diff --git a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
index a43d4251a2bbb5078bcf7c60452ed74a67c2f143..9301395c891a20e25ccbc9e328d9efcc12bee2b5 100644
--- a/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
+++ b/apps/app_directed_pickup.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static int pickup_do(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel *target)
 	ast_debug(1, "Call pickup on '%s' by '%s'\n", target->name, chan->name);
 	ast_cel_report_event(target, AST_CEL_PICKUP, NULL, NULL, chan);
 
-	ast_party_connected_line_init(&connected_caller);
 	connected_caller = target->connected;
 	connected_caller.source = AST_CONNECTED_LINE_UPDATE_SOURCE_ANSWER;
 	if (ast_channel_connected_line_macro(NULL, chan, &connected_caller, 0, 0)) {