diff --git a/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkb.c b/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkb.c
index 1426efccb..9704330dc 100644
--- a/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkb.c
+++ b/capplets/keyboard/gnome-keyboard-properties-xkb.c
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ enable_disable_restoring (GladeXML * dialog)
   GConfClient *confClient = gconf_client_get_default ();
   gboolean enable;
 
-  memset (&gswic, 0, sizeof (gswic));
-
   GSwitchItXkbConfigInit (&gswic, confClient);
   g_object_unref (confClient);
   GSwitchItXkbConfigLoad (&gswic);
diff --git a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-keyboard-xkb.c b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-keyboard-xkb.c
index 4858e9569..56cc81925 100644
--- a/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-keyboard-xkb.c
+++ b/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-keyboard-xkb.c
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ apply_settings (void)
 	if (!initedOk)
 		return;
 
-	memset (&gswic, 0, sizeof (gswic));
-
 	confClient = gconf_client_get_default ();
 	GSwitchItXkbConfigInit (&gswic, confClient);
 	g_object_unref (confClient);