diff --git a/l2tpns.c b/l2tpns.c
index 3d722e5..f756e74 100644
--- a/l2tpns.c
+++ b/l2tpns.c
@@ -4932,7 +4932,6 @@ static void initippool()
 	FILE *f;
 	char *p;
 	char buf[4096];
-	memset(ip_address_pool, 0, sizeof(ip_address_pool));
 
 	if (!(f = fopen(IPPOOLFILE, "r")))
 	{