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diff --git a/src/random.h b/src/random.h
index b6e70fcb1f..82dd6ecf9f 100644
--- a/src/random.h
+++ b/src/random.h
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@
* These entropy sources are slower, but designed to make sure the RNG state contains
* fresh data that is unpredictable to attackers.
*
- * - RandAddSeedSleep() seeds everything that fast seeding includes, but additionally:
- * - A high-precision timestamp before and after sleeping 1ms.
- * - (On Windows) Once every 10 minutes, performance monitoring data from the OS.
- - - Once every minute, strengthen the entropy for 10 ms using repeated SHA512.
- * These just exploit the fact the system is idle to improve the quality of the RNG
- * slightly.
+ * - RandAddPeriodic() seeds everything that fast seeding includes, but additionally:
+ * - A high-precision timestamp
+ * - Dynamic environment data (performance monitoring, ...)
+ * - Strengthen the entropy for 10 ms using repeated SHA512.
+ * This is run once every minute.
*
* On first use of the RNG (regardless of what function is called first), all entropy
* sources used in the 'slow' seeder are included, but also:
* - 256 bits from the hardware RNG (rdseed or rdrand) when available.
- * - (On Windows) Performance monitoring data from the OS.
+ * - Dynamic environment data (performance monitoring, ...)
+ * - Static environment data
* - Strengthen the entropy for 100 ms using repeated SHA512.
*
* When mixing in new entropy, H = SHA512(entropy || old_rng_state) is computed, and
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void GetStrongRandBytes(unsigned char* buf, int num) noexcept;
*
* Thread-safe.
*/
-void RandAddPeriodic();
+void RandAddPeriodic() noexcept;
/**
* Gathers entropy from the low bits of the time at which events occur. Should