diff --git a/web/lib/aur.inc.php b/web/lib/aur.inc.php
index 4e6baa2d..f82a96a7 100644
--- a/web/lib/aur.inc.php
+++ b/web/lib/aur.inc.php
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ function valid_email($addy) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-# a new seed value for mt_srand()
-#
-function make_seed() {
-	list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
-	return (float) $sec + ((float) $usec * 10000);
-}
-
 # generate a (hopefully) unique session id
 #
 function new_sid() {