diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index ab0c920f0d30..6f210f399762 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -657,8 +657,6 @@ static int __init init(void)
 	/* FIXME should be configurable whether IPv4 and IPv6 FTP connections
 		 are tracked or not - YK */
 	for (i = 0; i < ports_c; i++) {
-		memset(&ftp[i], 0, sizeof(struct nf_conntrack_helper));
-
 		ftp[i][0].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET;
 		ftp[i][1].tuple.src.l3num = PF_INET6;
 		for (j = 0; j < 2; j++) {