diff --git a/multiagent/multi_discrete.py b/multiagent/multi_discrete.py
index d7108ad43..46aa67179 100644
--- a/multiagent/multi_discrete.py
+++ b/multiagent/multi_discrete.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 import gym
-from gym.spaces import prng
+# from gym.spaces import prng               # this prng has been cancelled
 
 class MultiDiscrete(gym.Space):
     """
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def __init__(self, array_of_param_array):
     def sample(self):
         """ Returns a array with one sample from each discrete action space """
         # For each row: round(random .* (max - min) + min, 0)
-        random_array = prng.np_random.rand(self.num_discrete_space)
+        np_random = np.random.RandomState()
+        random_array = np_random.rand(self.num_discrete_space)
         return [int(x) for x in np.floor(np.multiply((self.high - self.low + 1.), random_array) + self.low)]
     def contains(self, x):
         return len(x) == self.num_discrete_space and (np.array(x) >= self.low).all() and (np.array(x) <= self.high).all()