diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 09684a3198..56e933c62a 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ node {
       'car tests': {
         pcStage("car tests") {
           sh label: "build", script: "selfdrive/manager/build.py"
-          sh label: "test_models.py", script: "FILEREADER_CACHE=1 RANDOM_SEED=$RANDOM INTERNAL_SEG_CNT=250 \
-              INTERNAL_SEG_LIST=selfdrive/car/tests/test_models_segs.txt pytest selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py"
+          sh label: "test_models.py", script: "INTERNAL_SEG_CNT=250 INTERNAL_SEG_LIST=selfdrive/car/tests/test_models_segs.txt FILEREADER_CACHE=1 \
+              pytest selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py"
           sh label: "test_car_interfaces.py", script: "MAX_EXAMPLES=100 pytest selfdrive/car/tests/test_car_interfaces.py"
         }
       },
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ffbd5d43b7..bc60b81a36 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ pytest-xdist = "*"
 pytest-timeout = "*"
 pytest-timeouts = "*"
 pytest-random-order = "*"
+pytest-randomly = "*"
 ruff = "*"
 scipy = "*"
 sphinx = "*"
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
index 2672808f29..966c4b1477 100755
--- a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_models.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ NUM_JOBS = int(os.environ.get("NUM_JOBS", "1"))
 JOB_ID = int(os.environ.get("JOB_ID", "0"))
 INTERNAL_SEG_LIST = os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_LIST", "")
 INTERNAL_SEG_CNT = int(os.environ.get("INTERNAL_SEG_CNT", "0"))
-RANDOM_SEED = int(os.environ.get("RANDOM_SEED", "0"))
 
 
 def get_test_cases() -> List[Tuple[str, Optional[CarTestRoute]]]:
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ def get_test_cases() -> List[Tuple[str, Optional[CarTestRoute]]]:
     with open(os.path.join(BASEDIR, INTERNAL_SEG_LIST), "r") as f:
       seg_list = f.read().splitlines()
 
-    if RANDOM_SEED:
-      random.seed(RANDOM_SEED)
-
     seg_list_grouped = [(platform[2:], segment) for platform, segment in zip(seg_list[::2], seg_list[1::2])]
     seg_list_grouped = random.sample(seg_list_grouped, INTERNAL_SEG_CNT or len(seg_list_grouped))
     for platform, segment in seg_list_grouped: