diff --git a/include/fc/crypto/rand.hpp b/include/fc/crypto/rand.hpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 8979ba7..0000000
--- a/include/fc/crypto/rand.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-namespace fc {
-
-  /* provides access to the OpenSSL random number generator */
-  void rand_bytes(char* buf, int count);
-  //void rand_pseudo_bytes(char* buf, int count);
-} // namespace fc 
diff --git a/src/crypto/rand.cpp b/src/crypto/rand.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index ac0b9db..0000000
--- a/src/crypto/rand.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#include <openssl/rand.h>
-#include <fc/crypto/openssl.hpp>
-#include <fc/exception/exception.hpp>
-#include <fc/fwd_impl.hpp>
-
-
-namespace fc {
-
-void rand_bytes(char* buf, int count)
-{
-  static int init = init_openssl();
-  (void)init;
-
-  int result = RAND_bytes((unsigned char*)buf, count);
-  if (result != 1)
-    FC_THROW("Error calling OpenSSL's RAND_bytes(): ${code}", ("code", (uint32_t)ERR_get_error()));
-}
-
-//void rand_pseudo_bytes(char* buf, int count)
-//{
-//  static int init = init_openssl();
-//  (void)init;
-//
-//  int result = RAND_pseudo_bytes((unsigned char*)buf, count);
-//  if (result == -1)
-//    FC_THROW("Error calling OpenSSL's RAND_pseudo_bytes(): ${code}", ("code", (uint32_t)ERR_get_error()));
-//}
-
-}  // namespace fc
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ec052b9..5c10623 100755
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ add_executable( all_tests all_tests.cpp
                           crypto/blind.cpp
                           crypto/blowfish_test.cpp
                           crypto/dh_test.cpp
-                          crypto/rand_test.cpp
                           crypto/sha_tests.cpp
                           io/json_tests.cpp
                           io/stream_tests.cpp
diff --git a/tests/crypto/rand_test.cpp b/tests/crypto/rand_test.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index bc068d3..0000000
--- a/tests/crypto/rand_test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
-
-#include <fc/crypto/rand.hpp>
-
-#include <cmath>
-
-static void check_randomness( const char* buffer, size_t len ) {
-    if (len == 0) { return; }
-    // count bit runs and 0's / 1's
-    unsigned int zc = 0, oc = 0, rc = 0, last = 2;
-    for (size_t k = len; k; k--) {
-        char c = *buffer++;
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-            unsigned int bit = c & 1;
-            c >>= 1;
-            if (bit) { oc++; } else { zc++; }
-            if (bit != last) { rc++; last = bit; }
-        }
-    }
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 8*len, zc + oc );
-    double E = 1 + (zc + oc) / 2.0;
-    double variance = (E - 1) * (E - 2) / (oc + zc - 1);
-    double sigma = sqrt(variance);
-    BOOST_CHECK( rc < 2*(E + sigma) );
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(fc_crypto)
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(rand_test)
-{
-    char buffer[128];
-    fc::rand_bytes( buffer, sizeof(buffer) );
-    check_randomness( buffer, sizeof(buffer) );
-}
-
-//BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(pseudo_rand_test)
-//{
-//    char buffer[10013];
-//    fc::rand_pseudo_bytes( buffer, sizeof(buffer) );
-//    check_randomness( buffer, sizeof(buffer) );
-//}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()