diff --git a/seed.c b/seed.c
index 454604c..4809683 100644
--- a/seed.c
+++ b/seed.c
@@ -677,9 +677,6 @@ pseudo_seed(void)
     /*
      * hash all the data from random() and friends
      */
-    hash_val = private_hash64_buf(hash_val,
-				 (char *)&past_hash,
-				 sizeof(past_hash));
     hash_val = private_hash64_buf(hash_val,
 				 (char *)random_before,
 				 sizeof(random_before));