diff --git a/base/random.jl b/base/random.jl
index c6cf2bfdeb2c0..03e9b94c5d4f3 100644
--- a/base/random.jl
+++ b/base/random.jl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export srand,
        randsubseq,randsubseq!,
        shuffle,shuffle!,
        randperm, randcycle,
-       AbstractRNG, RNG, MersenneTwister, RandomDevice,
+       AbstractRNG, MersenneTwister, RandomDevice,
        GLOBAL_RNG, randjump