diff --git a/pkg/network/helper_test.go b/pkg/network/helper_test.go
index 9bb6803b1..bdf6a9c83 100644
--- a/pkg/network/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/helper_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package network
 
 import (
+	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func newTestServer() *Server {
 		chain:        testChain{},
 		transport:    localTransport{},
 		discovery:    testDiscovery{},
-		id:           util.RandUint32(1000000, 9999999),
+		id:           rand.Uint32(),
 		quit:         make(chan struct{}),
 		register:     make(chan Peer),
 		unregister:   make(chan peerDrop),
diff --git a/pkg/network/server.go b/pkg/network/server.go
index f6e9f4416..d6e260956 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func NewServer(config ServerConfig, chain core.Blockchainer) *Server {
 	s := &Server{
 		ServerConfig: config,
 		chain:        chain,
-		id:           util.RandUint32(1000000, 9999999),
+		id:           rand.Uint32(),
 		quit:         make(chan struct{}),
 		register:     make(chan Peer),
 		unregister:   make(chan peerDrop),
@@ -349,3 +350,7 @@ func (s *Server) RelayDirectly(p Peer, inv *payload.Inventory) {
 	p.WriteMsg(NewMessage(s.Net, CMDInv, inv))
 
 }
+
+func init() {
+        rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/random.go b/pkg/util/random.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ea02d4d9..000000000
--- a/pkg/util/random.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package util
-
-import (
-	"math/rand"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// RandUint32 return a random number between min and max.
-func RandUint32(min, max int) uint32 {
-	n := min + rand.Intn(max-min)
-	return uint32(n)
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
-}