diff --git a/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c b/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
index bbce52f0b00..82a2d19695a 100644
--- a/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
+++ b/innobase/buf/buf0buf.c
@@ -480,9 +480,6 @@ buf_pool_create(
 
 		block = buf_pool_get_nth_block(buf_pool, i);
 
-		/* Wipe contents of page to eliminate a Purify warning */
-		memset(block->frame, '\0', UNIV_PAGE_SIZE);
-
 		UT_LIST_ADD_FIRST(free, buf_pool->free, block);
 	}