diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 22fd70e..9f3206d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ name = "alejandra_engine"
 version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
- "rand",
  "rnix",
  "rowan",
 ]
@@ -142,17 +141,6 @@ version = "1.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e78d4f1cc4ae33bbfc157ed5d5a5ef3bc29227303d595861deb238fcec4e9457"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "418d37c8b1d42553c93648be529cb70f920d3baf8ef469b74b9638df426e0b4c"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "wasi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -254,42 +242,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ppv-lite86"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eb9f9e6e233e5c4a35559a617bf40a4ec447db2e84c20b55a6f83167b7e57872"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
-dependencies = [
- "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.6.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d34f1408f55294453790c48b2f1ebbb1c5b4b7563eb1f418bcfcfdbb06ebb4e7"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rayon"
 version = "1.5.1"
@@ -474,12 +426,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/front/Cargo.lock b/front/Cargo.lock
index 301f0ff..010b6df 100644
--- a/front/Cargo.lock
+++ b/front/Cargo.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ name = "alejandra_engine"
 version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
- "rand",
  "rnix",
  "rowan",
 ]
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alejandra_engine",
  "console_error_panic_hook",
- "getrandom",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wee_alloc",
 ]
@@ -105,19 +103,6 @@ version = "2.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "328b822bdcba4d4e402be8d9adb6eebf269f969f8eadef977a553ff3c4fbcb58"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "418d37c8b1d42553c93648be529cb70f920d3baf8ef469b74b9638df426e0b4c"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "js-sys",
- "libc",
- "wasi",
- "wasm-bindgen",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -149,15 +134,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.11.2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.56"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a38fc24e30fd564ce974c02bf1d337caddff65be6cc4735a1f7eab22a7440f04"
-dependencies = [
- "wasm-bindgen",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -218,12 +194,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "ppv-lite86"
-version = "0.2.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eb9f9e6e233e5c4a35559a617bf40a4ec447db2e84c20b55a6f83167b7e57872"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.36"
@@ -242,36 +212,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
-dependencies = [
- "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.6.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d34f1408f55294453790c48b2f1ebbb1c5b4b7563eb1f418bcfcfdbb06ebb4e7"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rnix"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -361,12 +301,6 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
 version = "0.2.79"
diff --git a/front/Cargo.toml b/front/Cargo.toml
index 772257e..39602a4 100644
--- a/front/Cargo.toml
+++ b/front/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [dependencies]
 alejandra_engine = { "path" = "../src/alejandra_engine" }
 console_error_panic_hook = "*"
-getrandom = { version = "*", features = ["js"] }
 wasm-bindgen = "*"
 wee_alloc = "*"
 
diff --git a/src/alejandra_engine/Cargo.toml b/src/alejandra_engine/Cargo.toml
index e3aeb90..7b36b23 100644
--- a/src/alejandra_engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/alejandra_engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "*", features = ["cargo"] }
-rand = "*"
 rnix = "*"
 rowan = "0.12.6" # follows rnix
 
diff --git a/src/alejandra_engine/src/rules/string.rs b/src/alejandra_engine/src/rules/string.rs
index d4e9567..fd3bff8 100644
--- a/src/alejandra_engine/src/rules/string.rs
+++ b/src/alejandra_engine/src/rules/string.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+const PLACEHOLDER: &str = "\
+    4d13159079d76c1398db5f3ab0c62325\
+    f884b545e63226f7ec8aad96c52e13e8\
+    6b219abc9462c41b87e47344752e9940\
+    abf9353565f69a5db5c672b89372b84c";
+
 pub fn rule(
     build_ctx: &crate::builder::BuildCtx,
     node: &rnix::SyntaxNode,
@@ -26,8 +32,6 @@ pub fn rule(
             }
         }
     } else {
-        let placeholder = get_placeholder();
-
         let elements: Vec<rnix::SyntaxElement> = children
             .get_remaining()
             .iter()
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn rule(
                     let token = element.clone().into_token().unwrap();
                     token.text().to_string()
                 }
-                _ => placeholder.to_string(),
+                _ => PLACEHOLDER.to_string(),
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn rule(
 
         for (index, line) in lines.iter().enumerate() {
             let portions: Vec<String> = line
-                .split(&placeholder)
+                .split(PLACEHOLDER)
                 .map(|portion| portion.to_string())
                 .collect();
 
@@ -159,13 +163,3 @@ pub fn rule(
 
     steps
 }
-
-fn get_placeholder() -> String {
-    use rand::RngCore;
-
-    let mut bytes = [0u8; 32];
-
-    rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut bytes);
-
-    bytes.iter().map(|byte| format!("{:02X}", byte)).collect()
-}