diff --git a/mixnet/sim/config.py b/mixnet/sim/config.py
index f788d90..0c1e3f6 100644
--- a/mixnet/sim/config.py
+++ b/mixnet/sim/config.py
@@ -97,11 +97,9 @@ class MixnetConfig:
 @dataclass
 class PeeringConfig:
     degree: int
-    seed: random.Random
 
     def validate(self):
         assert self.degree > 0
-        assert self.seed is not None
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/mixnet/sim/config.yaml b/mixnet/sim/config.yaml
index 9c7f15e..049d252 100644
--- a/mixnet/sim/config.yaml
+++ b/mixnet/sim/config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ mixnet:
   transmission_rate_per_sec: 10
   peering:
     degree: 6
-    seed: 0
   mix_path:
     max_length: 3
     seed: 3