diff --git a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
index a6a8b60d4902ab018442ab41acb99a9369c63146..36f59a1be7e9a60be61c2b1ba8f7468dfbd8c6c9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static int scsifront_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 	int err;
 
 	sc->result = 0;
-	memset(shadow, 0, sizeof(*shadow));
 
 	shadow->sc  = sc;
 	shadow->act = VSCSIIF_ACT_SCSI_CDB;