diff --git a/lib/modules/Crypto/randomness.pmod b/lib/modules/Crypto/randomness.pmod
index a5ce897aa3d0b793c91ee454ca0b1513bb48ce1c..9f86a25affac8a76c9b8d6d966c752ce4dbad9b1 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Crypto/randomness.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Crypto/randomness.pmod
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  * this is quite system dependent */
 #define PATH  "/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:/usr/bin/:/sbin/:/etc:/bin"
 #define SYSTEM_COMMANDS "last & netstat -anv & netstat -mv & netstat -sv & " \
-                        "ping -s 255.255.255.255 256 10 & " \
-			"ping -c 10 -s 256 255.255.255.255 & " \
                         "uptime & ps -fel & ps aux & " \
 			"vmstat -s & vmstat -M & " \
 			"iostat & iostat -cdDItx &"