diff --git a/examples/3d/advanced3dExample/src/Swarm.cpp b/examples/3d/advanced3dExample/src/Swarm.cpp
index 917d6447402..e9c491b82e8 100644
--- a/examples/3d/advanced3dExample/src/Swarm.cpp
+++ b/examples/3d/advanced3dExample/src/Swarm.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ void swarm::init(int nParticles, float positionDispersion, float velocityDispers
 		particles.clear();
 	}
 
-	ofSeedRandom();
-	//
 	glm::vec3 position, velocity;
 	ofColor color;
 	for(int i = 0; i < nParticles; i++){
diff --git a/examples/android/androidAdvanced3DExample/src/Swarm.cpp b/examples/android/androidAdvanced3DExample/src/Swarm.cpp
index a1dc5ffdce0..03b8d81d25b 100644
--- a/examples/android/androidAdvanced3DExample/src/Swarm.cpp
+++ b/examples/android/androidAdvanced3DExample/src/Swarm.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ void Swarm::init(int _nParticles, float positionDispersion, float velocityDisper
 	// INITIALISE VALUES
 	///////////////////////////////////////////
 	//
-	ofSeedRandom();
-	//
 	for (int i=0; i< nParticles; i++)
 	{
 		positions[i].x = (ofRandom(1.0f)-0.5f)  * positionDispersion;
diff --git a/examples/gl/billboardRotationExample/src/ofApp.cpp b/examples/gl/billboardRotationExample/src/ofApp.cpp
index d3c8b426766..de3c5771865 100644
--- a/examples/gl/billboardRotationExample/src/ofApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/gl/billboardRotationExample/src/ofApp.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void ofApp::update() {
 
 	
 	for (int i=0; i<NUM_BILLBOARDS; i++) {
-		ofSeedRandom(i);
+		ofSetRandomSeed(i);
 		if(glm::distance(mouse,pos[i]) < ofRandom(100, 200)) {
 			vel[i] -= mouseVec; 
 		}
diff --git a/tests/addons/networkTcp/src/main.cpp b/tests/addons/networkTcp/src/main.cpp
index bbe7e44a555..feaf5091fbd 100644
--- a/tests/addons/networkTcp/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/addons/networkTcp/src/main.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ class ofApp: public ofxUnitTestsApp{
 	}
 
 	void run(){
-		ofSeedRandom(ofGetSeconds());
 		testNonBlocking();
 		testBlocking();
 		disconnectionAutoDetection();