diff --git a/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go b/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
index 76c4e635..650b0600 100644
--- a/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/cmd/server_test.go
@@ -821,8 +821,6 @@ func createAppFromCmd(t *testing.T, cmd ServerCommand) (*serverApp, context.Cont
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	app, err := cmd.newServerApp(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	return app, ctx, cancel
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go b/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
index 13638fc5..43574da5 100644
--- a/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ func TestService_VoteAggressive(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(res[0].VotedIPs), "vote ips hidden")
 
 	// random +1/-1 result should be [0..2]
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {