diff --git a/src/qibo/quantum_info/random_ensembles.py b/src/qibo/quantum_info/random_ensembles.py
index dd66a7e0a6..3d11c0d1ce 100644
--- a/src/qibo/quantum_info/random_ensembles.py
+++ b/src/qibo/quantum_info/random_ensembles.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def random_statevector(dims: int, seed=None, backend=None):
     state /= np.linalg.norm(state)
     state =  backend.cast(state, dtype=state.dtype)
 
-    return backend.cast(state, dtype=state.dtype)
+    return state
 
 
 def random_density_matrix(