diff --git a/test/test_detail_random_provider.cpp b/test/test_detail_random_provider.cpp
index c5992b2..de6299a 100644
--- a/test/test_detail_random_provider.cpp
+++ b/test/test_detail_random_provider.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 // Positive and negative testing for detail::random_provider
 //
 
-// The mock needs to load first for posix system call redirection to work properly
-#include "mock_random.hpp"
 #include <boost/uuid/detail/random_provider.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/entropy_error.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
@@ -20,11 +18,8 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string.h>
 
-
 int main()
 {
-#if !defined(BOOST_UUID_TEST_RANDOM_MOCK)   // Positive Testing
-
     boost::uuids::detail::random_provider provider;
     boost::array<unsigned int, 2> ints;
 
@@ -37,41 +32,12 @@ int main()
     // test name()
     BOOST_TEST_GT(strlen(provider.name()), 4u);
 
-    // test get_random_bytes()
+    // test the equivalent of get_random_bytes()
     std::uint32_t buf1[16];
     std::uint32_t buf2[16];
     provider.generate(buf1, buf1 + 16);
     provider.generate(buf2, buf2 + 16);
     BOOST_TEST_NE(0, memcmp(buf1, buf2, 64));
 
-#else                                       // Negative Testing
-
-    if (expectations_capable())
-    {
-        // Test fail acquiring context if the provider supports it
-        if (provider_acquires_context())
-        {
-            expect_next_call_success(false);
-            BOOST_TEST_THROWS(boost::uuids::detail::random_provider(), 
-                              boost::uuids::entropy_error);
-            BOOST_TEST(expectations_met());
-        }
-
-        // Test fail acquiring entropy
-        if (provider_acquires_context())
-        {
-            expect_next_call_success(true);
-        }
-        expect_next_call_success(false);
-        // 4 is important for the posix negative test (partial read) to work properly
-        // as it sees a size of 4, returns 1, causing a 2nd loop to read 3 more bytes...
-        std::uint32_t buf[1];
-        BOOST_TEST_THROWS(boost::uuids::detail::random_provider().generate(buf, buf + 1),
-                          boost::uuids::entropy_error);
-        BOOST_TEST(expectations_met());
-    }
-
-#endif
-
     return boost::report_errors();
 }