diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
index acaff6a..b09a3cb 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/init.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 	high_memory = (void *) end_mem;
 
 	empty_zero_page = alloc_bootmem_pages(PAGE_SIZE);
-	memset(empty_zero_page, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up SFC/DFC registers (user data space).