diff --git a/src/qt/winshutdownmonitor.cpp b/src/qt/winshutdownmonitor.cpp
--- a/src/qt/winshutdownmonitor.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/winshutdownmonitor.cpp
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <shutdown.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
-
-#include <openssl/rand.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -22,19 +19,6 @@
 
     MSG *pMsg = static_cast<MSG *>(pMessage);
 
-    // Seed OpenSSL PRNG with Windows event data (e.g.  mouse movements and
-    // other user interactions)
-    if (RAND_event(pMsg->message, pMsg->wParam, pMsg->lParam) == 0) {
-        // Warn only once as this is performance-critical
-        static bool warned = false;
-        if (!warned) {
-            LogPrintf("%s: OpenSSL RAND_event() failed to seed OpenSSL PRNG "
-                      "with enough data.\n",
-                      __func__);
-            warned = true;
-        }
-    }
-
     switch (pMsg->message) {
         case WM_QUERYENDSESSION: {
             // Initiate a client shutdown after receiving a WM_QUERYENDSESSION