pyca · hynek · Jul 25, 2017 · Jul 23, 2017 · Jul 23, 2017 · Jul 23, 2017
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Backward-incompatible changes:
 
 - Dropped support for Python 3.3.
   `#677 <https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/pull/677>`_
+- Removed the deprecated ``OpenSSL.rand`` module.
+  This is being done ahead of our normal deprecation schedule due to its lack of use and the fact that it was becoming a maintenance burden.
+  ``os.urandom()`` should be used instead.
+  `#675 <https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/pull/675>`_
 
 
 Deprecations:

diff --git a/src/OpenSSL/__init__.py b/src/OpenSSL/__init__.py
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 pyOpenSSL - A simple wrapper around the OpenSSL library
 """
 
-from OpenSSL import rand, crypto, SSL
+from OpenSSL import crypto, SSL
 from OpenSSL.version import (
     __author__, __copyright__, __email__, __license__, __summary__, __title__,
     __uri__, __version__,
 )
 
 
 __all__ = [
-    "SSL", "crypto", "rand",
+    "SSL", "crypto",
 
     "__author__", "__copyright__", "__email__", "__license__", "__summary__",
     "__title__", "__uri__", "__version__",

diff --git a/src/OpenSSL/rand.py b/src/OpenSSL/rand.py
diff --git a/tests/test_rand.py b/tests/test_rand.py