diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index da07e64ec..f9ca5d393 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -455,8 +455,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Ensure that fds 0, 1 and 2 are open or directed to /dev/null */
 	sanitise_stdfd();
 
-	seed_rng();
-
 	msetlocale();
 
 	/* Copy argv, because we modify it */
diff --git a/sftp-server-main.c b/sftp-server-main.c
index 06566d36e..2c70f89bc 100644
--- a/sftp-server-main.c
+++ b/sftp-server-main.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Ensure that fds 0, 1 and 2 are open or directed to /dev/null */
 	sanitise_stdfd();
 
-	seed_rng();
-
 	if ((user_pw = getpwuid(getuid())) == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "No user found for uid %lu\n",
 		    (u_long)getuid());
diff --git a/sftp.c b/sftp.c
index c880f1661..939b8dc00 100644
--- a/sftp.c
+++ b/sftp.c
@@ -2406,8 +2406,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	sanitise_stdfd();
 	msetlocale();
 
-	seed_rng();
-
 	__progname = ssh_get_progname(argv[0]);
 	memset(&args, '\0', sizeof(args));
 	args.list = NULL;