diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index a291013..67d23e2 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@
 #define USAGE_ETM ""
 #endif
 
+#define USAGE_REPRODUCIBLE \
+    "    reproducible=0/1     default: 0 (disabled)\n"
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION)
 #define USAGE_RENEGO \
     "    renegotiation=%%d    default: 0 (disabled)\n"      \
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@
     USAGE_FALLBACK                                          \
     USAGE_EMS                                               \
     USAGE_ETM                                               \
+    USAGE_REPRODUCIBLE                                      \
     USAGE_CURVES                                            \
     USAGE_RECSPLIT                                          \
     USAGE_DHMLEN                                            \
@@ -547,21 +551,6 @@
     return 0x5af2a056;
 }
 
-int dummy_random( void *p_rng, unsigned char *output, size_t output_len )
-{
-    int ret;
-    size_t i;
-
-    //use mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random to find bugs in it
-    ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random( p_rng, output, output_len );
-    for ( i = 0; i < output_len; i++ )
-    {
-        //replace result with pseudo random
-        output[i] = (unsigned char) rand();
-    }
-    return( ret );
-}
-
 int dummy_entropy( void *data, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     size_t i;
@@ -1709,6 +1698,7 @@
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
     if (opt.reproducible)
     {
+        srand( 1 );
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, dummy_entropy,
                                            &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                            strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2009,8 +1999,6 @@
 
     if (opt.reproducible)
     {
-        srand( 1 );
-        mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng( &conf, dummy_random, &ctr_drbg );
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_TIME_ALT)
         mbedtls_platform_set_time( dummy_constant_time );
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index d5c0cae..776e555 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@
 #define USAGE_ETM ""
 #endif
 
+#define USAGE_REPRODUCIBLE \
+    "    reproducible=0/1     default: 0 (disabled)\n"
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_RENEGOTIATION)
 #define USAGE_RENEGO \
     "    renegotiation=%%d    default: 0 (disabled)\n"      \
@@ -470,6 +473,7 @@
     "\n"                                                    \
     USAGE_TICKETS                                           \
     USAGE_EAP_TLS                                           \
+    USAGE_REPRODUCIBLE                                      \
     USAGE_CACHE                                             \
     USAGE_MAX_FRAG_LEN                                      \
     USAGE_TRUNC_HMAC                                        \
@@ -660,20 +664,6 @@
     return 0x5af2a056;
 }
 
-int dummy_random( void *p_rng, unsigned char *output, size_t output_len )
-{
-    int ret;
-    size_t i;
-
-    //use mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random to find bugs in it
-    ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random( p_rng, output, output_len );
-    for ( i = 0; i < output_len; i++ ) {
-        //replace result with pseudo random
-        output[i] = (unsigned char) rand();
-    }
-    return( ret );
-}
-
 int dummy_entropy( void *data, unsigned char *output, size_t len )
 {
     size_t i;
@@ -2489,6 +2479,7 @@
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
     if (opt.reproducible)
     {
+        srand( 1 );
         if( ( ret = mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, dummy_entropy,
                                            &entropy, (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                            strlen( pers ) ) ) != 0 )
@@ -2828,8 +2819,6 @@
 
     if (opt.reproducible)
     {
-        srand( 1 );
-        mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng( &conf, dummy_random, &ctr_drbg );
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_TIME)
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_TIME_ALT)
         mbedtls_platform_set_time( dummy_constant_time );