diff --git a/projects/openbabel/build.sh b/projects/openbabel/build.sh
index ce2ff5252c14..c6dbc1fc96f5 100755
--- a/projects/openbabel/build.sh
+++ b/projects/openbabel/build.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -std=c++17"
 sed -i 's/CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11/CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17/g' CMakeLists.txt
 
-# Remove use of deprecated functions
-sed -i 's/std::random/\/\/std::random/g' test/*.cpp
-
 # build project
 mkdir build && cd build
 cmake .. -DBUILD_SHARED=OFF -DBUILD_MIXED=ON