diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index a1dac441..1769260b 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static bool scan_raw_string_content(Scanner *scanner, TSLexer *lexer) {
 
 void *tree_sitter_cpp_external_scanner_create() {
     Scanner *scanner = (Scanner *)ts_calloc(1, sizeof(Scanner));
-    memset(scanner, 0, sizeof(Scanner));
     return scanner;
 }