diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_devs.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_devs.c
index 2c11fa4f07a9..65726392d08b 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_devs.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_devs.c
@@ -127,16 +127,11 @@ devfs_alloc(int flags)
 		return (NULL);
 
 	cdp->cdp_dirents = &cdp->cdp_dirent0;
-	cdp->cdp_dirent0 = NULL;
-	cdp->cdp_maxdirent = 0;
-	cdp->cdp_inode = 0;
 
 	cdev = &cdp->cdp_c;
-
 	LIST_INIT(&cdev->si_children);
 	vfs_timestamp(&ts);
 	cdev->si_atime = cdev->si_mtime = cdev->si_ctime = ts;
-	cdev->si_cred = NULL;
 
 	return (cdev);
 }