diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
index e804d9361972ce6b01d7608f82770b4a678140b6..65ba7d50fe12ed5065209a9f3cdbb687c04c9590 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
@@ -507,11 +507,6 @@ static void resetAfterAnsiEscape(void) {
 
 static int taosRandom()
 {
-  struct timeval tv;
-
-  gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-  srand(tv.tv_usec);
-
   return rand();
 }