diff --git a/base/random.jl b/base/random.jl
index 11d7b227dfaee..0f08e99eb826e 100644
--- a/base/random.jl
+++ b/base/random.jl
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ type MersenneTwister <: AbstractRNG
     end
 end
 
-# MersenneTwister is the default RNG.
-const RNG = MersenneTwister
-
 function srand(r::MersenneTwister, seed) 
     r.seed = seed
     dsfmt_init_gen_rand(r.state, seed)