diff --git a/cluster/bootstrap.go b/cluster/bootstrap.go
index 29bc6c63..c98a32b3 100644
--- a/cluster/bootstrap.go
+++ b/cluster/bootstrap.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -15,12 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	rurl "github.com/rqlite/rqlite/http/url"
+	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/random"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-}
-
 var (
 	// ErrBootTimeout is returned when a boot operation does not
 	// complete within the timeout.
@@ -260,5 +256,5 @@ func NewAddressProviderString(ss []string) AddressProvider {
 // useful to prevent nodes across the cluster performing certain operations
 // all at the same time.
 func jitter(duration time.Duration) time.Duration {
-	return duration + time.Duration(rand.Float64()*float64(duration))
+	return duration + time.Duration(random.Float64()*float64(duration))
 }
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index b1bb02eb..cf541cc7 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"expvar"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ var DBVersion string
 var stats *expvar.Map
 
 func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	DBVersion, _, _ = sqlite3.Version()
 	stats = expvar.NewMap("db")
 	ResetStats()
diff --git a/db/db_test.go b/db/db_test.go
index 09b03fb5..67c0610e 100644
--- a/db/db_test.go
+++ b/db/db_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ func Test_RemoveFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to remove files: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(d)
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(d)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to read directory: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -906,7 +904,7 @@ func asJSON(v interface{}) string {
 // mustTempFile returns a path to a temporary file in directory dir. It is up to the
 // caller to remove the file once it is no longer needed.
 func mustTempFile() string {
-	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "rqlite-db-test")
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "rqlite-db-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -915,7 +913,7 @@ func mustTempFile() string {
 }
 
 func mustTempDir() string {
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "rqlite-db-test")
+	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "rqlite-db-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -947,12 +945,6 @@ func mustCopyFile(dst, src string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func mustRenameFile(oldpath, newpath string) {
-	if err := os.Rename(oldpath, newpath); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
 func mustCreateClosedFile(path string) {
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -975,8 +967,3 @@ func mustFileSize(path string) int64 {
 	fi := mustStat(path)
 	return fi.Size()
 }
-
-func mustRandomInt(n int) int {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-	return rand.Intn(n)
-}
diff --git a/disco/service.go b/disco/service.go
index 70cfce97..e58a0b92 100644
--- a/disco/service.go
+++ b/disco/service.go
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ package disco
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
-)
 
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-}
+	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/random"
+)
 
 const (
 	leaderChanLen = 5 // Support any fast back-to-back leadership changes.
@@ -143,5 +140,5 @@ func (s *Service) updateContact(t time.Time) {
 }
 
 func jitter(duration time.Duration) time.Duration {
-	return duration + time.Duration(rand.Float64()*float64(duration))
+	return duration + time.Duration(random.Float64()*float64(duration))
 }
diff --git a/store/random/random.go b/random/random.go
similarity index 67%
rename from store/random/random.go
rename to random/random.go
index 3f34431f..54d58033 100644
--- a/store/random/random.go
+++ b/random/random.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // RandomString returns a random string of 20 characters
-func RandomString() string {
+func String() string {
 	mu.Lock()
 	defer mu.Unlock()
 	var output strings.Builder
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@ func RandomString() string {
 	}
 	return output.String()
 }
+
+// Float64 returns a random float64
+func Float64() float64 {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	return r.Float64()
+}
+
+// Intn returns a random int
+func Intn(n int) int {
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+	return r.Intn(n)
+}
diff --git a/random/random_test.go b/random/random_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7df44a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/random/random_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package random
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_StringLength(t *testing.T) {
+	str := String()
+	if len(str) != 20 {
+		t.Errorf("String() returned a string of length %d; want 20", len(str))
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_StringUniqueness(t *testing.T) {
+	const numStrings = 10
+	strs := make(map[string]bool, numStrings)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numStrings; i++ {
+		str := String()
+		if strs[str] {
+			t.Errorf("String() returned a non-unique string: %s", str)
+		}
+		strs[str] = true
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Float64Uniqueness(t *testing.T) {
+	const numFloat64s = 10
+	floats := make(map[float64]bool, numFloat64s)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numFloat64s; i++ {
+		f := Float64()
+		if floats[f] {
+			t.Errorf("Float64() returned a non-unique float64: %f", f)
+		}
+		floats[f] = true
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_IntnUniqueness(t *testing.T) {
+	const numIntns = 10
+	intns := make(map[int]bool, numIntns)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numIntns; i++ {
+		n := Intn(1000000000)
+		if intns[n] {
+			t.Errorf("Intn() returned a non-unique int: %d", n)
+		}
+		intns[n] = true
+	}
+}
diff --git a/store/random/random_test.go b/store/random/random_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 795f5651..00000000
--- a/store/random/random_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package random
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func Test_RandomStringLength(t *testing.T) {
-	str := RandomString()
-	if len(str) != 20 {
-		t.Errorf("RandomString() returned a string of length %d; want 20", len(str))
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_RandomStringUniqueness(t *testing.T) {
-	const numStrings = 100
-	strs := make(map[string]bool, numStrings)
-
-	for i := 0; i < numStrings; i++ {
-		str := RandomString()
-		if strs[str] {
-			t.Errorf("RandomString() returned a non-unique string: %s", str)
-		}
-		strs[str] = true
-	}
-}
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index 52215141..7d651113 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/command"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/command/encoding"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/db"
-	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/store/random"
+	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/random"
 	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/testdata/chinook"
 )
 
@@ -2866,18 +2866,18 @@ func mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(id, dataPath, sqlitePath string, fk bool) (*Store, ne
 }
 
 func mustNewStore(t *testing.T) (*Store, net.Listener) {
-	return mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.RandomString(), t.TempDir(), "", false)
+	return mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.String(), t.TempDir(), "", false)
 }
 
 func mustNewStoreFK(t *testing.T) (*Store, net.Listener) {
-	return mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.RandomString(), t.TempDir(), "", true)
+	return mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.String(), t.TempDir(), "", true)
 }
 
 func mustNewStoreSQLitePath(t *testing.T) (*Store, net.Listener, string) {
 	dataDir := t.TempDir()
 	sqliteDir := t.TempDir()
 	sqlitePath := filepath.Join(sqliteDir, "explicit-path.db")
-	s, ln := mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.RandomString(), dataDir, sqlitePath, true)
+	s, ln := mustNewStoreAtPathsLn(random.String(), dataDir, sqlitePath, true)
 	return s, ln, sqlitePath
 }
 
diff --git a/tcp/pool/channel_test.go b/tcp/pool/channel_test.go
index 069157b8..d98f8012 100644
--- a/tcp/pool/channel_test.go
+++ b/tcp/pool/channel_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package pool
 
 import (
 	"log"
-	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rqlite/rqlite/random"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -21,8 +22,6 @@ func init() {
 	// used for factory function
 	go simpleTCPServer()
 	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 300) // wait until tcp server has been settled
-
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 }
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ func TestPoolConcurrent2(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 			go func(i int) {
 				conn, _ := p.Get()
-				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)))
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(random.Intn(100)))
 				conn.Close()
 				wg.Done()
 			}(i)
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ func TestPoolConcurrent2(t *testing.T) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int) {
 			conn, _ := p.Get()
-			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Intn(100)))
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(random.Intn(100)))
 			conn.Close()
 			wg.Done()
 		}(i)