diff --git a/proc/readproc.c b/proc/readproc.c
index f0de5699..061dde12 100644
--- a/proc/readproc.c
+++ b/proc/readproc.c
@@ -1426,9 +1426,7 @@ void look_up_our_self(proc_t *p) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error, do this: mount -t proc proc /proc\n");
         _exit(47);
     }
-    memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
     stat2proc(ub.buf, p);  // parse /proc/self/stat
-    free_acquired(p, 0);
     free(ub.buf);
 }