diff --git a/utils/astman.c b/utils/astman.c
index 6527e994a3991dddb22cae1c88dccd2b8ee1c74e..3e9ca8ffb8a424ac532855d25f803bf9e533be44 100644
--- a/utils/astman.c
+++ b/utils/astman.c
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ static int manager_login(char *hostname)
 					show_message("Login Failed", get_header(m, "Message"));
 				}
 			} else {
-				memset(m, 0, sizeof(*m));
 				manager_action("Login", 
 					"Username: %s\r\n"
 					"Secret: %s\r\n",