diff --git a/go-libp2p-blossomsub/backoff.go b/go-libp2p-blossomsub/backoff.go
index 1b32a24..87e8cb7 100644
--- a/go-libp2p-blossomsub/backoff.go
+++ b/go-libp2p-blossomsub/backoff.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ func newBackoff(ctx context.Context, sizeThreshold int, cleanupInterval time.Dur
 		info:        make(map[peer.ID]*backoffHistory),
 	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano()) // used for jitter
 	go b.cleanupLoop(ctx)
 
 	return b