diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e2fd4586..239712a5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   "license": "(ISC OR GPL-3.0)",
   "dependencies": {
     "@graphql-tools/utils": "8.1.1",
-    "@nordicsemiconductor/random-words": "^5.0.0",
     "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.20.0",
     "@types/graphql-depth-limit": "^1.1.2",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.170",
diff --git a/src/tests/authentication.test.ts b/src/tests/authentication.test.ts
index b261fb772..db93913ae 100644
--- a/src/tests/authentication.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/authentication.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable:ordered-imports
-import { randomWords } from '@nordicsemiconductor/random-words'
 import express, { Express } from 'express'
 import { createServer, Server } from 'http'
 import passport from 'passport'
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import { json } from 'body-parser'
 import registerUser from '../routes/register'
 import login from '../routes/login'
 import renewCookie from '../routes/me/cookie'
+import { v4 } from 'uuid'
 
 jest.setTimeout(15 * 1000)
 
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ passport.use(cookieAuthStrategy)
 
 const tokenCookieRx = new RegExp(`${authCookieName}=([^;]+);`, 'i')
 
-const generateUsername = async () =>
-  (await randomWords({ numWords: 3 })).join('-')
-
 describe('User account API', () => {
   let app: Express
   let httpServer: Server
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ describe('User account API', () => {
   let password: string
   let authCookie: string
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    username = await generateUsername()
+    username = v4()
     password = 'y{uugBmw"9,?=L_'
     app = express()
     app.use(cookieParser(process.env.COOKIE_SECRET ?? 'cookie-secret'))
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 311e82f0c..d85faa122 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1421,13 +1421,6 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
-"@nordicsemiconductor/random-words@^5.0.0":
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nordicsemiconductor/random-words/-/random-words-5.0.0.tgz#9cb2a30f98408ef7edbfd85eaec6b8516727d9ac"
-  integrity sha512-io/F9llmFligKtNgQFiGHW+S1wBIjaINKZ1Nb+q68tTokkFga2axwYHhZ0eO1G1K9+stJLasGIgJN+scvNvkig==
-  dependencies:
-    random-number-csprng "^1.0.2"
-
 "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.1", "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.2":
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@protobufjs/aspromise/-/aspromise-1.1.2.tgz#9b8b0cc663d669a7d8f6f5d0893a14d348f30fbf"
@@ -2426,7 +2419,7 @@ binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz#75f502eeaf9ffde42fc98829645be4ea76bd9e2d"
   integrity sha512-jDctJ/IVQbZoJykoeHbhXpOlNBqGNcwXJKJog42E5HDPUwQTSdjCHdihjj0DlnheQ7blbT6dHOafNAiS8ooQKA==
 
-bluebird@^3.3.3, bluebird@^3.7.2:
+bluebird@^3.7.2:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.7.2.tgz#9f229c15be272454ffa973ace0dbee79a1b0c36f"
   integrity sha512-XpNj6GDQzdfW+r2Wnn7xiSAd7TM3jzkxGXBGTtWKuSXv1xUV+azxAm8jdWZN06QTQk+2N2XB9jRDkvbmQmcRtg==
@@ -3047,11 +3040,6 @@ cosmiconfig@7.0.0, cosmiconfig@^7.0.0:
     path-type "^4.0.0"
     yaml "^1.10.0"
 
-create-error@^0.3.1:
-  version "0.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-error/-/create-error-0.3.1.tgz#69810245a629e654432bf04377360003a5351a23"
-  integrity sha1-aYECRaYp5lRDK/BDdzYAA6U1GiM=
-
 create-require@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
@@ -6728,14 +6716,6 @@ queue-microtask@^1.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz#4929228bbc724dfac43e0efb058caf7b6cfb6243"
   integrity sha512-NuaNSa6flKT5JaSYQzJok04JzTL1CA6aGhv5rfLW3PgqA+M2ChpZQnAC8h8i4ZFkBS8X5RqkDBHA7r4hej3K9A==
 
-random-number-csprng@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/random-number-csprng/-/random-number-csprng-1.0.2.tgz#fcd120e62dffc2c07674c7c3fe01e16b25f73a26"
-  integrity sha1-/NEg5i3/wsB2dMfD/gHhayX3OiY=
-  dependencies:
-    bluebird "^3.3.3"
-    create-error "^0.3.1"
-
 range-parser@~1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/range-parser/-/range-parser-1.2.1.tgz#3cf37023d199e1c24d1a55b84800c2f3e6468031"