diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index d9f61af..a9f2e37 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Rename `crossover` to `deposit` [#190]
 
+### Removed
+
+- Remove `"getrandom"` feature from `aes-gcm` dependency [#195]
+
 ## [0.28.1] - 2024-05-23
 
 ### Changed
@@ -321,6 +325,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Canonical implementation shielded by feature.
 
 <!-- ISSUES -->
+[#195]: https://github.com/dusk-network/phoenix/issues/195
 [#190]: https://github.com/dusk-network/phoenix/issues/190
 [#183]: https://github.com/dusk-network/phoenix/issues/183
 [#179]: https://github.com/dusk-network/phoenix/issues/179
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 4e95719..c922a04 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "MPL-2.0"
 exclude = [".github/workflows/dusk-ci.yml", ".gitignore"]
 
 [dependencies]
-rand_core = { version = "0.6", default-features = false }
+rand = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
 dusk-bytes = "0.1"
 dusk-bls12_381 = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
 bls12_381-bls = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dusk-poseidon = "0.39"
 jubjub-schnorr = "0.4"
 subtle = { version = "^2.2.1", default-features = false }
 ff = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
-aes-gcm = "0.10"
+aes-gcm = { version = "0.10", default-features = false, features = ["aes", "alloc", "rand_core"] }
 zeroize = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 rkyv = { version = "0.7", optional = true, default-features = false }
 bytecheck = { version = "0.6", optional = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/core/src/encryption/aes.rs b/core/src/encryption/aes.rs
index 370c953..9a3a8bb 100644
--- a/core/src/encryption/aes.rs
+++ b/core/src/encryption/aes.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) DUSK NETWORK. All rights reserved.
 
 use dusk_jubjub::JubJubAffine;
-use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
+use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
 
 use aes_gcm::{
     aead::{Aead, AeadCore, KeyInit},
diff --git a/core/src/keys/secret.rs b/core/src/keys/secret.rs
index 34bf87e..d81a971 100644
--- a/core/src/keys/secret.rs
+++ b/core/src/keys/secret.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use zeroize::Zeroize;
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use dusk_bytes::{DeserializableSlice, Error, Serializable};
-use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
+use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
 use subtle::{Choice, ConstantTimeEq};
 
 /// Secret pair of `a` and `b` defining a [`SecretKey`]
diff --git a/core/src/note.rs b/core/src/note.rs
index bd402e0..d0b16fd 100644
--- a/core/src/note.rs
+++ b/core/src/note.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::aes;
 
 use dusk_poseidon::{Domain, Hash};
 use ff::Field;
-use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
+use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rkyv-impl")]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
diff --git a/core/tests/encryption.rs b/core/tests/encryption.rs
index 7a6252e..9d33574 100644
--- a/core/tests/encryption.rs
+++ b/core/tests/encryption.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 
 use dusk_jubjub::{JubJubAffine, JubJubScalar, GENERATOR};
 use phoenix_core::aes;
-use rand_core::OsRng;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 
 #[test]
 fn test_aes_encrypt_and_decrypt() {
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
+
     const PLAINTEXT_SIZE: usize = 20;
     const ENCRYPTION_SIZE: usize = PLAINTEXT_SIZE + aes::ENCRYPTION_EXTRA_SIZE;
 
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ fn test_aes_encrypt_and_decrypt() {
 
     let plaintext = b"00112233445566778899";
     let encryption: [u8; ENCRYPTION_SIZE] =
-        aes::encrypt(&shared_secret_key, plaintext, &mut OsRng)
+        aes::encrypt(&shared_secret_key, plaintext, &mut rng)
             .expect("Encrypted correctly.");
     let dec_plaintext = aes::decrypt(&shared_secret_key, &encryption)
         .expect("Decrypted correctly.");
diff --git a/core/tests/keys.rs b/core/tests/keys.rs
index 540b7a2..451aa27 100644
--- a/core/tests/keys.rs
+++ b/core/tests/keys.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ use dusk_bytes::{DeserializableSlice, Serializable};
 use dusk_jubjub::JubJubScalar;
 use ff::Field;
 use phoenix_core::{PublicKey, SecretKey, ViewKey};
-use rand_core::OsRng;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 use zeroize::Zeroize;
 
 #[test]
 fn sk_from_bytes() {
-    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
+
+    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let sk_bytes = sk.to_bytes();
 
     assert_eq!(
@@ -24,7 +27,9 @@ fn sk_from_bytes() {
 
 #[test]
 fn sk_zeroize() {
-    let mut sk = SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
+
+    let mut sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let sk_zeroized =
         SecretKey::new(JubJubScalar::zero(), JubJubScalar::zero());
 
@@ -37,7 +42,9 @@ fn sk_zeroize() {
 
 #[test]
 fn keys_encoding() {
-    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
+
+    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let vk = ViewKey::from(&sk);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
 
@@ -49,15 +56,17 @@ fn keys_encoding() {
 fn keys_consistency() {
     use dusk_jubjub::{JubJubScalar, GENERATOR_EXTENDED};
 
-    let r = JubJubScalar::random(&mut OsRng);
-    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
+
+    let r = JubJubScalar::random(&mut rng);
+    let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
     let vk = ViewKey::from(&sk);
     let sa = pk.gen_stealth_address(&r);
 
     assert!(vk.owns(&sa));
 
-    let wrong_sk = SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let wrong_sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let wrong_vk = ViewKey::from(&wrong_sk);
 
     assert_ne!(sk, wrong_sk);
diff --git a/core/tests/note_test.rs b/core/tests/note_test.rs
index dc7cbcf..8a5c8f7 100644
--- a/core/tests/note_test.rs
+++ b/core/tests/note_test.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ use ff::Field;
 use phoenix_core::{
     Error, Note, NoteType, Ownable, PublicKey, SecretKey, ViewKey,
 };
-use rand_core::OsRng;
+use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+use rand::SeedableRng;
 
 #[test]
 fn transparent_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ fn transparent_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[test]
 fn transparent_stealth_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ fn transparent_stealth_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[test]
 fn obfuscated_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ fn obfuscated_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[test]
 fn obfuscated_deterministic_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ fn obfuscated_deterministic_note() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 #[test]
 fn value_commitment_transparent() {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let vk = ViewKey::from(&sk);
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ fn value_commitment_transparent() {
 
 #[test]
 fn value_commitment_obfuscated() {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let vk = ViewKey::from(&sk);
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ fn value_commitment_obfuscated() {
 
 #[test]
 fn note_keys_consistency() {
-    let mut rng = OsRng;
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xc0b);
 
     let sk = SecretKey::random(&mut rng);
     let pk = PublicKey::from(&sk);
diff --git a/core/tests/transaction.rs b/core/tests/transaction.rs
index bf19e93..6f1695a 100644
--- a/core/tests/transaction.rs
+++ b/core/tests/transaction.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use dusk_bls12_381::BlsScalar;
 use dusk_jubjub::JubJubScalar;
 use ff::Field;
 use phoenix_core::{Error, Note, PublicKey, SecretKey, TxSkeleton};
-use rand_core::OsRng;
+use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 
 #[test]
 fn transaction_parse() -> Result<(), Error> {