diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_baro_sim/SensorBaroSim.cpp b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_baro_sim/SensorBaroSim.cpp
index f4e9ce3824..5f60ac20cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/sensor_baro_sim/SensorBaroSim.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/sensor_baro_sim/SensorBaroSim.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ ModuleBase::Descriptor SensorBaroSim::desc{task_spawn, custom_command, print_usa
 
 SensorBaroSim::SensorBaroSim() :
 	ModuleParams(nullptr),
-	ScheduledWorkItem(MODULE_NAME, px4::wq_configurations::hp_default)
-{
-	srand(1234); // initialize the random seed once before calling generate_wgn()
-}
+	ScheduledWorkItem(MODULE_NAME, px4::wq_configurations::hp_default) {}
 
 SensorBaroSim::~SensorBaroSim()
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
index c80750e794..da662ee496 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ using namespace time_literals;
 ModuleBase::Descriptor Sih::desc{task_spawn, custom_command, print_usage};
 
 Sih::Sih() :
-	ModuleParams(nullptr)
-{
-	srand(1234); // initialize the random seed once before calling generate_wgn()
-}
+	ModuleParams(nullptr) {}
 
 Sih::~Sih()
 {