diff --git a/net/local/local_conn.c b/net/local/local_conn.c
index 183d49b4f28..918835d3ac6 100644
--- a/net/local/local_conn.c
+++ b/net/local/local_conn.c
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ FAR struct local_conn_s *local_alloc(void)
   FAR struct local_conn_s *conn =
     (FAR struct local_conn_s *)kmm_zalloc(sizeof(struct local_conn_s));
 
-  if (conn)
+  if (conn != NULL)
     {
-      /* Initialize non-zero elements the new connection structure */
-
-      conn->lc_infile.f_inode  = NULL;
-      conn->lc_outfile.f_inode = NULL;
+      /* Initialize non-zero elements the new connection structure.  Since
+       * Since the memory was allocated with kmm_zalloc(), it is not
+       * necessary to zerio-ize any structure elements.
+       */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_LOCAL_STREAM
       /* This semaphore is used for signaling and, hence, should not have
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ FAR struct local_conn_s *local_alloc(void)
 
       nxsem_init(&conn->lc_waitsem, 0, 0);
       nxsem_setprotocol(&conn->lc_waitsem, SEM_PRIO_NONE);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LOCAL_POLL
-      memset(conn->lc_accept_fds, 0, sizeof(conn->lc_accept_fds));
-#endif
 #endif
     }