diff --git a/src/helper_ackPayload.py b/src/helper_ackPayload.py
index d30f4c0d..1c5ddf98 100644
--- a/src/helper_ackPayload.py
+++ b/src/helper_ackPayload.py
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ def genAckPayload(streamNumber=1, stealthLevel=0):
        - level 1: a getpubkey request for a (random) dummy key hash
        - level 2: a standard message, encrypted to a random pubkey
     """
-    if stealthLevel == 2:      # Generate privacy-enhanced payload
+    if stealthLevel == 2:  # Generate privacy-enhanced payload
         # Generate a dummy privkey and derive the pubkey
         dummyPubKeyHex = highlevelcrypto.privToPub(
-            hexlify(helper_random.randomBytes(32)))
+            hexlify(highlevelcrypto.randomBytes(32)))
         # Generate a dummy message of random length
         # (the smallest possible standard-formatted message is 234 bytes)
-        dummyMessage = helper_random.randomBytes(
+        dummyMessage = highlevelcrypto.randomBytes(
             helper_random.randomrandrange(234, 801))
         # Encrypt the message using standard BM encryption (ECIES)
         ackdata = highlevelcrypto.encrypt(dummyMessage, dummyPubKeyHex)
         acktype = 2  # message
         version = 1
 
-    elif stealthLevel == 1:    # Basic privacy payload (random getpubkey)
-        ackdata = helper_random.randomBytes(32)
+    elif stealthLevel == 1:  # Basic privacy payload (random getpubkey)
+        ackdata = highlevelcrypto.randomBytes(32)
         acktype = 0  # getpubkey
         version = 4
 
     else:            # Minimum viable payload (non stealth)
-        ackdata = helper_random.randomBytes(32)
+        ackdata = highlevelcrypto.randomBytes(32)
         acktype = 2  # message
         version = 1
 
diff --git a/src/helper_random.py b/src/helper_random.py
index 2e6a151b..e6da707e 100644
--- a/src/helper_random.py
+++ b/src/helper_random.py
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 """Convenience functions for random operations. Not suitable for security / cryptography operations."""
 
-import os
 import random
 
-try:
-    from pyelliptic.openssl import OpenSSL
-except ImportError:
-    from .pyelliptic.openssl import OpenSSL
 
 NoneType = type(None)
 
@@ -16,14 +11,6 @@ def seed():
     random.seed()
 
 
-def randomBytes(n):
-    """Method randomBytes."""
-    try:
-        return os.urandom(n)
-    except NotImplementedError:
-        return OpenSSL.rand(n)
-
-
 def randomshuffle(population):
     """Method randomShuffle.
 
diff --git a/src/highlevelcrypto.py b/src/highlevelcrypto.py
index 6cfd3953..610596b5 100644
--- a/src/highlevelcrypto.py
+++ b/src/highlevelcrypto.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ High level cryptographic functions based on `.pyelliptic` OpenSSL bindings.
 """
 
 import hashlib
+import os
 from binascii import hexlify
 
 import pyelliptic
@@ -59,6 +60,16 @@ def encodeWalletImportFormat(privKey):
     return a.changebase(privKey + checksum, 256, 58)
 
 
+# Random
+
+def randomBytes(n):
+    """Get n random bytes"""
+    try:
+        return os.urandom(n)
+    except NotImplementedError:
+        return OpenSSL.rand(n)
+
+
 def makeCryptor(privkey):
     """Return a private `.pyelliptic.ECC` instance"""
     private_key = a.changebase(privkey, 16, 256, minlen=32)
diff --git a/src/network/tcp.py b/src/network/tcp.py
index ff778378..77e8ba65 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp.py
+++ b/src/network/tcp.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import knownnodes
 import protocol
 import state
 from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
-from helper_random import randomBytes
+from highlevelcrypto import randomBytes
 from inventory import Inventory
 from network.advanceddispatcher import AdvancedDispatcher
 from network.assemble import assemble_addr