diff --git a/src/test/prevector_tests.cpp b/src/test/prevector_tests.cpp
index c488d3edcf6..7341389208e 100644
--- a/src/test/prevector_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/prevector_tests.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ public:
 
     prevector_tester() {
         SeedInsecureRand();
-        rand_seed = insecure_rand_seed;
-        rand_cache = insecure_rand_ctx;
+        rand_seed = InsecureRand256();
+        rand_cache = FastRandomContext(rand_seed);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
index f7874e6882b..9b4076d9563 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ void CConnmanTest::ClearNodes()
     g_connman->vNodes.clear();
 }
 
-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_bitcoin.h b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
index 182571b0041..124f862de89 100644
--- a/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
+++ b/src/test/test_bitcoin.h
@@ -26,17 +26,11 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<T>::value, std::os
     return stream << static_cast<typename std::underlying_type<T>::type>(e);
 }
 
-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(); }