diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py b/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
index 792016c0e79c..c6b9439a646e 100644
--- a/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
+++ b/galleries/plot_types/basic/scatter_plot.py
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 plt.style.use('_mpl-gallery')
 
 # make the data
-np.random.seed(3)
-x = 4 + np.random.normal(0, 2, 24)
-y = 4 + np.random.normal(0, 2, len(x))
+rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=None)
+
+x = 4 + rng.normal(0, 2, 24)
+y = 4 + rng.normal(0, 2, len(x))
 # size and color:
-sizes = np.random.uniform(15, 80, len(x))
-colors = np.random.uniform(15, 80, len(x))
+sizes = rng.uniform(15, 80, len(x))
+colors = rng.uniform(15, 80, len(x))
 
 # plot
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()