diff --git a/changes/bug40371 b/changes/bug40371
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cc7117f9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug40371
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (compatibility):
+    - Fix compatibility with the most recent Libevent versions, which
+      no longer have an evdns_set_random_bytes() function.  Because
+      this function has been a no-op since Libevent 2.0.4-alpha,
+      it is safe for us to just stop calling it.  Fixes bug 40371;
+      bugfix on 0.2.1.7-alpha.
diff --git a/src/feature/relay/dns.c b/src/feature/relay/dns.c
index 22f929808e..67317000b6 100644
--- a/src/feature/relay/dns.c
+++ b/src/feature/relay/dns.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ int
 dns_init(void)
 {
   init_cache_map();
-  evdns_set_random_bytes_fn(dns_randfn_);
   if (server_mode(get_options())) {
     int r = configure_nameservers(1);
     return r;