diff --git a/tests/libtest/cli_h2_pausing.c b/tests/libtest/cli_h2_pausing.c
index b5b728ec20..ac57b5c5f8 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/cli_h2_pausing.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/cli_h2_pausing.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static CURLcode test_cli_h2_pausing(const char *URL)
     result = (CURLcode)1;
     goto cleanup;
   }
-  memset(&resolve, 0, sizeof(resolve));
+
   curl_msnprintf(resolve_buf, sizeof(resolve_buf) - 1, "%s:%s:127.0.0.1",
                  host, port);
   resolve = curl_slist_append(resolve, resolve_buf);
diff --git a/tests/libtest/cli_upload_pausing.c b/tests/libtest/cli_upload_pausing.c
index 64ae2898d5..c52117bf78 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/cli_upload_pausing.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/cli_upload_pausing.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static CURLcode test_cli_upload_pausing(const char *URL)
     result = (CURLcode)1;
     goto cleanup;
   }
-  memset(&resolve, 0, sizeof(resolve));
+
   curl_msnprintf(resolve_buf, sizeof(resolve_buf) - 1, "%s:%s:127.0.0.1",
                  host, port);
   resolve = curl_slist_append(resolve, resolve_buf);