diff --git a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_interrupt.c b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_interrupt.c
index 007e60a9bd4..3bb937defea 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/mrf24j40/mrf24j40_interrupt.c
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@ static void mrf24j40_irqwork_rx(FAR struct mrf24j40_radio_s *dev)
   /* Allocate an IOB to put the frame into */
 
   ind->frame = iob_alloc(false);
-  ind->frame->io_flink = NULL;
-  ind->frame->io_len = 0;
-  ind->frame->io_pktlen = 0;
-  ind->frame->io_offset = 0;
+  DEBUGASSERT(ind->frame != NULL);
 
   /* Read packet */
 
diff --git a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/xbee/xbee.c b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/xbee/xbee.c
index 982887e8b7f..cde2506a189 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/xbee/xbee.c
+++ b/drivers/wireless/ieee802154/xbee/xbee.c
@@ -163,11 +163,8 @@ static void xbee_attnworker(FAR void *arg)
 
   /* Allocate an IOB for the incoming data. */
 
-  iob             = iob_alloc(false);
-  iob->io_flink   = NULL;
-  iob->io_len     = 0;
-  iob->io_offset  = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen  = 0;
+  iob = iob_alloc(false);
+  DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
   /* Keep a reference to the first IOB.  If we need to allocate more than
    * one to hold each API frame, then we will still have this reference to
@@ -266,13 +263,6 @@ static void xbee_attnworker(FAR void *arg)
                           iob->io_flink = iob_tryalloc(false);
 
                           iob = iob->io_flink;
-                          if (iob != NULL)
-                            {
-                              iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-                              iob->io_len    = 0;
-                              iob->io_offset = 0;
-                              iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-                            }
                        }
                       else
                         {
@@ -1324,11 +1314,8 @@ void xbee_send_apiframe(FAR struct xbee_priv_s *priv,
    * data.
    */
 
-  iob             = iob_tryalloc(false);
-  iob->io_flink   = NULL;
-  iob->io_len     = 0;
-  iob->io_offset  = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen  = 0;
+  iob = iob_tryalloc(false);
+  DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
   /* Keep a reference to the first IOB.  If we need to allocate more than
    * one to hold each API frame, then we will still have this reference to
@@ -1420,14 +1407,6 @@ void xbee_send_apiframe(FAR struct xbee_priv_s *priv,
 
                           iob->io_flink = iob_tryalloc(false);
                           iob = iob->io_flink;
-
-                          if (iob != NULL)
-                            {
-                              iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-                              iob->io_len    = 0;
-                              iob->io_offset = 0;
-                              iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-                            }
                        }
                       else
                         {
diff --git a/drivers/wireless/spirit/drivers/spirit_netdev.c b/drivers/wireless/spirit/drivers/spirit_netdev.c
index 01245880825..ccc244d0f69 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/spirit/drivers/spirit_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/wireless/spirit/drivers/spirit_netdev.c
@@ -1198,14 +1198,6 @@ static void spirit_interrupt_work(FAR void *arg)
         {
           priv->rxbuffer = iob_alloc(false);
         }
-
-      if (priv->rxbuffer != NULL)
-        {
-          priv->rxbuffer->io_len    = 0;
-          priv->rxbuffer->io_offset = 0;
-          priv->rxbuffer->io_pktlen = 0;
-          priv->rxbuffer->io_flink  = NULL;
-        }
 #endif
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/stream/lib_syslogstream.c b/libs/libc/stream/lib_syslogstream.c
index fd0d8b5b311..0ee5f0a9f50 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stream/lib_syslogstream.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stream/lib_syslogstream.c
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ static void syslogstream_putc(FAR struct lib_outstream_s *this, int ch)
 
 void lib_syslogstream_open(FAR struct lib_syslogstream_s *stream)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_BUFFER
-  FAR struct iob_s *iob;
-#endif
-
   DEBUGASSERT(stream != NULL);
 
   /* Initialize the common fields */
@@ -198,17 +194,7 @@ void lib_syslogstream_open(FAR struct lib_syslogstream_s *stream)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_BUFFER
   /* Allocate an IOB */
 
-  iob                  = iob_tryalloc(true);
-  stream->iob          = iob;
-
-  if (iob != NULL)
-    {
-      /* Initialize the IOB */
-
-      iob->io_len      = 0;
-      iob->io_offset   = 0;
-      iob->io_pktlen   = 0;
-    }
+  stream->iob = iob_tryalloc(true);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
index 785dbbc8c27..83b3e90a192 100644
--- a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
+++ b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
@@ -413,13 +413,7 @@ int sixlowpan_queue_frames(FAR struct radio_driver_s *radio,
   iob = net_ioballoc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  /* Initialize the IOB */
-
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-  fptr           = iob->io_data;
+  fptr = iob->io_data;
 
   ninfo("Sending packet length %zd\n", buflen);
 
@@ -639,10 +633,7 @@ int sixlowpan_queue_frames(FAR struct radio_driver_s *radio,
 
           /* Initialize the IOB */
 
-          iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-          iob->io_len    = 0;
           iob->io_offset = framer_hdrlen;
-          iob->io_pktlen = 0;
           fptr           = iob->io_data;
 
           /* Copy the HC1/HC06/IPv6 header the frame header from first
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
index 1dba8a23bcc..c6e8ba9eb30 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ void mac802154_createdatareq(FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv,
   iob = iob_alloc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-
   /* Set the frame control fields */
 
   iob->io_data[0] = 0;
@@ -1534,11 +1529,6 @@ static void mac802154_rxdatareq(FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv,
   iob = iob_alloc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-
   iob->io_len += 2;
 
   /* Cast the first two bytes of the IOB to a uint16_t frame control field */
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
index 8eaaf0bfd3c..43d08c39c28 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ int mac802154_req_associate(MACHANDLE mac,
   iob = iob_alloc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-
   /* Allocate the txdesc, waiting if necessary */
 
   ret = mac802154_txdesc_alloc(priv, &txdesc);
@@ -327,11 +322,6 @@ int mac802154_resp_associate(MACHANDLE mac,
   iob = iob_alloc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-
   /* The Destination Addressing Mode and Source Addressing Mode fields shall
    * each be set to indicate extended addressing.
    *
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_device.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_device.c
index bfa33743183..965aeea0047 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_device.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_device.c
@@ -511,11 +511,6 @@ static ssize_t mac802154dev_write(FAR struct file *filep,
   iob = iob_alloc(false);
   DEBUGASSERT(iob != NULL);
 
-  iob->io_flink  = NULL;
-  iob->io_len    = 0;
-  iob->io_offset = 0;
-  iob->io_pktlen = 0;
-
   /* Get the MAC header length */
 
   ret = mac802154_get_mhrlen(dev->md_mac, &tx->meta);