diff --git a/iocore/net/UnixNet.cc b/iocore/net/UnixNet.cc
index aec2703561f..389bb05fae5 100644
--- a/iocore/net/UnixNet.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/UnixNet.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ PollCont::PollCont(ProxyMutex *m, NetHandler *nh, int pt)
   : Continuation(m), net_handler(nh), nextPollDescriptor(NULL), poll_timeout(pt)
 {
   pollDescriptor = new PollDescriptor;
-  pollDescriptor->init();
   SET_HANDLER(&PollCont::pollEvent);
 }
 
diff --git a/iocore/net/UnixUDPNet.cc b/iocore/net/UnixUDPNet.cc
index 65301672866..bf5409bbeab 100644
--- a/iocore/net/UnixUDPNet.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/UnixUDPNet.cc
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ UDPReadContinuation::setupPollDescriptor()
   PollCont *pc = get_PollCont(et);
   if (pc->nextPollDescriptor == NULL) {
     pc->nextPollDescriptor = new PollDescriptor;
-    pc->nextPollDescriptor->init();
   }
   pfd = pc->nextPollDescriptor->alloc();
   pfd->fd = fd;