diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index e4a3f0d2a..6ca455e57 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Description: Pipeline tools coordinate the pieces of computationally
   The methodology in this package
   borrows from GNU 'Make' (2015, ISBN:978-9881443519)
   and 'drake' (2018, <doi:10.21105/joss.00550>).
-Version: 1.3.0.9001
+Version: 1.3.0.9002
 License: MIT + file LICENSE
 URL: https://docs.ropensci.org/targets/, https://github.com/ropensci/targets
 BugReports: https://github.com/ropensci/targets/issues
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index bb9036f75..29a1e541d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# targets 1.3.0.9001 (development)
+# targets 1.3.0.9002 (development)
 
 * Add `tar_config_projects()` and `tar_config_yaml()` (#1153, @psychelzh).
 * Apply error modes to `builder_wait_correct_hash()` in `target_conclude.tar_builder()` (#1154, @gadenbuie).
diff --git a/R/class_builder.R b/R/class_builder.R
index 03c63c453..47af730c9 100644
--- a/R/class_builder.R
+++ b/R/class_builder.R
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ builder_should_run <- function(target, meta) {
   if (cue_format(cue, target, meta, record)) return(TRUE)
   if (cue_repository(cue, target, meta, record)) return(TRUE)
   if (cue_iteration(cue, target, meta, record)) return(TRUE)
-  if (cue_seed(cue, target, meta, record)) return(TRUE)
   if (cue_file(cue, target, meta, record)) return(TRUE)
   FALSE
 }
@@ -527,7 +526,6 @@ builder_sitrep <- function(target, meta) {
       NA,
       cue_iteration(cue, target, meta, record)
     ),
-    file = if_any(cue_record, NA, cue_file(cue, target, meta, record)),
-    seed = if_any(cue_record, NA, cue_seed(cue, target, meta, record))
+    file = if_any(cue_record, NA, cue_file(cue, target, meta, record))
   )
 }
diff --git a/R/class_cue.R b/R/class_cue.R
index ff20cf502..7db8182aa 100644
--- a/R/class_cue.R
+++ b/R/class_cue.R
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ cue_init <- function(
   format = TRUE,
   repository = TRUE,
   iteration = TRUE,
-  file = TRUE,
-  seed = TRUE
+  file = TRUE
 ) {
   cue_new(
     mode = mode,
@@ -15,8 +14,7 @@ cue_init <- function(
     format = format,
     repository = repository,
     iteration = iteration,
-    file = file,
-    seed = seed
+    file = file
   )
 }
 
@@ -27,8 +25,7 @@ cue_new <- function(
   format = NULL,
   repository = NULL,
   iteration = NULL,
-  file = NULL,
-  seed = NULL
+  file = NULL
 ) {
   force(mode)
   force(command)
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ cue_new <- function(
   force(repository)
   force(iteration)
   force(file)
-  force(seed)
   enclass(environment(), "tar_cue")
 }
 
@@ -132,15 +128,6 @@ cue_file <- function(cue, target, meta, record) {
   !store_has_correct_hash(target$store)
 }
 
-cue_seed <- function(cue, target, meta, record) {
-  if (!cue$seed) {
-    return(FALSE)
-  }
-  old <- as.integer(record$seed)
-  new <- as.integer(target$command$seed)
-  anyNA(new) || !identical(old, new)
-}
-
 cue_validate <- function(cue) {
   tar_assert_correct_fields(cue, cue_new)
   tar_assert_chr(cue$mode)
@@ -151,7 +138,6 @@ cue_validate <- function(cue) {
   tar_assert_lgl(cue$repository)
   tar_assert_lgl(cue$iteration)
   tar_assert_lgl(cue$file)
-  tar_assert_lgl(cue$seed)
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$mode)
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$command)
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$depend)
@@ -159,7 +145,6 @@ cue_validate <- function(cue) {
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$repository)
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$iteration)
   tar_assert_scalar(cue$file)
-  tar_assert_scalar(cue$seed)
 }
 
 #' @export
diff --git a/R/tar_cue.R b/R/tar_cue.R
index 9d35ce96e..239e051d3 100644
--- a/R/tar_cue.R
+++ b/R/tar_cue.R
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@
 #'   [tar_target()] or [tar_option_set()].
 #' @param file Logical, whether to rerun the target if the file(s) with the
 #'   return value changed or at least one is missing.
-#' @param seed Logical, whether to rerun the target if pseudo-random
-#'   number generator seed either changed or is `NA`.
-#'   The reproducible deterministic target-specific
-#'   seeds are controlled by `tar_option_get("seed")` and the target names.
-#'   See [tar_option_set()] for details.
+#' @param seed Deprecated in version 1.3.0.9002 on 2023-09-24.
+#'   For details on how `targets` handles
+#'   pseudo-random numbers, please see
+#'   <https://books.ropensci.org/targets/random.html>.
 #' @examples
 #' # The following target will always run when the pipeline runs.
 #' x <- tar_target(x, download_data(), cue = tar_cue(mode = "always"))
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ tar_cue <- function(
   repository = TRUE,
   iteration = TRUE,
   file = TRUE,
-  seed = TRUE
+  seed = NULL
 ) {
   tar_assert_lgl(command)
   tar_assert_lgl(depend)
@@ -108,14 +107,21 @@ tar_cue <- function(
   tar_assert_lgl(repository)
   tar_assert_lgl(iteration)
   tar_assert_lgl(file)
-  tar_assert_lgl(seed)
   tar_assert_scalar(command)
   tar_assert_scalar(depend)
   tar_assert_scalar(format)
   tar_assert_scalar(repository)
   tar_assert_scalar(iteration)
   tar_assert_scalar(file)
-  tar_assert_scalar(seed)
+  if (!is.null(seed)) {
+    tar_warn_deprecate(
+      "The seed argument of tar_cue() was deprecated ",
+      "in {targets} version 1.3.0.9002 on 2023-09-24. ",
+      "For details on how `targets` handles ",
+      "pseudo-random numbers, please see ",
+      "https://books.ropensci.org/targets/random.html"
+    )
+  }
   cue_init(
     mode = match.arg(mode),
     command = command,
@@ -123,7 +129,6 @@ tar_cue <- function(
     format = format,
     repository = repository,
     iteration = iteration,
-    file = file,
-    seed = seed
+    file = file
   )
 }
diff --git a/man/tar_cue.Rd b/man/tar_cue.Rd
index 17d890253..63abddbaa 100644
--- a/man/tar_cue.Rd
+++ b/man/tar_cue.Rd
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tar_cue(
   repository = TRUE,
   iteration = TRUE,
   file = TRUE,
-  seed = TRUE
+  seed = NULL
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ iteration method changed. The iteration method is user-specified through
 \item{file}{Logical, whether to rerun the target if the file(s) with the
 return value changed or at least one is missing.}
 
-\item{seed}{Logical, whether to rerun the target if pseudo-random
-number generator seed either changed or is \code{NA}.
-The reproducible deterministic target-specific
-seeds are controlled by \code{tar_option_get("seed")} and the target names.
-See \code{\link[=tar_option_set]{tar_option_set()}} for details.}
+\item{seed}{Deprecated in version 1.3.0.9002 on 2023-09-24.
+For details on how \code{targets} handles
+pseudo-random numbers, please see
+\url{https://books.ropensci.org/targets/random.html}.}
 }
 \description{
 Declare the rules that mark a target as outdated.
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-class_cue.R b/tests/testthat/test-class_cue.R
index f4ae57f97..ee874641d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-class_cue.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-class_cue.R
@@ -318,21 +318,6 @@ tar_test("cue_iteration() suppressed", {
   expect_equal(out, "x")
 })
 
-tar_test("cue_seed() suppressed", {
-  on.exit(tar_option_reset())
-  tar_option_set(seed = NA)
-  x <- target_init("x", quote(1L))
-  local <- local_init(pipeline_init(list(x)))
-  local$run()
-  for (index in seq_len(3)) {
-    x <- target_init("x", quote(1L), cue = tar_cue(seed = FALSE))
-    local <- local_init(pipeline_init(list(x)))
-    local$run()
-    out <- counter_get_names(local$scheduler$progress$built)
-    expect_equal(out, character(0))
-  }
-})
-
 tar_test("cue_file()", {
   x <- target_init("x", quote(1L))
   local <- local_init(pipeline_init(list(x)))
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-tar_cue.R b/tests/testthat/test-tar_cue.R
index ae84d8737..b18d5c071 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-tar_cue.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-tar_cue.R
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ tar_test("tar_cue() works", {
 tar_test("tar_cue() takes only allowed modes", {
   expect_error(tar_cue(mode = "nope"))
 })
+
+tar_test("tar_cue() deprecate seed", {
+  expect_warning(tar_cue(seed = TRUE), class = "tar_condition_deprecate")
+})