diff --git a/GPy/examples/dimensionality_reduction.py b/GPy/examples/dimensionality_reduction.py
index 83ee248e..e14281ca 100644
--- a/GPy/examples/dimensionality_reduction.py
+++ b/GPy/examples/dimensionality_reduction.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2012, GPy authors (see AUTHORS.txt).
 # Licensed under the BSD 3-clause license (see LICENSE.txt)
 import numpy as _np
-default_seed = _np.random.seed(123344)
+default_seed = 123344
 
 def bgplvm_test_model(seed=default_seed, optimize=False, verbose=1, plot=False):
     """