diff --git a/crypto/aes/aes_cfb.c b/crypto/aes/aes_cfb.c
index 49f0411010..9384ba67f7 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/aes_cfb.c
+++ b/crypto/aes/aes_cfb.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ void AES_cfb1_encrypt(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out,
     assert(in && out && key && ivec && num);
     assert(*num == 0);
 
-    memset(out,0,(length+7)/8);
     for(n=0 ; n < length ; ++n)
 	{
 	c[0]=(in[n/8]&(1 << (7-n%8))) ? 0x80 : 0;