diff --git a/lib/upgradelib.php b/lib/upgradelib.php
index 293968a5c88..665d2f56d51 100644
--- a/lib/upgradelib.php
+++ b/lib/upgradelib.php
@@ -455,6 +455,12 @@ function upgrade_stale_php_files_present(): bool {
     global $CFG;
 
     $someexamplesofremovedfiles = [
+        // Removed in 5.0.
+        '/admin/process_email.php',
+        '/badges/preferences_form.php',
+        '/lib/ajax/setuserpref.php',
+        '/lib/cronlib.php',
+        '/question/classes/local/bank/action_column_base.php',
         // Removed in 4.5.
         '/backup/util/ui/classes/copy/copy.php',
         '/backup/util/ui/yui/build/moodle-backup-backupselectall/moodle-backup-backupselectall.js',