diff --git a/src/test/test_pivx.cpp b/src/test/test_pivx.cpp
index 05ca418990388..7331a354fb11c 100644
--- a/src/test/test_pivx.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_pivx.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<CConnman> g_connman;
 
 CClientUIInterface uiInterface;  // Declared but not defined in guiinterface.h
 
-uint256 insecure_rand_seed = GetRandHash();
-FastRandomContext insecure_rand_ctx(insecure_rand_seed);
+FastRandomContext insecure_rand_ctx;
 
 extern bool fPrintToConsole;
 extern void noui_connect();
diff --git a/src/test/test_pivx.h b/src/test/test_pivx.h
index 251c9ffb929df..54bfa9accf0e2 100644
--- a/src/test/test_pivx.h
+++ b/src/test/test_pivx.h
@@ -11,17 +11,11 @@
 
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 
-extern uint256 insecure_rand_seed;
 extern FastRandomContext insecure_rand_ctx;
 
-static inline void SeedInsecureRand(bool fDeterministic = false)
+static inline void SeedInsecureRand(bool deterministic = false)
 {
-    if (fDeterministic) {
-        insecure_rand_seed = uint256();
-    } else {
-        insecure_rand_seed = GetRandHash();
-    }
-    insecure_rand_ctx = FastRandomContext(insecure_rand_seed);
+    insecure_rand_ctx = FastRandomContext(deterministic);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t InsecureRand32() { return insecure_rand_ctx.rand32(); }