diff --git a/main/rtp.c b/main/rtp.c
index ee8bc47d9c..64080a92d2 100644
--- a/main/rtp.c
+++ b/main/rtp.c
@@ -2333,7 +2333,6 @@ int ast_rtp_setqos(struct ast_rtp *rtp, int tos, int cos, char *desc)
 void ast_rtp_new_source(struct ast_rtp *rtp)
 {
 	rtp->set_marker_bit = 1;
-	rtp->ssrc = ast_random();
 	return;
 }