diff --git a/test/object-store/util/sync/redirect_server.hpp b/test/object-store/util/sync/redirect_server.hpp
index 6b740d2de4..2705cc0530 100644
--- a/test/object-store/util/sync/redirect_server.hpp
+++ b/test/object-store/util/sync/redirect_server.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ class RedirectingHttpServer {
             , socket(service)
             , http_server(socket, logger)
         {
-            util::seed_prng_nondeterministically(random); // Throws
         }
 
         // Implement the websocket::Config interface