diff --git a/src/dusk/randomizer/game/randomizer_context.cpp b/src/dusk/randomizer/game/randomizer_context.cpp
index 18f8d67f84..200ce68aa0 100644
--- a/src/dusk/randomizer/game/randomizer_context.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/randomizer/game/randomizer_context.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 #include "dusk/randomizer/game/tools.h"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/game/stages.h"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/game/verify_item_functions.h"
+#include "dusk/randomizer/generator/utility/crc32.hpp"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/generator/utility/endian.hpp"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/generator/utility/yaml.hpp"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/generator/randomizer.hpp"
 #include "dusk/randomizer/generator/utility/text.hpp"
 
-#include <zlib.h>
-
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include "d/actor/d_a_alink.h"
@@ -885,7 +884,7 @@ u32 getActorPatchesCurrentStageKey(u8 roomNo) {
 }
 
 u32 getStageObjCRC32(u8* data, size_t size) {
-    return crc32(0, (data), size);
+    return randomizer::utility::crc32(data, size);
 }
 
 stage_tgsc_data_class parseObjData(const YAML::Node& objectNode) {
diff --git a/src/dusk/randomizer/generator/seedgen/config.cpp b/src/dusk/randomizer/generator/seedgen/config.cpp
index 2818d13627..f467bbebee 100644
--- a/src/dusk/randomizer/generator/seedgen/config.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/randomizer/generator/seedgen/config.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 
 #include "seed.hpp"
+#include "../utility/crc32.hpp"
 #include "../utility/log.hpp"
 #include "../utility/platform.hpp"
 #include "../utility/random.hpp"
 #include "../utility/yaml.hpp"
-#include <zlib.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace randomizer::seedgen::config
             hashStr += "Spoiler Log: True";
         }
 
-        const size_t integerSeed = crc32(0L, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(hashStr.data()), hashStr.length());
+        const size_t integerSeed = utility::crc32(hashStr.data(), hashStr.length());
         utility::random::RandomInit(integerSeed);
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/dusk/randomizer/randomizer.cmake b/src/dusk/randomizer/randomizer.cmake
index 1c30ca59f2..a6296edece 100644
--- a/src/dusk/randomizer/randomizer.cmake
+++ b/src/dusk/randomizer/randomizer.cmake
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(yaml-cpp base64pp battery-embed)
 
 string(LENGTH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/" SOURCE_PATH_SIZE)
 set(GAME_COMPILE_DEFS ${GAME_COMPILE_DEFS} SOURCE_PATH_SIZE=${SOURCE_PATH_SIZE})
-set(GAME_LIBS ${GAME_LIBS} yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp ZLIB::ZLIB base64pp)
+set(GAME_LIBS ${GAME_LIBS} yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp base64pp)
 
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/randomizer")
 # Put data files together for easier manipulation