diff --git a/lib/distribute.c b/lib/distribute.c
index 906e3f6..242a225 100644
--- a/lib/distribute.c
+++ b/lib/distribute.c
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@
 static struct distribute *
 distribute_new (void)
 {
-  struct distribute *new;
-
-  new = XMALLOC (MTYPE_DISTRIBUTE, sizeof (struct distribute));
-  memset (new, 0, sizeof (struct distribute));
-
-  return new;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_DISTRIBUTE, sizeof (struct distribute));
 }
 
 /* Free distribute object. */
diff --git a/lib/hash.c b/lib/hash.c
index 3884051..672327e 100644
--- a/lib/hash.c
+++ b/lib/hash.c
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@
   struct hash *hash;
 
   hash = XMALLOC (MTYPE_HASH, sizeof (struct hash));
-  hash->index = XMALLOC (MTYPE_HASH_INDEX, 
+  hash->index = XCALLOC (MTYPE_HASH_INDEX,
 			 sizeof (struct hash_backet *) * size);
-  memset (hash->index, 0, sizeof (struct hash_backet *) * size);
   hash->size = size;
   hash->hash_key = hash_key;
   hash->hash_cmp = hash_cmp;
diff --git a/lib/if.c b/lib/if.c
index db590f5..de3f641 100644
--- a/lib/if.c
+++ b/lib/if.c
@@ -620,9 +620,7 @@
 struct connected *
 connected_new (void)
 {
-  struct connected *new = XMALLOC (MTYPE_CONNECTED, sizeof (struct connected));
-  memset (new, 0, sizeof (struct connected));
-  return new;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_CONNECTED, sizeof (struct connected));
 }
 
 /* Free connected structure. */
diff --git a/lib/keychain.c b/lib/keychain.c
index 10928b1..af0a1d7 100644
--- a/lib/keychain.c
+++ b/lib/keychain.c
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@
 static struct keychain *
 keychain_new (void)
 {
-  struct keychain *new;
-  new = XMALLOC (MTYPE_KEYCHAIN, sizeof (struct keychain));
-  memset (new, 0, sizeof (struct keychain));
-  return new;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_KEYCHAIN, sizeof (struct keychain));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -46,10 +43,7 @@
 static struct key *
 key_new (void)
 {
-  struct key *new;
-  new = XMALLOC (MTYPE_KEY, sizeof (struct key));
-  memset (new, 0, sizeof (struct key));
-  return new;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_KEY, sizeof (struct key));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/lib/linklist.c b/lib/linklist.c
index a16e9e1..485a80b 100644
--- a/lib/linklist.c
+++ b/lib/linklist.c
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@
 struct list *
 list_new (void)
 {
-  struct list *new;
-
-  new = XMALLOC (MTYPE_LINK_LIST, sizeof (struct list));
-  memset (new, 0, sizeof (struct list));
-  return new;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_LINK_LIST, sizeof (struct list));
 }
 
 /* Free list. */
@@ -46,11 +42,7 @@
 static struct listnode *
 listnode_new (void)
 {
-  struct listnode *node;
-
-  node = XMALLOC (MTYPE_LINK_NODE, sizeof (struct listnode));
-  memset (node, 0, sizeof (struct listnode));
-  return node;
+  return XCALLOC (MTYPE_LINK_NODE, sizeof (struct listnode));
 }
 
 /* Free listnode. */
diff --git a/lib/sockunion.c b/lib/sockunion.c
index 3750295..75419b1 100644
--- a/lib/sockunion.c
+++ b/lib/sockunion.c
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@
   int ret;
   union sockunion *su;
 
-  su = XMALLOC (MTYPE_SOCKUNION, sizeof (union sockunion));
-  memset (su, 0, sizeof (union sockunion));
+  su = XCALLOC (MTYPE_SOCKUNION, sizeof (union sockunion));
 
   ret = inet_pton (AF_INET, str, &su->sin.sin_addr);
   if (ret > 0)			/* Valid IPv4 address format. */
diff --git a/lib/zclient.c b/lib/zclient.c
index 10e6b5f..4a716a6 100644
--- a/lib/zclient.c
+++ b/lib/zclient.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
 zclient_new ()
 {
   struct zclient *zclient;
-  zclient = XMALLOC (MTYPE_ZCLIENT, sizeof (struct zclient));
-  memset (zclient, 0, sizeof (struct zclient));
+  zclient = XCALLOC (MTYPE_ZCLIENT, sizeof (struct zclient));
 
   zclient->ibuf = stream_new (ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
   zclient->obuf = stream_new (ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);