diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6243537e6..e42667ddf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ AX_TYPE_SOCKLEN_T
 AX_CREATE_STDINT_H([eggint.h])
 
 # Checks for functions and their arguments.
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([dprintf explicit_bzero memset_explicit explicit_memset getrandom inet_aton isascii memset_s random rand lrand48 snprintf strlcpy vsnprintf])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([dprintf explicit_bzero memset_explicit explicit_memset getrandom inet_aton isascii memset_s snprintf strlcpy vsnprintf])
 AC_FUNC_SELECT_ARGTYPES
 EGG_FUNC_B64_NTOP
 AC_FUNC_MMAP
diff --git a/src/eggdrop.h b/src/eggdrop.h
index 5bb1da287..4a381cc10 100644
--- a/src/eggdrop.h
+++ b/src/eggdrop.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 
 /* Yikes...who would have thought finding a usable random() would be so much
  * trouble?
- * Note: random(), rand(), and lrand48() are *not* thread safe.
+ * Note: random() is *not* thread safe.
  *
  * QNX doesn't include random() and srandom() in libc.so, only in libc.a
  * So we can only use these functions in static builds on QNX.
@@ -213,49 +213,15 @@
 #  undef HAVE_SRANDOM
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_RANDOM
-  /* On systems with random(), RANDOM_MAX may or may not be defined.
-   *
-   * If RANDOM_MAX isn't defined, we use 0x7FFFFFFF (2^31-1), or 2147483647
-   * since this follows the 4.3BSD and POSIX.1-2001 standards. This of course
-   * assumes random() uses a 32 bit long int type per the standards.
-   */
-#  ifndef RANDOM_MAX
-#    define RANDOM_MAX 0x7FFFFFFF  /* random() -- 2^31-1 */
-#  endif
-#else                              /* !HAVE_RANDOM */
-   /* This shouldn't exist in this case, but just to be safe... */
-#  ifdef RANDOM_MAX
-#    undef RANDOM_MAX
-#  endif
-  /* If we don't have random() it's safe to assume we also don't have
-   * srandom(), and we need both.
-   */
-#  ifdef HAVE_RAND
-#    define random() rand()
-#    define srandom(x) srand(x)
-    /* Depending on the system int size, RAND_MAX can be either 0x7FFFFFFF
-     * (2^31-1), or 2147483647 for a 32 bit int, or 0x7FFF (2^15-1), or
-     * 32767 for a 16 bit int. The standards only state that RAND_MAX must
-     * be _at least_ 32767 but some systems with 16 bit int define it as
-     * 32767. See: SVr4, 4.3BSD, C89, C99, POSIX.1-2001.
-     */
-#    define RANDOM_MAX RAND_MAX    /* rand() -- 2^31-1 or 2^15-1 */
-#  else                            /* !HAVE_RAND */
-#    ifdef  HAVE_LRAND48
-#      define random() lrand48()
-#      define srandom(x) srand48(x)
-      /* For lrand48() we define RANDOM_MAX as 0x7FFFFFFF (2^31-1), or
-       * 2147483647 since this is what the SVr4 and POSIX.1-2001 standards
-       * call for. Note: SVID 3 declares these functions as obsolete and
-       * states rand() should be used instead.
-       */
-#      define RANDOM_MAX 0x7FFFFFFF /* lrand48() -- 2^31-1 */
-#    else                          /* !HAVE_LRAND48 */
-#      include "Error: Must define one of HAVE_RANDOM, HAVE_RAND, or HAVE_LRAND48"
-#    endif                         /* HAVE_LRAND48 */
-#  endif                           /* HAVE_RAND */
-#endif                             /* HAVE_RANDOM */
+/* On systems with random(), RANDOM_MAX may or may not be defined.
+ *
+ * If RANDOM_MAX isn't defined, we use 0x7FFFFFFF (2^31-1), or 2147483647
+ * since this follows the 4.3BSD and POSIX.1-2001 standards. This of course
+ * assumes random() uses a 32 bit long int type per the standards.
+ */
+#ifndef RANDOM_MAX
+#  define RANDOM_MAX 0x7FFFFFFF  /* random() -- 2^31-1 */
+#endif
 
 
 /* Use high-order bits for getting the random integer. With a modern