diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index c79d7c37beb..bf77247b53a 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -4900,10 +4900,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes)
 
 	buffer = emalloc(buffer_length + 1);
 
-#ifdef WINDOWS
-        RAND_screen();
-#endif
-
 	if ((strong_result = RAND_pseudo_bytes(buffer, buffer_length)) < 0) {
 		efree(buffer);
 		RETURN_FALSE;