diff --git a/hiredis.c b/hiredis.c
index f119d50..8eabac0 100644
--- a/hiredis.c
+++ b/hiredis.c
@@ -596,14 +596,8 @@ static redisContext *redisContextInit(void) {
     if (c == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
-    c->err = 0;
-    c->errstr[0] = '\0';
     c->obuf = sdsempty();
     c->reader = redisReaderCreate();
-    c->tcp.host = NULL;
-    c->tcp.source_addr = NULL;
-    c->unix_sock.path = NULL;
-    c->timeout = NULL;
 
     if (c->obuf == NULL || c->reader == NULL) {
         redisFree(c);
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index 061bbda..4baa74e 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -420,8 +420,6 @@ redisReader *redisReaderCreateWithFunctions(redisReplyObjectFunctions *fn) {
     if (r == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
-    r->err = 0;
-    r->errstr[0] = '\0';
     r->fn = fn;
     r->buf = sdsempty();
     r->maxbuf = REDIS_READER_MAX_BUF;