diff --git a/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/random.rs b/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/random.rs
index 1238f8417db2f..0f51b5e44b3f9 100644
--- a/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/random.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-core/src/chunked_array/random.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl DataFrame {
                 let new_cols = self
                     .columns
                     .iter()
-                    .map(|c| Series::new_empty(c.name(), c.dtype()))
+                    .map(Series::clear)
                     .collect_trusted();
                 Ok(DataFrame::new_no_checks(new_cols))
             },