diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index de3df752b367..77b415167603 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -926,11 +926,8 @@ static void ata_gen_passthru_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 {
 	struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = qc->scsicmd;
 	struct ata_taskfile *tf = &qc->result_tf;
-	unsigned char *sb = cmd->sense_buffer;
 	u8 sense_key, asc, ascq;
 
-	memset(sb, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
-
 	/*
 	 * Use ata_to_sense_error() to map status register bits
 	 * onto sense key, asc & ascq.
@@ -968,8 +965,6 @@ static void ata_gen_ata_sense(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 	u64 block;
 	u8 sense_key, asc, ascq;
 
-	memset(sb, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
-
 	if (ata_dev_disabled(dev)) {
 		/* Device disabled after error recovery */
 		/* LOGICAL UNIT NOT READY, HARD RESET REQUIRED */