diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
index 70d6d7d0d65696b5cae7b5a1dd2aa57674a6f264..4d7b171e825fe01011f1315ad5a36896a21cbbfa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_nandecctest.c
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ static int nand_ecc_test(const size_t size)
 
 static int __init ecc_test_init(void)
 {
-	srandom32(jiffies);
-
 	nand_ecc_test(256);
 	nand_ecc_test(512);