diff --git a/packages/graphql-fixtures/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/graphql-fixtures/CHANGELOG.md
index bd41c99d8d..8773606ebd 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-fixtures/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/graphql-fixtures/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 4.0.1 - 2022-12-07
+
+### Changed
+
+- Removes calls to set faker seed if it's not needed [[#2701]](https://github.com/Shopify/quilt/pull/2701)
+
 ## 4.0.0
 
 ### Major Changes
diff --git a/packages/graphql-fixtures/package.json b/packages/graphql-fixtures/package.json
index 97ff1cd544..567b81cc67 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-fixtures/package.json
+++ b/packages/graphql-fixtures/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql-fixtures",
-  "version": "4.0.0",
+  "version": "4.0.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Utilities for generating fixture objects from GraphQL documents.",
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/fill.ts b/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/fill.ts
index 844262a944..a579383918 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/fill.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/fill.ts
@@ -379,6 +379,16 @@ function createValue<Request, T>(
   request: Request,
   details: ResolveDetails,
 ) {
+  // If the partial fill value is a primitive type,
+  // we can just return it directly and avoid reseeding the faker instance
+  if (
+    typeof partialValue === 'string' ||
+    typeof partialValue === 'boolean' ||
+    typeof partialValue === 'number'
+  ) {
+    return partialValue;
+  }
+
   return withRandom(
     request,
     details.parentFields,
diff --git a/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/tests/fill.test.ts b/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/tests/fill.test.ts
index dcc96c80d3..2512d92cab 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/tests/fill.test.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-fixtures/src/tests/fill.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ describe('createFillers()', () => {
     chooseNull.mockReset();
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
   describe('fillOperation', () => {
     it('fills string fields', () => {
       const {fillOperation} = createFillerForSchema(`
@@ -348,9 +352,27 @@ describe('createFillers()', () => {
         parents: [Person!]!
       }
 
+      enum CountryCode {
+        CA
+        US
+        GB
+      }
+
+      enum CurrencyCode {
+        CAD
+        USD
+        GBP
+      }
+
+      type LocalizationCollection {
+        countryCodes: [CountryCode!]!
+        currencyCodes: [CurrencyCode!]!
+      }
+
       type Query {
         self: Person!
         sibling: Person
+        localizations: [LocalizationCollection!]!
       }
     `);
 
@@ -426,6 +448,30 @@ describe('createFillers()', () => {
         data.self.parents[1].name,
       );
     });
+
+    it('does not excessively seed the faker instance for prefilled data', () => {
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(faker, 'seed');
+
+      const document = createDocument<{
+        self: {parents: {name: string}[]};
+      }>(`
+      query SeedCheck {
+        localizations {
+          countryCodes
+          currencyCodes
+        }
+      }
+      `);
+
+      const data = fillOperation(document, {
+        localizations: Array.from({length: 20}).map(() => ({
+          countryCodes: Array.from({length: 250}).map(() => 'CA'),
+          currencyCodes: Array.from({length: 150}).map(() => 'CAD'),
+        })),
+      });
+
+      expect(spy.mock.calls.length).toBeLessThan(100);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('objects', () => {