1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/regexec.c b/regexec.c
index 9264b8639a..00bd6ef793 100644
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
@@ -2054,12 +2054,6 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
             New(22,PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
     }
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    sv_setpvn(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0), "", 0);
-    sv_setpvn(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(1), "", 0);
-    sv_setpvn(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(2), "", 0);
-#endif
-
     /* XXXX What this code is doing here?!!!  There should be no need
        to do this again and again, PL_reglastparen should take care of
        this!  --ilya*/