diff --git a/libs/rs/rsContext.cpp b/libs/rs/rsContext.cpp
index 5291a1f73f2e3..948ecf90a732e 100644
--- a/libs/rs/rsContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/rs/rsContext.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ Context::Context() {
     mTargetSdkVersion = 14;
     mDPI = 96;
     mIsContextLite = false;
-    memset(&watchdog, 0, sizeof(watchdog));
 }
 
 Context * Context::createContext(Device *dev, const RsSurfaceConfig *sc) {