diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 5ae98c560..d46bf57e9 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	- Fixed Compat Code Diverging from Upstream, reported by X41 D-Sec.
 	- Fix compile with --enable-alloc-checks, reported by X41 D-Sec.
 	- Fix Terminating Quotes not Written, reported by X41 D-Sec.
+	- Fix Useless memset() in validator, reported by X41 D-Sec.
 
 19 November 2019: Wouter
 	- Fix CVE-2019-18934, shell execution in ipsecmod.
diff --git a/validator/autotrust.c b/validator/autotrust.c
index da7078a19..11b600a51 100644
--- a/validator/autotrust.c
+++ b/validator/autotrust.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ void autr_global_delete(struct autr_global_data* global)
 	if(!global)
 		return;
 	/* elements deleted by parent */
-	memset(global, 0, sizeof(*global));
 	free(global);
 }