diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 59518b8126d0..73652d5318b2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6769,7 +6769,7 @@ tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
 		.spd_release	= buffer_spd_release,
 	};
 	struct buffer_ref *ref;
-	int entries, size, i;
+	int entries, i;
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
@@ -6823,14 +6823,6 @@ tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * zero out any left over data, this is going to
-		 * user land.
-		 */
-		size = ring_buffer_page_len(ref->page);
-		if (size < PAGE_SIZE)
-			memset(ref->page + size, 0, PAGE_SIZE - size);
-
 		page = virt_to_page(ref->page);
 
 		spd.pages[i] = page;