diff --git a/pkg/state/temp.go b/pkg/state/temp.go
index 0767d43f..3b365d35 100644
--- a/pkg/state/temp.go
+++ b/pkg/state/temp.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 )
 
 func createTempValuesFile(release *ReleaseSpec, data interface{}) (*os.File, error) {
@@ -85,5 +86,5 @@ func HashObject(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
 
 	sum := fmt.Sprint(hash.Sum32())
 
-	return SafeEncodeString(sum), nil
+	return rand.SafeEncodeString(sum), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/temp_rand.go b/pkg/state/temp_rand.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fc308cb..00000000
--- a/pkg/state/temp_rand.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-// See k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand/rand.go
-package state
-
-const (
-	// We omit vowels from the set of available characters to reduce the chances
-	// of "bad words" being formed.
-	alphanums = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz2456789"
-)
-
-// SafeEncodeString encodes s using the same characters as rand.String. This reduces the chances of bad words and
-// ensures that strings generated from hash functions appear consistent throughout the API.
-func SafeEncodeString(s string) string {
-	r := make([]byte, len(s))
-	for i, b := range []rune(s) {
-		r[i] = alphanums[(int(b) % len(alphanums))]
-	}
-	return string(r)
-}