diff --git a/lib/core/utils/uuid.js b/lib/core/utils/uuid.js
index cf2d2e5f9b..de8a9eb66e 100644
--- a/lib/core/utils/uuid.js
+++ b/lib/core/utils/uuid.js
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ if (!_rng && _crypto && _crypto.getRandomValues) {
   };
 }
 
-try {
-  if (!_rng) {
-    const nodeCrypto = require('crypto');
-    _rng = () => nodeCrypto.randomBytes(16);
-  }
-} catch (e) {
-  /* do nothing */
-}
-
 if (!_rng) {
   // Math.random()-based (RNG)
   //
diff --git a/test/node/uuid.js b/test/node/uuid.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 905a114722..0000000000
--- a/test/node/uuid.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-var assert = require('chai').assert;
-var sinon = require('sinon');
-var proxyquire = require('proxyquire');
-var crypto = require('crypto'); // Node package
-
-// 16 byte array, all 0's
-var returnVal = new Array(16).fill(0);
-var cryptoStub = sinon.stub(crypto, 'randomBytes').returns(returnVal);
-
-describe('uuid.v4', function() {
-  var axe = proxyquire('../../', { crypto: cryptoStub });
-  var uuidV4 = axe.utils.uuid.v4;
-
-  it('uses node crypto', function() {
-    var uuid = uuidV4();
-    assert.isTrue(cryptoStub.randomBytes.called);
-    assert.deepEqual(uuid, '00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000');
-  });
-});