diff --git a/crypto/random_pool.c b/crypto/random_pool.c
index d5bdcb56126..93843a9eec7 100644
--- a/crypto/random_pool.c
+++ b/crypto/random_pool.c
@@ -555,21 +555,13 @@ void up_randompool_initialize(void)
  * Input Parameters:
  *   bytes  - Buffer for returned random bytes
  *   nbytes - Number of bytes requested.
- *   flags  - Bit mask that can contain zero or more of the ORed values
- *            together.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   On success, getrandom() returns the number of bytes that were copied
- *   to the buffer buf.  This may be less than the number of bytes
- *   requested via buflen if either GRND_RANDOM was specified in flags and
- *   insufficient entropy was present in the random source or the system
- *   call was interrupted by a signal.
-
- *   On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
+ *   None
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-ssize_t getrandom(FAR void *bytes, size_t nbytes, unsigned int flags)
+void getrandom(FAR void *bytes, size_t nbytes)
 {
   int ret;
 
@@ -578,13 +570,5 @@ ssize_t getrandom(FAR void *bytes, size_t nbytes, unsigned int flags)
     {
       rng_buf_internal(bytes, nbytes);
       nxsem_post(&g_rng.rd_sem);
-      ret = nbytes;
     }
-  else
-    {
-      set_errno(-ret);
-      ret = ERROR;
-    }
-
-  return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dev_urandom.c b/drivers/crypto/dev_urandom.c
index b6c6900501a..106f7ad527c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dev_urandom.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dev_urandom.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static ssize_t devurand_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEV_URANDOM_RANDOM_POOL
   if (len > 0)
     {
-      getrandom(buffer, len, 0);
+      getrandom(buffer, len);
     }
 
 #else
diff --git a/include/sys/random.h b/include/sys/random.h
index d394e0f350c..65a224d0ec2 100644
--- a/include/sys/random.h
+++ b/include/sys/random.h
@@ -44,21 +44,6 @@
 #include <nuttx/config.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Pre-processor Definitions
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-/* Flags for getrandom(2)
- *
- * GRND_NONBLOCK  Don't block and return EAGAIN instead
- * GRND_RANDOM    No effect
- * GRND_INSECURE  Return non-cryptographic random bytes
- */
-
-#define GRND_NONBLOCK   0x0001
-#define GRND_RANDOM     0x0002
-#define GRND_INSECURE   0x0004
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -79,21 +64,13 @@
  * Input Parameters:
  *   bytes  - Buffer for returned random bytes
  *   nbytes - Number of bytes requested.
- *   flags  - Bit mask that can contain zero or more of the ORed values
- *            together.
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   On success, getrandom() returns the number of bytes that were copied
- *   to the buffer buf.  This may be less than the number of bytes
- *   requested via buflen if either GRND_RANDOM was specified in flags and
- *   insufficient entropy was present in the random source or the system
- *   call was interrupted by a signal.
- *
- *   On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
+ *   None
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-ssize_t getrandom(FAR void *bytes, size_t nbytes, unsigned int flags);
+void getrandom(FAR void *bytes, size_t nbytes);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL */
 
diff --git a/include/sys/syscall_lookup.h b/include/sys/syscall_lookup.h
index 68a68031f4e..235f3068b79 100644
--- a/include/sys/syscall_lookup.h
+++ b/include/sys/syscall_lookup.h
@@ -382,5 +382,5 @@ SYSCALL_LOOKUP(telldir,                    1)
  */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL
-  SYSCALL_LOOKUP(getrandom,                3)
+  SYSCALL_LOOKUP(getrandom,                2)
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/libc/uuid/lib_uuid_create.c b/libs/libc/uuid/lib_uuid_create.c
index 3f581642b8c..29b415f76b4 100644
--- a/libs/libc/uuid/lib_uuid_create.c
+++ b/libs/libc/uuid/lib_uuid_create.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 void uuid_create(uuid_t *u, uint32_t *status)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL
-  getrandom(u, sizeof(uuid_t), 0);
+  getrandom(u, sizeof(uuid_t));
 #else
   unsigned long *beg = (unsigned long *)u;
   unsigned long *end = (unsigned long *)(u + 1);
diff --git a/syscall/syscall.csv b/syscall/syscall.csv
index 1bade984e07..7b727adcf1d 100644
--- a/syscall/syscall.csv
+++ b/syscall/syscall.csv
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 "getitimer","sys/time.h","!defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_POSIX_TIMERS)","int","int","FAR struct itimerval *"
 "getpeername","sys/socket.h","defined(CONFIG_NET)","int","int","FAR struct sockaddr *","FAR socklen_t *"
 "getpid","unistd.h","","pid_t"
-"getrandom","sys/random.h","defined(CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL)","ssize_t","void","FAR void *","size_t","unsigned int"
+"getrandom","sys/random.h","defined(CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL)","void","FAR void *","size_t"
 "getsockname","sys/socket.h","defined(CONFIG_NET)","int","int","FAR struct sockaddr *","FAR socklen_t *"
 "getsockopt","sys/socket.h","defined(CONFIG_NET)","int","int","int","int","FAR void *","FAR socklen_t *"
 "getuid","unistd.h","defined(CONFIG_SCHED_USER_IDENTITY)","uid_t"