diff --git a/src/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.cc b/src/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.cc
index bcf1041fce6..3a53bde032c 100644
--- a/src/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.cc
+++ b/src/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.cc
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ void
 HttpCacheSM::reset()
 {
   captive_action.reset();
-
-  open_read_tries  = 0;
-  open_write_tries = 0;
-  open_write_start = 0;
-
-  lookup_max_recursive = 0;
-  current_lookup_level = 0;
-
-  err_code = 0;
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////