diff --git a/servers/slapd/connection.c b/servers/slapd/connection.c
index 4d8d339e6e..6c65845edb 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/connection.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/connection.c
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ int connections_init(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	for ( i = 0; i < dtblsize; i++ )
-		memset( &connections[i], 0, sizeof(Connection) );
-
 	/*
 	 * per entry initialization of the Connection array initialization
 	 * will be done by connection_init()