diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 8144cd3..7c0f6cc 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -559,10 +559,7 @@
 {
   struct attr attr;
   struct attr *new;
-  
-  memset (&attr, 0, sizeof (struct attr));
-  bgp_attr_extra_get (&attr);
-  
+
   bgp_attr_default_set(&attr, origin);
 
   new = bgp_attr_intern (&attr);