diff --git a/src/common/fs_mem.cpp b/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
index 93e51c7625..b3c156edd6 100644
--- a/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs_mem.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ wxHashTable *wxMemoryFSHandler::m_Hash = NULL;
 
 wxMemoryFSHandler::wxMemoryFSHandler() : wxFileSystemHandler()
 {
-    m_Hash = NULL;
 }