diff --git a/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.cc b/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.cc
index 3cd4c92d9..bfb1eb48a 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.cc
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ void signal_generator_c::init()
                         }
                 }
         }
-    random_ = new gr::random();
     std::default_random_engine e1(r());
+    std::default_random_engine e2(r());
     std::uniform_int_distribution<int> uniform_dist(0, RAND_MAX);
 }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ signal_generator_c::~signal_generator_c()
                 }
         } */
     volk_gnsssdr_free(complex_phase_);
-    delete random_;
 }
 
 
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ int signal_generator_c::general_work(int noutput_items __attribute__((unused)),
         {
             for (out_idx = 0; out_idx < vector_length_; out_idx++)
                 {
-                    out[out_idx] += gr_complex(random_->gasdev(), random_->gasdev());
+                    out[out_idx] += gr_complex(normal_dist(e1), normal_dist(e2));
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.h b/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.h
index c01b6c8e0..1dce88924 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/signal_generator/gnuradio_blocks/signal_generator_c.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "gnss_signal.h"
 #include <boost/scoped_array.hpp>
-#include <gnuradio/random.h>
+//#include <gnuradio/random.h>
 #include <gnuradio/block.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -120,13 +120,15 @@ private:
 
     boost::scoped_array<gr_complex *> sampled_code_data_;
     boost::scoped_array<gr_complex *> sampled_code_pilot_;
-    gr::random *random_;
+    //gr::random *random_;
     gr_complex *complex_phase_;
 
     unsigned int work_counter_;
     std::random_device r;
     std::default_random_engine e1;
+    std::default_random_engine e2;
     std::uniform_int_distribution<int> uniform_dist;
+    std::normal_distribution<float> normal_dist;
 
 public:
     ~signal_generator_c();  // public destructor