diff --git a/src/compute_global_atom.cpp b/src/compute_global_atom.cpp
index 15f8a8f1aa..705d9df544 100644
--- a/src/compute_global_atom.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_global_atom.cpp
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@ ComputeGlobalAtom::ComputeGlobalAtom(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   else size_peratom_cols = nvalues;
 
   nmax = maxvector = 0;
-  indices = NULL;
-  varatom = NULL;
-  vecglobal = NULL;
-
   vector_atom = NULL;
   array_atom = NULL;
 }