diff --git a/src/gtest/test_sapling_note.cpp b/src/gtest/test_sapling_note.cpp
index 596cd620a..e54bfb0ac 100644
--- a/src/gtest/test_sapling_note.cpp
+++ b/src/gtest/test_sapling_note.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "zcash/Address.hpp"
 #include "zcash/Note.hpp"
 
+#include "amount.h"
+#include "random.h"
 #include "librustzcash.h"
 
 #include <array>
@@ -53,10 +55,10 @@ TEST(SaplingNote, TestVectors)
 
 TEST(SaplingNote, Random)
 {
-    // Test creating random notes using the same sk
-    auto sk = SaplingSpendingKey::random();
-    SaplingNote note1 = SaplingNote::random(sk);
-    SaplingNote note2 = SaplingNote::random(sk);
+    // Test creating random notes using the same spending key
+    auto address = SaplingSpendingKey::random().default_address().get();
+    SaplingNote note1(address, GetRand(MAX_MONEY));
+    SaplingNote note2(address, GetRand(MAX_MONEY));
 
     ASSERT_EQ(note1.d, note2.d);
     ASSERT_EQ(note1.pk_d, note2.pk_d);
@@ -64,8 +66,7 @@ TEST(SaplingNote, Random)
     ASSERT_NE(note1.r, note2.r);
 
     // Test diversifier and pk_d are not the same for different spending keys
-    sk = SaplingSpendingKey::random();
-    SaplingNote note3 = SaplingNote::random(sk);
+    SaplingNote note3(SaplingSpendingKey::random().default_address().get(), GetRand(MAX_MONEY));
     ASSERT_NE(note1.d, note3.d);
     ASSERT_NE(note1.pk_d, note3.pk_d);
 }
diff --git a/src/zcash/Note.cpp b/src/zcash/Note.cpp
index 428df6ca2..be074dab9 100644
--- a/src/zcash/Note.cpp
+++ b/src/zcash/Note.cpp
@@ -40,15 +40,11 @@ uint256 SproutNote::nullifier(const SproutSpendingKey& a_sk) const {
     return PRF_nf(a_sk, rho);
 }
 
-// Create a note based on a given spending key, with random r and value.  Useful for testing.
-SaplingNote SaplingNote::random(const SaplingSpendingKey& sk) {
-    auto addr = sk.default_address().get();
-    auto d = addr.d;
-    auto pk_d = addr.pk_d;
-    uint256 r;
+// Construct and populate Sapling note for a given payment address and value.
+SaplingNote::SaplingNote(const SaplingPaymentAddress& address, const uint64_t value) : BaseNote(value) {
+    d = address.d;
+    pk_d = address.pk_d;
     librustzcash_sapling_generate_r(r.begin());
-    auto value = GetRand(10000);
-    return SaplingNote(d, pk_d, value, r);
 }
 
 // Call librustzcash to compute the commitment
diff --git a/src/zcash/Note.hpp b/src/zcash/Note.hpp
index 31988dc62..23cbf8b30 100644
--- a/src/zcash/Note.hpp
+++ b/src/zcash/Note.hpp
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ public:
 
     SaplingNote() {};
 
+    SaplingNote(const SaplingPaymentAddress &address, uint64_t value);
+
     virtual ~SaplingNote() {};
 
     virtual uint256 cm() const override;
 
     uint256 nullifier(const SaplingSpendingKey &sk, const uint64_t position) const;
-
-    static SaplingNote random(const SaplingSpendingKey &sk);
 };
 
 class BaseNotePlaintext {