diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a5dbeea..1ea0af5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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- "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures",
- "rand_core",
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-
 [[package]]
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@@ -143,15 +132,6 @@ dependencies = [
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@@ -174,12 +154,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-
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@@ -190,59 +164,24 @@ dependencies = [
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+
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- "hashbrown 0.16.1",
- "serde",
- "serde_core",
-]
-
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@@ -302,12 +223,6 @@ version = "1.3.0"
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-
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@@ -408,16 +323,6 @@ version = "0.2.0"
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- "syn",
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-
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@@ -436,29 +341,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-checksum = "bc266eb313df6c5c09c1c7b1fbe2510961e5bcd3add930c1e31f7ed9da0feff8"
-dependencies = [
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- "getrandom",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
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-
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@@ -518,21 +400,6 @@ dependencies = [
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-version = "1.0.27"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a8e94ea7f378bd32cbbd37198a4a91436180c5bb472411e48b5ec2e2124ae9e"
-dependencies = [
- "serde_core",
-]
-
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@@ -553,19 +420,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-version = "1.0.149"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83fc039473c5595ace860d8c4fafa220ff474b3fc6bfdb4293327f1a37e94d86"
-dependencies = [
- "itoa",
- "memchr",
- "serde",
- "serde_core",
- "zmij",
-]
-
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 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -587,12 +441,12 @@ name = "sqm-autorate-rust"
 version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "fastrand",
  "icmp-socket",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "netlink-bindings",
  "netlink-socket2",
- "rand",
  "rust-uci",
  "rustix",
  "thiserror",
@@ -697,12 +551,6 @@ version = "0.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
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@@ -715,58 +563,6 @@ version = "0.9.5"
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-checksum = "9517f9239f02c069db75e65f174b3da828fe5f5b945c4dd26bd25d89c03ebcf5"
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-dependencies = [
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- "wasmparser",
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-
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-
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d991d0d..12d53ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 icmp-socket = "0.4.0"
 netlink-bindings = { version = "0.2", features = ["rt-link", "tc"] }
 netlink-socket2 = "0.2"
-rand = "0.10"
+fastrand = "2"
 rustix = { version = "1.1", features = ["fs", "thread", "time"] }
 rust-uci = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 thiserror = "2.0"
diff --git a/src/ratecontroller.rs b/src/ratecontroller.rs
index c065d4a..ffdfd5e 100644
--- a/src/ratecontroller.rs
+++ b/src/ratecontroller.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use crate::netlink::{Netlink, NetlinkError, Qdisc};
 use crate::{Config, ReflectorStats};
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
-use rand::seq::IndexedRandom;
-use rand::{RngExt, rng};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ fn generate_initial_speeds(base_speed: f64, size: u32) -> Vec<f64> {
     let mut rates = Vec::new();
 
     for _ in 0..size {
-        rates.push((rng().random_range(0.0..1.0) as f64 * 0.2 + 0.75) * base_speed);
+        rates.push((fastrand::f64() * 0.2 + 0.75) * base_speed);
     }
 
     rates
@@ -183,8 +181,7 @@ impl Ratecontroller {
                 }
 
                 if state.delta_stat > delay_ms {
-                    let mut rng = rng();
-                    match state.safe_rates.choose(&mut rng) {
+                    match state.safe_rates.get(fastrand::usize(..state.safe_rates.len())) {
                         Some(rnd_rate) => {
                             state.next_rate =
                                 rnd_rate.min(0.9 * state.current_rate * state.load);
diff --git a/src/reflector_selector.rs b/src/reflector_selector.rs
index 1921917..dc57e01 100644
--- a/src/reflector_selector.rs
+++ b/src/reflector_selector.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{Config, ReflectorStats};
 use log::{debug, info};
-use rand::seq::IndexedRandom;
-use rand::{RngExt, rng};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@ impl ReflectorSelector {
         let baseline_sleep_time =
             Duration::from_secs_f64(self.config.tick_interval * std::f64::consts::PI);
 
-        let mut rng = rng();
-
         // Initial wait of several seconds to allow some OWD data to build up
         sleep(baseline_sleep_time);
 
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ impl ReflectorSelector {
             }
 
             for _ in 0..20 {
-                let next_candidate = self.reflector_pool.choose(&mut rng).unwrap();
+                let next_candidate = &self.reflector_pool[fastrand::usize(..self.reflector_pool.len())];
                 if next_peers.contains(next_candidate) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ impl ReflectorSelector {
 
             // Shuffle the deck so we avoid overwhelming good reflectors (Fisher-Yates)
             for i in (1_usize..candidates.len()).rev() {
-                let j = rng.random_range(0..(i + 1));
+                let j = fastrand::usize(0..=i);
                 candidates.swap(i, j);
             }