diff --git a/ref_gl/gl_rsurf.c b/ref_gl/gl_rsurf.c
index c720feff..297296d1 100644
--- a/ref_gl/gl_rsurf.c
+++ b/ref_gl/gl_rsurf.c
@@ -3630,9 +3630,6 @@ void GL_InitRandomTable( void )
 {
 	int	tu, tv;
 
-	// make random predictable
-	gEngfuncs.COM_SetRandomSeed( 255 );
-
 	for( tu = 0; tu < MOD_FRAMES; tu++ )
 	{
 		for( tv = 0; tv < MOD_FRAMES; tv++ )
diff --git a/ref_soft/r_surf.c b/ref_soft/r_surf.c
index d42db305..e1d44681 100644
--- a/ref_soft/r_surf.c
+++ b/ref_soft/r_surf.c
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ void R_InitRandomTable( void )
 {
 	int	tu, tv;
 
-	// make random predictable
-	gEngfuncs.COM_SetRandomSeed( 255 );
-
 	for( tu = 0; tu < MOD_FRAMES; tu++ )
 	{
 		for( tv = 0; tv < MOD_FRAMES; tv++ )