diff --git a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
index a8eb6b805413..adfc91880f29 100644
--- a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
+++ b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ PHP 8.6 INTERNALS UPGRADE NOTES
   . Added ZEND_CONTAINER_OF().
   . The OPENBASEDIR_CHECKPATH() compatibility macro has been removed, instead
     use php_check_open_basedir() directly.
+  . The Z_CONSTANT(), Z_CONSTANT_P(), Z_OPT_CONSTANT(), and
+    Z_OPT_CONSTANT_P() macros have been removed. Check for IS_CONSTANT_AST
+    directly.
   . Added zend_reflection_property_set_raw_value_without_lazy_initialization(),
     zend_reflection_property_set_raw_value() to expose the functionality of
     ReflectionProperty::setRawValueWithoutLazyInitialization() and
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index d9fa3a1cb504..b73e2009075f 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -9224,7 +9224,7 @@ static void zend_compile_prop_decl(zend_ast *ast, zend_ast *type_ast, uint32_t f
 		if (*value_ast_ptr) {
 			zend_const_expr_to_zval(&value_zv, value_ast_ptr, /* allow_dynamic */ false);
 
-			if (ZEND_TYPE_IS_SET(type) && !Z_CONSTANT(value_zv)
+			if (ZEND_TYPE_IS_SET(type) && Z_TYPE(value_zv) != IS_CONSTANT_AST
 					&& !zend_is_valid_default_value(type, &value_zv)) {
 				zend_string *str = zend_type_to_string(type);
 				if (Z_TYPE(value_zv) == IS_NULL && !ZEND_TYPE_IS_INTERSECTION(type)) {
@@ -9348,7 +9348,7 @@ static void zend_compile_class_const_decl(zend_ast *ast, uint32_t flags, zend_as
 
 		zend_const_expr_to_zval(&value_zv, value_ast_ptr, /* allow_dynamic */ false);
 
-		if (!Z_CONSTANT(value_zv) && ZEND_TYPE_IS_SET(type) && !zend_is_valid_default_value(type, &value_zv)) {
+		if (Z_TYPE(value_zv) != IS_CONSTANT_AST && ZEND_TYPE_IS_SET(type) && !zend_is_valid_default_value(type, &value_zv)) {
 			zend_string *type_str = zend_type_to_string(type);
 
 			zend_error_noreturn(E_COMPILE_ERROR, "Cannot use %s as value for class constant %s::%s of type %s",
diff --git a/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y b/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
index d35853ab5acd..47b05de4e692 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
+++ b/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void zend_ini_get_constant(zval *result, zval *name)
 		   	&& (c = zend_get_constant(Z_STR_P(name))) != 0) {
 		if (Z_TYPE_P(c) != IS_STRING) {
 			ZVAL_COPY_OR_DUP(&tmp, c);
-			if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(tmp)) {
+			if (Z_OPT_TYPE(tmp) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 				zval_update_constant_ex(&tmp, NULL);
 			}
 			convert_to_string(&tmp);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_types.h b/Zend/zend_types.h
index 2cdfdcb1961f..56774e4e9d8f 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_types.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_types.h
@@ -1017,8 +1017,6 @@ static zend_always_inline uint32_t zend_gc_delref_ex(zend_refcounted_h *p, uint3
 	} while(0)
 
 /* All data types < IS_STRING have their constructor/destructors skipped */
-#define Z_CONSTANT(zval)			(Z_TYPE(zval) == IS_CONSTANT_AST)
-#define Z_CONSTANT_P(zval_p)		Z_CONSTANT(*(zval_p))
 
 #if 1
 /* This optimized version assumes that we have a single "type_flag" */
@@ -1036,9 +1034,6 @@ static zend_always_inline uint32_t zend_gc_delref_ex(zend_refcounted_h *p, uint3
 #define Z_OPT_TYPE(zval)			(Z_TYPE_INFO(zval) & Z_TYPE_MASK)
 #define Z_OPT_TYPE_P(zval_p)		Z_OPT_TYPE(*(zval_p))
 
-#define Z_OPT_CONSTANT(zval)		(Z_OPT_TYPE(zval) == IS_CONSTANT_AST)
-#define Z_OPT_CONSTANT_P(zval_p)	Z_OPT_CONSTANT(*(zval_p))
-
 #define Z_OPT_REFCOUNTED(zval)		Z_TYPE_INFO_REFCOUNTED(Z_TYPE_INFO(zval))
 #define Z_OPT_REFCOUNTED_P(zval_p)	Z_OPT_REFCOUNTED(*(zval_p))
 
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index a0bfad488f85..ec9a97eeb254 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -8323,7 +8323,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(143, ZEND_DECLARE_CONST, CONST, CONST)
 	val   = GET_OP2_ZVAL_PTR(BP_VAR_R);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 			FREE_OP1();
@@ -8355,7 +8355,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(210, ZEND_DECLARE_ATTRIBUTED_CONST, CONST, CONST)
 	val   = GET_OP2_ZVAL_PTR(BP_VAR_R);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 			FREE_OP1();
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index cedc735bbb1e..34b2455ce439 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -8290,7 +8290,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_FUNC_CCONV ZEND_DECLARE_CONST
 	val   = RT_CONSTANT(opline, opline->op2);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 
@@ -8325,7 +8325,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_FUNC_CCONV ZEND_DECLARE_ATTRI
 	val   = RT_CONSTANT(opline, opline->op2);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 
@@ -60979,7 +60979,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_CCONV ZEND_DECLARE_CONST_SPEC
 	val   = RT_CONSTANT(opline, opline->op2);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 
@@ -61014,7 +61014,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_CCONV ZEND_DECLARE_ATTRIBUTED
 	val   = RT_CONSTANT(opline, opline->op2);
 
 	ZVAL_COPY(&c.value, val);
-	if (Z_OPT_CONSTANT(c.value)) {
+	if (Z_OPT_TYPE(c.value) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zval_update_constant_ex(&c.value, EX(func)->op_array.scope) != SUCCESS)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(&c.value);
 
diff --git a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_ir.c b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_ir.c
index d62ef95b5513..b0b04456706b 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_ir.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_ir.c
@@ -10924,7 +10924,7 @@ static int zend_jit_recv_init(zend_jit_ctx *jit, const zend_op *opline, const ze
 			zv, true);
 	}
 
-	if (Z_CONSTANT_P(zv)) {
+	if (Z_TYPE_P(zv) == IS_CONSTANT_AST) {
 		jit_SET_EX_OPLINE(jit, opline);
 		ref = ir_CALL_2(IR_I32, ir_CONST_FC_FUNC(zval_update_constant_ex),
 			jit_ZVAL_ADDR(jit, res_addr),