diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
index 87b201af56a9..df055b8652e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
@@ -1502,8 +1502,6 @@ static int rtw_ap_set_key(
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	memset(psetkeyparm, 0, sizeof(struct setkey_parm));
-
 	psetkeyparm->keyid = (u8)keyid;
 	if (is_wep_enc(alg))
 		padapter->securitypriv.key_mask |= BIT(psetkeyparm->keyid);