diff --git a/src/libsodium/randombytes/sysrandom/randombytes_sysrandom.c b/src/libsodium/randombytes/sysrandom/randombytes_sysrandom.c
index 65d3d257..84a1c857 100644
--- a/src/libsodium/randombytes/sysrandom/randombytes_sysrandom.c
+++ b/src/libsodium/randombytes/sysrandom/randombytes_sysrandom.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ randombytes_sysrandom(void)
 {
     uint32_t r;
 
-    randombytes_sysrandom_stir_if_needed();
     randombytes_sysrandom_buf(&r, sizeof r);
 
     return r;