diff --git a/openpgp/clearsign/clearsign_test.go b/openpgp/clearsign/clearsign_test.go
index 051b8f16ff..821c35ff47 100644
--- a/openpgp/clearsign/clearsign_test.go
+++ b/openpgp/clearsign/clearsign_test.go
@@ -123,24 +123,12 @@ func TestSigning(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// We use this to make test keys, so that they aren't all the same.
-type quickRand byte
-
-func (qr *quickRand) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	for i := range p {
-		p[i] = byte(*qr)
-	}
-	*qr++
-	return len(p), nil
-}
-
 func TestMultiSign(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping long test in -short mode")
 	}
 
-	zero := quickRand(0)
-	config := packet.Config{Rand: &zero}
+	var config packet.Config
 
 	for nKeys := 0; nKeys < 4; nKeys++ {
 	nextTest: