diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
index aa9ae2ae8579..d99568fdf4af 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
@@ -4716,7 +4716,6 @@ static int pmcraid_allocate_host_rrqs(struct pmcraid_instance *pinstance)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		memset(pinstance->hrrq_start[i], 0, buffer_size);
 		pinstance->hrrq_curr[i] = pinstance->hrrq_start[i];
 		pinstance->hrrq_end[i] =
 			pinstance->hrrq_start[i] + PMCRAID_MAX_CMD - 1;