diff --git a/libavcodec/ra144.c b/libavcodec/ra144.c
index 5ce6235a9f..8eee7dce9d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ra144.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ra144.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ static int ra144_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
 {
     Real144_internal *glob = avctx->priv_data;
 
-    memset(glob, 0, sizeof(Real144_internal));
     glob->resetflag   = 1;
     glob->swapbuf1    = glob->swapb1a;
     glob->swapbuf2    = glob->swapb2a;