diff --git a/hls4ml/__init__.py b/hls4ml/__init__.py
index 57cdcc2083..81b2859551 100644
--- a/hls4ml/__init__.py
+++ b/hls4ml/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import os
-
 from hls4ml import converters, report, utils  # noqa: F401
 
 try:
@@ -24,5 +22,3 @@ def reseed(newseed):
         torch.manual_seed(newseed)
     except ImportError:
         print('\nPyTorch seed not set')
-
-    os.environ['RANDOM_SEED'] = f'{newseed}'