diff --git a/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/interface/TxCalculator.h b/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/interface/TxCalculator.h
index 2373dba6dac7a..d96886672cb85 100644
--- a/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/interface/TxCalculator.h
+++ b/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/interface/TxCalculator.h
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 #include "Geometry/CaloGeometry/interface/CaloGeometry.h"
 #include "Geometry/Records/interface/IdealGeometryRecord.h"
 
-#include "CLHEP/Random/RandFlat.h"
-
-
 #define PI 3.141592653
 
+namespace CLHEP {
+   class HepRandomEngine;
+}
+
 class TxCalculator
 {
   public:
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class TxCalculator
  private:
    
    edm::Handle<reco::TrackCollection>  recCollection;
-   CLHEP::RandFlat *theDice;
+   CLHEP::HepRandomEngine *theDice;
 
    double dRDistance(double eta1,double phi1,double eta2,double phi2)
    {
diff --git a/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/src/TxCalculator.cc b/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/src/TxCalculator.cc
index 89209ccc6bf2d..71c689bfe15dd 100644
--- a/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/src/TxCalculator.cc
+++ b/RecoHI/HiEgammaAlgos/src/TxCalculator.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/Service.h"
 #include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/RandomNumberGenerator.h"
 
+#include "CLHEP/Random/RandomEngine.h"
+
 using namespace edm;
 using namespace reco;
 using namespace std;
@@ -31,9 +33,7 @@ TxCalculator::TxCalculator (const edm::Event &iEvent, const edm::EventSetup &iSe
          "which is not present in the configuration file.  You must add the service\n"
          "in the configuration file or remove the modules that require it.";
    }
-   CLHEP::HepRandomEngine& engine = rng->getEngine();
-   theDice = new CLHEP::RandFlat(engine, 0, 1);
-   
+   theDice = &rng->getEngine(iEvent.streamID());
 } 
 
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ double TxCalculator::getTx(const reco::Photon& cluster, double x, double thresho
    for(reco::TrackCollection::const_iterator
    	  recTrack = recCollection->begin(); recTrack!= recCollection->end(); recTrack++)
       {
-	 double diceNum = theDice->fire();
+	 double diceNum = theDice->flat();
 	 if ( (effRatio < 1 ) &&  ( diceNum > effRatio))
 	    continue;
 	 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ double TxCalculator::getCTx(const reco::Photon& cluster, double x, double thresh
    for(reco::TrackCollection::const_iterator
    	  recTrack = recCollection->begin(); recTrack!= recCollection->end(); recTrack++)
       {
-	 double diceNum = theDice->fire();
+	 double diceNum = theDice->flat();
          if ( (effRatio < 1 ) &&  ( diceNum > effRatio))
             continue;
 	 
diff --git a/RecoJets/FFTJetProducers/plugins/FFTJetVertexAdder.cc b/RecoJets/FFTJetProducers/plugins/FFTJetVertexAdder.cc
index 861e278ae71c6..a1471be26722f 100644
--- a/RecoJets/FFTJetProducers/plugins/FFTJetVertexAdder.cc
+++ b/RecoJets/FFTJetProducers/plugins/FFTJetVertexAdder.cc
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ class FFTJetVertexAdder : public edm::EDProducer
     const double errZ;
 
     const unsigned nVerticesToMake;
-
-    CLHEP::RandGauss* rGauss_;
 };
 
 //
@@ -105,8 +103,7 @@ FFTJetVertexAdder::FFTJetVertexAdder(const edm::ParameterSet& ps)
       init_param(double, errX),
       init_param(double, errY),
       init_param(double, errZ),
-      init_param(unsigned, nVerticesToMake),
-      rGauss_(0)
+      init_param(unsigned, nVerticesToMake)
 {
     produces<reco::VertexCollection>(outputLabel);
 }
@@ -114,7 +111,6 @@ FFTJetVertexAdder::FFTJetVertexAdder(const edm::ParameterSet& ps)
 
 FFTJetVertexAdder::~FFTJetVertexAdder()
 {
-    delete rGauss_;
 }
 
 
@@ -122,6 +118,9 @@ FFTJetVertexAdder::~FFTJetVertexAdder()
 void FFTJetVertexAdder::produce(
     edm::Event& iEvent, const edm::EventSetup& iSetup)
 {
+    edm::Service<edm::RandomNumberGenerator> rng;
+    CLHEP::RandGauss rGauss(rng->getEngine(iEvent.streamID()));
+
     // get PFCandidates
     std::auto_ptr<reco::VertexCollection> pOutput(new reco::VertexCollection);
 
@@ -162,9 +161,9 @@ void FFTJetVertexAdder::produce(
 
     for (unsigned iv=0; iv<nVerticesToMake; ++iv)
     {
-        const double x0 = (*rGauss_)(xmean, xwidth);
-        const double y0 = (*rGauss_)(ymean, ywidth);
-        const double z0 = (*rGauss_)(zmean, zwidth);
+        const double x0 = rGauss(xmean, xwidth);
+        const double y0 = rGauss(ymean, ywidth);
+        const double z0 = rGauss(zmean, zwidth);
         const reco::Vertex::Point position(x0, y0, z0);
         pOutput->push_back(reco::Vertex(position, err, chi2, nDof, 0));
     }
@@ -193,15 +192,12 @@ void FFTJetVertexAdder::produce(
 // ------------ method called once each job just before starting event loop
 void FFTJetVertexAdder::beginJob()
 {
-    if (!rGauss_)
-    {
-        edm::Service<edm::RandomNumberGenerator> rng;
-        if ( !rng.isAvailable() )
-            throw cms::Exception("FFTJetBadConfig")
-                << "ERROR in FFTJetVertexAdder:"
-                " failed to initialize the random number generator"
-                << std::endl;
-        rGauss_ = new CLHEP::RandGauss(rng->getEngine());
+    edm::Service<edm::RandomNumberGenerator> rng;
+    if ( !rng.isAvailable() ) {
+        throw cms::Exception("FFTJetBadConfig")
+            << "ERROR in FFTJetVertexAdder:"
+               " failed to initialize the random number generator"
+            << std::endl;
     }
 }