diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
index b0c5829d01..cd2b81fc1c 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import inspect
 import json
 import logging
 import numbers
-import random
+import random2 as random
 import re
 import sys
 import textwrap
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_responsetypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_responsetypes.py
index be9c88c13f..caeca6f07b 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_responsetypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_responsetypes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import io
 import json
 import os
-import random
+import random2 as random
 import textwrap
 import unittest
 import zipfile
diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_shuffle.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_shuffle.py
index 42109642ca..11f8445b42 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_shuffle.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/tests/test_shuffle.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 import textwrap
 import unittest
-import six
 
 from capa.responsetypes import LoncapaProblemError
 from capa.tests.helpers import new_loncapa_problem, test_capa_system
@@ -59,10 +58,7 @@ class CapaShuffleTest(unittest.TestCase):
         response = list(problem.responders.values())[0]
         self.assertFalse(response.has_mask())
         self.assertTrue(response.has_shuffle())
-        if six.PY2:
-            self.assertEqual(response.unmask_order(), ['choice_0', 'choice_aaa', 'choice_1', 'choice_ddd'])
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(response.unmask_order(), ['choice_1', 'choice_aaa', 'choice_0', 'choice_ddd'])
+        self.assertEqual(response.unmask_order(), ['choice_0', 'choice_aaa', 'choice_1', 'choice_ddd'])
 
     def test_shuffle_different_seed(self):
         xml_str = textwrap.dedent("""
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.in b/requirements/edx/base.in
index f5f246f617..9d53532d7f 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.in
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.in
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ pytz                                # Time zone information database
 PyYAML                              # Used to parse XModule resource templates
 redis==2.10.6                       # celery task broker
 requests-oauthlib                   # Simplifies use of OAuth via the requests library, used for CCX and LTI
+random2
 rules                               # Django extension for rules-based authorization checks
 sailthru-client==2.2.3              # For Sailthru integration
 Shapely                             # Geometry library, used for image click regions in capa
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 90ecca9ef6..6023187359 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ python3-saml==1.5.0
 pytz==2019.2
 pyuca==1.1
 pyyaml==5.1.2
+random2==1.0.1
 recommender-xblock==1.4.4
 redis==2.10.6
 requests-oauthlib==1.1.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 339396305b..aa701d1b95 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ pytz==2019.2
 pyuca==1.1
 pyyaml==5.1.2
 radon==4.0.0
+random2==1.0.1
 recommender-xblock==1.4.4
 recommonmark==0.6.0
 redis==2.10.6
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index bfe1c1ee5d..4c1220eb59 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ pytz==2019.2
 pyuca==1.1
 pyyaml==5.1.2
 radon==4.0.0
+random2==1.0.1
 recommender-xblock==1.4.4
 redis==2.10.6
 requests-oauthlib==1.1.0