diff --git a/test/test_field.py b/test/test_field.py
index 3a1e7dcdcd5fa306e1334d2f1c3a76586b4b8afb..f6a2f6bb8c7de4a88f749255f3e29a1add7c89e4 100644
--- a/test/test_field.py
+++ b/test/test_field.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class Test_Functionality(unittest.TestCase):
                     [(1,), (4,), (5,)], [(1,), (6,), (7,)]))
     def test_hermitian_decomposition(self, z1, z2, preserve, complexdata,
                                      s1, s2):
-        np.random.seed(123)
         try:
             r1 = RGSpace(s1, harmonic=True, zerocenter=(z1,))
             r2 = RGSpace(s2, harmonic=True, zerocenter=(z2,))