diff --git a/cbits/cryptonite_sysrand.c b/cbits/cryptonite_sysrand.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b74ae8c..0000000
--- a/cbits/cryptonite_sysrand.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Vincent Hanquez <tab@snarc.org>
- *
- * All rights reserved.
- * 
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. Neither the name of the author nor the names of his contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- *    without specific prior written permission.
- * 
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
- * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
- * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
- * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
- * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include "cryptonite_sha512.h"
-
-#if 0
-/* Meant to initialize random buffer with somewhat
- * randomized values, without an actual source of entropy.
- * commented until this is actually useful for anything
- *
- * real entropy is supposed to be xored to a sysrand_init'ed
- * buffer.
- */
-void cryptonite_sysrand_init(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t sz)
-{
-	struct timeval tv;
-	struct sha512_ctx ctx;
-	uint8_t out[64];
-	
-	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-	cryptonite_sha512_init(&ctx);
-	cryptonite_sha512_update(&ctx, (uint8_t *) &tv, sizeof(tv));
-	cryptonite_sha512_finalize(&ctx, out);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/cryptonite.cabal b/cryptonite.cabal
index c3f9b9b..d9ffc3e 100644
--- a/cryptonite.cabal
+++ b/cryptonite.cabal
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ Library
                    , cbits/cryptonite_tiger.c
                    , cbits/cryptonite_whirlpool.c
                    , cbits/cryptonite_scrypt.c
-                   , cbits/cryptonite_sysrand.c
   include-dirs:  cbits cbits/ed25519
 
   -- FIXME armel or mispel is also little endian.