simd_benchmark.cpp b/test/performance/utility/simd/views/to_simd_benchmark.cpp
index d0e6c4ec7a..1113883882 100644
--- a/test/performance/utility/simd/views/to_simd_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/performance/utility/simd/views/to_simd_benchmark.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <deque>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_range.cpp b/test/snippet/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_range.cpp
index 04746850cf..3a43b4376e 100644
--- a/test/snippet/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_range.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_range.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/all.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/argument_parser/custom_argument_parsing_enumeration.cpp b/test/snippet/argument_parser/custom_argument_parsing_enumeration.cpp
index 15d90efba8..95343af5aa 100644
--- a/test/snippet/argument_parser/custom_argument_parsing_enumeration.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/argument_parser/custom_argument_parsing_enumeration.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <system_error>
 
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/all.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_new_usage.cpp b/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_new_usage.cpp
index c4855ce20e..0ab15f42f9 100644
--- a/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_new_usage.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_new_usage.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_usage.cpp b/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_usage.cpp
index e2b013fa6f..4357cdb36b 100644
--- a/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_usage.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/core/detail/strong_type_usage.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_reading_filter.cpp b/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_reading_filter.cpp
index 7753087605..6059eae28a 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_reading_filter.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_reading_filter.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_output_io_pipeline.cpp b/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_output_io_pipeline.cpp
index 3e9de09089..af496a6ac6 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_output_io_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/sam_file/sam_file_output_io_pipeline.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
 //![snippet]
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/sam_file/all.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_file_view.cpp b/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_file_view.cpp
index 4c7a6ed631..c2f50e33dc 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_file_view.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_file_view.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_output_view_pipeline.cpp b/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_output_view_pipeline.cpp
index 2c247b174e..9e37575ddd 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_output_view_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_output_view_pipeline.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #if !SEQAN3_WORKAROUND_GCC_96070
 //![snippet]
 #    include <iterator>
-#    include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#    include <ranges>
 #    include <sstream>
 
 #    include <seqan3/io/sequence_file/input.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_filter_criteria.cpp b/test/snippet/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_filter_criteria.cpp
index 0a33ecead2..6dc6ebf175 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_filter_criteria.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_filter_criteria.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_line_view_adaptor_def.cpp b/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_line_view_adaptor_def.cpp
index d96210e24b..32c2fbeb33 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_line_view_adaptor_def.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_line_view_adaptor_def.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_until_view.cpp b/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_until_view.cpp
index 981587af09..14373b0c11 100644
--- a/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_until_view.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/io/views/detail/take_until_view.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // for std::views::reverse
+#include <ranges> // for std::views::reverse
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>                 // for debug_stream
diff --git a/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_composability.cpp b/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_composability.cpp
index 2f19e90926..1424e2c1c2 100644
--- a/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_composability.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_composability.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_retransform.cpp b/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_retransform.cpp
index b7dfc3f297..28dca8d066 100644
--- a/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_retransform.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/range/views/range_view_all_retransform.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/complement.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/search/kmer_index/shape.cpp b/test/snippet/search/kmer_index/shape.cpp
index cdc4855be3..363abf9183 100644
--- a/test/snippet/search/kmer_index/shape.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/search/kmer_index/shape.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // For std::ranges::size()
+#include <ranges> // For std::ranges::size()
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>       // For seqan3::debug_stream
 #include <seqan3/search/kmer_index/shape.hpp> // For seqan3::shape
diff --git a/test/snippet/std/view/subrange.cpp b/test/snippet/std/view/subrange.cpp
index 4a1a81fbd1..20e2f063e9 100644
--- a/test/snippet/std/view/subrange.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/std/view/subrange.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_transform.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_transform.cpp
index c2b2381777..aecfa33601 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_transform.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/simd/views/iota_simd_transform.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/simd/all.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/type_traits/lazy_conditional.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/type_traits/lazy_conditional.cpp
index 1d78e240d5..8fc5a98d4f 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/type_traits/lazy_conditional.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/type_traits/lazy_conditional.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-local-typedefs"
 
 //![complete]
-#include <forward_list>      // std::forward_list
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // std::ranges::input_range
-#include <vector>            // std::vector
+#include <forward_list> // std::forward_list
+#include <ranges>       // std::ranges::input_range
+#include <vector>       // std::vector
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/type_traits.hpp>               // seqan3::size_type_t
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_traits/lazy_conditional.hpp> // seqan3::lazy_conditional_t
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/chunk.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/chunk.cpp
index dcbcb9dd1b..fb395b5573 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/chunk.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/chunk.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/convert_int_to_bool.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/convert_int_to_bool.cpp
index 2de2fc94d2..47c6f1f2f5 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/convert_int_to_bool.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/convert_int_to_bool.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_no_param.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_no_param.cpp
index 4a2ae2827a..73a9ce521d 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_no_param.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_no_param.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_pass_ref.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_pass_ref.cpp
index 2db05d0a46..9ba586be94 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_pass_ref.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_pass_ref.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_with_param.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_with_param.cpp
index 3c250d8de1..8bbc0a62a8 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_with_param.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_with_param.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_wrap_args.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_wrap_args.cpp
index ab22b6838f..59328afe56 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_wrap_args.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/deep_wrap_args.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat.cpp
index f7f830cc17..fb72b9976a 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/repeat.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat_n.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat_n.cpp
index 0805443bb0..a1b9015670 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat_n.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/repeat_n.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/views/slice.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/views/slice.cpp
index 145313fa5e..88810cb0bd 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/views/slice.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/views/slice.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges> // provides std::views::reverse
+#include <ranges> // provides std::views::reverse
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator_test.cpp b/test/unit/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator_test.cpp
index 5b14677c94..41b27c5b51 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/decorator/gap_decorator_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/aligned_sequence/aligned_sequence_concept.hpp>
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ TYPED_TEST(gap_decorator_f, concept_checks)
 
     EXPECT_FALSE((std::ranges::enable_view<TypeParam>));
     EXPECT_FALSE((std::ranges::enable_view<TypeParam &>));
-    EXPECT_FALSE((ranges::enable_view<TypeParam>));
-    EXPECT_FALSE((ranges::enable_view<TypeParam &>));
 
     EXPECT_FALSE((std::ranges::view<TypeParam>));
 
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_base_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_base_test_template.hpp
index 38ca4de602..2afb9b61f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_base_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_matrix_base_test_template.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_band.hpp>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_test.cpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_test.cpp
index b852155c94..60bc32da50 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/alignment_configurator_test.cpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/alignment_configurator_test.cpp
index 6f8ea27c50..c78e5aa178 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/alignment_configurator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/alignment_configurator_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/configuration/align_config_score_type.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/alignment_configurator.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_callback_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_callback_test_template.hpp
index e711cf2c93..a66c76deb3 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_callback_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_callback_test_template.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_test_template.hpp
index 6b52e0cb6e..fb93ae1213 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/pairwise_alignment_collection_test_template.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/pairwise/align_pairwise.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_init_policy_test.cpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_init_policy_test.cpp
index 09f2a9afe6..4d33885920 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_init_policy_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_init_policy_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_policy_test.cpp b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_policy_test.cpp
index dfaab86b53..84a918d6d0 100644
--- a/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_policy_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alignment/pairwise/policy/affine_gap_policy_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/alignment/matrix/detail/alignment_score_matrix_one_column.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to_test.cpp
index 0f69805a76..1d7973caa7 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_strictly_to_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_to_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_to_test.cpp
index b4d262130b..d7bbf28054 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_to_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/char_to_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/complement_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/complement_test.cpp
index c554db3020..8d4009d019 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/complement_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/complement_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/rank_to_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/rank_to_test.cpp
index 0a90e5c56f..f75abd6607 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/rank_to_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/rank_to_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_char_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_char_test.cpp
index c5a20d915b..9bd751c19f 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_char_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_char_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_rank_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_rank_test.cpp
index 4e3f40e773..8d43678e70 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_rank_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/to_rank_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_rank.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_join_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_join_test.cpp
index fa4a570835..60ab74ec35 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_join_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_join_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_test.cpp
index 6852458087..36f26c1add 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/translate_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/trim_quality_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/trim_quality_test.cpp
index fc0a6e5e9d..32676e3d74 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/trim_quality_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/trim_quality_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/quality/aliases.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/views/validate_char_for_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/views/validate_char_for_test.cpp
index 84aaad6bfa..9883b863be 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/views/validate_char_for_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/views/validate_char_for_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/argument_parser/detail/format_help_test.cpp b/test/unit/argument_parser/detail/format_help_test.cpp
index 70acf58331..de744faacc 100644
--- a/test/unit/argument_parser/detail/format_help_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/argument_parser/detail/format_help_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <fstream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/argument_parser.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/detail/format_help.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/argument_parser/format_parse_validators_test.cpp b/test/unit/argument_parser/format_parse_validators_test.cpp
index 1f9a1b4e17..3d36fc6674 100644
--- a/test/unit/argument_parser/format_parse_validators_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/argument_parser/format_parse_validators_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/argument_parser/argument_parser.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/test/file_access.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking_test.cpp
index 3be2caa6ff..07fbc56295 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/algorithm/detail/algorithm_executor_blocking.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_template.hpp b/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_template.hpp
index 6e42f8cf28..1d5e3074b4 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/algorithm/detail/execution_handler_template.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <thread>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/detail/iterator_traits_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/detail/iterator_traits_test.cpp
index edefa93c85..cc7239528c 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/detail/iterator_traits_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/detail/iterator_traits_test.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <forward_list>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/detail/persist_view_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/detail/persist_view_test.cpp
index afe17460e1..04af4b6fae 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/detail/persist_view_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/detail/persist_view_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <concepts>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/range/detail/adaptor_base_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/range/detail/adaptor_base_test.cpp
index 6ac237a596..8911c1b198 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/range/detail/adaptor_base_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/range/detail/adaptor_base_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/adaptor_base.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/core/range/range_iterator_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/range/range_iterator_test.cpp
index b611513245..d36cd580c2 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/range/range_iterator_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/range/range_iterator_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/range/detail/random_access_iterator.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_test.cpp
index 39dd662c9d..2897aa0cee 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/sam_file/sam_file_input_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fasta_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fasta_test.cpp
index 08566a198c..031a033486 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fasta_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fasta_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fastq_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fastq_test.cpp
index dde417565d..64f0287d60 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fastq_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_fastq_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_test_template.hpp
index 94cddc91c8..c89713b137 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_format_test_template.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <concepts>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_test.cpp
index a12b82a389..2e421ae9a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/sequence_file/sequence_file_input_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_test.cpp
index caee39a4d4..eb055450df 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_input_test.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_output_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_output_test.cpp
index a8ab1e16e3..9cc5b2b315 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_output_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/structure_file/structure_file_output_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/io/views/async_input_buffer_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/views/async_input_buffer_test.cpp
index d31dd56c8a..82385e4cd5 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/views/async_input_buffer_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/views/async_input_buffer_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view_test.cpp
index d7c77cf1f7..55134667c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/views/detail/istreambuf_view_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view_test.cpp
index 8e41ffb0e5..13b1369ba1 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_exactly_view_test.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <deque>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_line_view_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_line_view_test.cpp
index 2801e7ec44..5b7ab8a87a 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_line_view_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_line_view_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/views/detail/take_line_view.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/test/expect_range_eq.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_until_view_test.cpp b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_until_view_test.cpp
index 2f07808bb6..884c48236f 100644
--- a/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_until_view_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/io/views/detail/take_until_view_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <span>
 
 #include <seqan3/io/views/detail/take_until_view.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/range/iterator_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/range/iterator_test_template.hpp
index 1912d0b701..54eb5642d1 100644
--- a/test/unit/range/iterator_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/range/iterator_test_template.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <iterator>
 #include <memory>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/platform.hpp>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/range/range_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/range/range_test_template.hpp
index ced7c3bb49..3f4a0a2913 100644
--- a/test/unit/range/range_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/range/range_test_template.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/test/expect_same_type.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/range/concept.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/search/fm_index/fm_index_collection_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/search/fm_index/fm_index_collection_test_template.hpp
index 20498d0122..0a4b09f31d 100644
--- a/test/unit/search/fm_index/fm_index_collection_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/search/fm_index/fm_index_collection_test_template.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include <seqan3/search/fm_index/bi_fm_index.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/search/fm_index_cursor/bi_fm_index_cursor_test.cpp b/test/unit/search/fm_index_cursor/bi_fm_index_cursor_test.cpp
index 978facaae0..038cf37c7c 100644
--- a/test/unit/search/fm_index_cursor/bi_fm_index_cursor_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/search/fm_index_cursor/bi_fm_index_cursor_test.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // shipped with this file and also available at: https://github.com/seqan/seqan3/blob/master/LICENSE.md
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/search/kmer_index/shape_test.cpp b/test/unit/search/kmer_index/shape_test.cpp
index 3929be0b1e..701a5b36c4 100644
--- a/test/unit/search/kmer_index/shape_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/search/kmer_index/shape_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/search/kmer_index/shape.hpp>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/test/seqan2_test.cpp b/test/unit/test/seqan2_test.cpp
index 6f35fdabaa..aaff111770 100644
--- a/test/unit/test/seqan2_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/test/seqan2_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/test/expect_same_type.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/test/seqan2.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/container/small_string_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/container/small_string_test.cpp
index 1eae28e587..44914b7fc0 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/container/small_string_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/container/small_string_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/container/small_vector_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/container/small_vector_test.cpp
index e596252258..2e85911a9e 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/container/small_vector_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/container/small_vector_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/range/to_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/range/to_test.cpp
index 4e628db0bb..72cd7ad198 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/range/to_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/range/to_test.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <deque>
 #include <forward_list>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/utility/range/to.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
index 1e923b85da..af8204cb46 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/simd/views/to_simd_test.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <deque>
 #include <iterator>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/type_list/type_list_traits_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/type_list/type_list_traits_test.cpp
index 5532ef73e7..346ec4fa82 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/type_list/type_list_traits_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/type_list/type_list_traits_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/type_pack/type_pack_traits_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/type_pack/type_pack_traits_test.cpp
index 22e0439d8f..4659edc9f8 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/type_pack/type_pack_traits_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/type_pack/type_pack_traits_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/chunk_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/chunk_test.cpp
index f021644da2..e111ed8886 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/chunk_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/chunk_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <forward_list>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/debug_stream.hpp>
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <seqan3/utility/views/single_pass_input.hpp>
 
 #include "../../range/iterator_test_template.hpp"
-#include <range/v3/view/chunk.hpp>
 
 using iterator_type = std::ranges::iterator_t<decltype(std::declval<std::vector<int> &>() | seqan3::views::chunk(4))>;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/convert_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/convert_test.cpp
index 81d29ee6fa..de562d2aeb 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/convert_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/convert_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/deep_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/deep_test.cpp
index 3b715bf344..1d0cd85169 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/deep_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/deep_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna5.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/elements_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/elements_test.cpp
index 5ad3e22e50..cf4c5990bf 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/elements_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/elements_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/mask/masked.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/enforce_random_access_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/enforce_random_access_test.cpp
index 9be4ee66e7..8d55d0e8d8 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/enforce_random_access_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/enforce_random_access_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/views/to_char.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/interleave_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/interleave_test.cpp
index aa6c7a8ad8..55b3971308 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/interleave_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/interleave_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <forward_list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/detail/debug_stream_alphabet.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/alphabet/nucleotide/dna4.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_n_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_n_test.cpp
index a5a7989055..871b35dd6e 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_n_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_n_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_test.cpp
index 5775a22990..5e937209a6 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/repeat_test.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/core/detail/persist_view.hpp>
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/single_pass_input_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/single_pass_input_test.cpp
index 3766dad982..38ca2a8f05 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/single_pass_input_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/single_pass_input_test.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/slice_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/slice_test.cpp
index ea2a829c6f..5dda7ea3bd 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/slice_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/slice_test.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <concepts>
 #include <deque>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/type_reduce_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/type_reduce_test.cpp
index 9f85449a76..3bda2893b0 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/type_reduce_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/type_reduce_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <deque>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <list>
-#include <seqan3/std/ranges>
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/views/zip_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/views/zip_test.cpp
index ea24c8a684..eb0f69e3c3 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/views/zip_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/views/zip_test.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ TEST_F(zip_test, use_as_output_range)
     EXPECT_EQ(zip_view.size(), 4u);
 }
 
-// // https://github.com/ericniebler/range-v3/issues/1480
+// https://github.com/ericniebler/range-v3/issues/1480
 TEST_F(zip_test, gcc10bug_rangev3_1480)
 {
     // This regression test only checks if the respective code compiles.