diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/tls.c b/lib/libc/gen/tls.c
index d0ae591ac21a..265e7de2d097 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/tls.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/tls.c
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ __libc_allocate_tls(void *oldtcb, size_t tcbsize, size_t tcbalign __unused)
 
 		if (tls_init_size > 0)
 			memcpy((void*)dtv[2], tls_init, tls_init_size);
-		if (tls_static_space > tls_init_size)
-			memset((void*)(dtv[2] + tls_init_size), 0,
-			    tls_static_space - tls_init_size);
 	}
 
 	return(tcb);