diff --git a/hw/cirrus_vga.c b/hw/cirrus_vga.c
index 4edcb947743b9b8728980b94b1b5a1d585d3695c..afedaa43d3694a4841ce045b29b69d8de4f6c8a6 100644
--- a/hw/cirrus_vga.c
+++ b/hw/cirrus_vga.c
@@ -2767,10 +2767,6 @@ static void cirrus_reset(void *opaque)
     }
     s->vga.cr[0x27] = s->device_id;
 
-    /* Win2K seems to assume that the pattern buffer is at 0xff
-       initially ! */
-    memset(s->vga.vram_ptr, 0xff, s->real_vram_size);
-
     s->cirrus_hidden_dac_lockindex = 5;
     s->cirrus_hidden_dac_data = 0;
 }