diff --git a/pkg/fabric-client/txn/txn.go b/pkg/fabric-client/txn/txn.go
index a19cf83653..4dd8228c37 100644
--- a/pkg/fabric-client/txn/txn.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-client/txn/txn.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 var logger = logging.NewLogger("fabric_sdk_go")
 
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-}
-
 // CCProposalType reflects transitions in the chaincode lifecycle
 type CCProposalType int
 
diff --git a/pkg/fabric-txn/selection/dynamicselection/pgresolver/lbpolicyimpl.go b/pkg/fabric-txn/selection/dynamicselection/pgresolver/lbpolicyimpl.go
index a80e57364c..e958510aac 100644
--- a/pkg/fabric-txn/selection/dynamicselection/pgresolver/lbpolicyimpl.go
+++ b/pkg/fabric-txn/selection/dynamicselection/pgresolver/lbpolicyimpl.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package pgresolver
 
 import (
 	"math/rand"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type randomLBP struct {
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ func (lbp *randomLBP) Choose(peerGroups []PeerGroup) PeerGroup {
 		return NewPeerGroup()
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(int64(time.Now().Nanosecond()))
 	index := rand.Intn(len(peerGroups))
 
 	logger.Debugf("randomLBP - Choosing index %d\n", index)
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ func (lbp *roundRobinLBP) Choose(peerGroups []PeerGroup) PeerGroup {
 	}
 
 	if lbp.index == -1 {
-		rand.Seed(int64(time.Now().Nanosecond()))
 		lbp.index = rand.Intn(len(peerGroups))
 	} else {
 		lbp.index++
diff --git a/pkg/fabsdk/fabsdk.go b/pkg/fabsdk/fabsdk.go
index 8537b7cd4a..77c30821d9 100644
--- a/pkg/fabsdk/fabsdk.go
+++ b/pkg/fabsdk/fabsdk.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 package fabsdk
 
 import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/api/apiconfig"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/api/apifabclient"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/api/apilogging"
@@ -181,6 +184,9 @@ func initSDK(sdk *FabricSDK, opts []Option) error {
 
 	sdk.cryptoSuite = cs
 
+	// Initialize rand (TODO: should probably be optional)
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
 	// Setting this cryptosuite as the factory default
 	cryptosuite.SetDefault(cs)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/fab/fabric_ca_test.go b/test/integration/fab/fabric_ca_test.go
index a99e0bce01..2e16fb2762 100644
--- a/test/integration/fab/fabric_ca_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/fab/fabric_ca_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/api/apiconfig"
 	ca "github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/api/apifabca"
@@ -239,6 +238,5 @@ func TestEnrollAndTransact(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func createRandomName() string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	return "user" + strconv.Itoa(rand.Intn(500000))
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/fab/install_chaincode_test.go b/test/integration/fab/install_chaincode_test.go
index 76992e13ab..c26d4225e4 100644
--- a/test/integration/fab/install_chaincode_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/fab/install_chaincode_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	packager "github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/pkg/fabric-client/ccpackager/gopackager"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-sdk-go/test/integration"
@@ -111,6 +110,5 @@ func testChaincodeInstallUsingChaincodePackage(t *testing.T, testSetup *integrat
 }
 
 func getRandomCCVersion() string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	return "v0" + strconv.Itoa(rand.Intn(10000000))
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/utils.go b/test/integration/utils.go
index ddbde892fc..e877987427 100644
--- a/test/integration/utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/utils.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 
 // GenerateRandomID generates random ID
 func GenerateRandomID() string {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	return randomString(10)
 }