diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index c82eca89d8..62e4cc47c8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fail:;
 			ldap_pvt_thread_yield();
 
 		} else if (rc == LDAP_RES_SEARCH_ENTRY) {
-			Entry ent;
+			Entry ent = {0};
 			struct berval bdn;
 			e = ldap_first_entry(lc->ld,res);
 			if ( ldap_build_entry(op, e, &ent, &bdn,
@@ -413,10 +413,6 @@ ldap_build_entry(
 		return LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX;
 	}
 	
-	ent->e_id = 0;
-	ent->e_attrs = 0;
-	ent->e_ocflags = 0;
-	ent->e_private = 0;
 	attrp = &ent->e_attrs;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_REWRITE
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
index d8e807a53e..3bfcf86e23 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ meta_send_entry(
 {
 	struct metainfo 	*li = ( struct metainfo * )op->o_bd->be_private;
 	struct berval		a, mapped;
-	Entry 			ent;
+	Entry 			ent = {0};
 	BerElement 		ber = *e->lm_ber;
 	Attribute 		*attr, **attrp;
 	struct berval 		dummy = { 0, NULL };
@@ -616,9 +616,6 @@ meta_send_entry(
 				&ent.e_nname, target );
 	}
 
-	ent.e_id = 0;
-	ent.e_attrs = 0;
-	ent.e_private = 0;
 	attrp = &ent.e_attrs;
 
 	dc.ctx = "searchAttrDN";