diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_scsi.c
index da979a73baa0..05c3a7282d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_scsi.c
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ snic_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 	SNIC_SCSI_DBG(shost, "sc %p Tag %d (sc %0x) lun %lld in snic_qcmd\n",
 		      sc, snic_cmd_tag(sc), sc->cmnd[0], sc->device->lun);
 
-	memset(scsi_cmd_priv(sc), 0, sizeof(struct snic_internal_io_state));
-
 	ret = snic_issue_scsi_req(snic, tgt, sc);
 	if (ret) {
 		SNIC_HOST_ERR(shost, "Failed to Q, Scsi Req w/ err %d.\n", ret);