diff --git a/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetent.c b/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetent.c
index 1f469abb6c..301bdb6bab 100644
--- a/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetent.c
+++ b/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetent.c
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ getnetent(void)
 
 	if (netf == NULL && (netf = fopen(_PATH_NETWORKS, "re")) == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
-#if (defined(__sparc__) && defined(_LP64)) ||		\
-    defined(__alpha__) ||				\
-    (defined(__i386__) && defined(_LP64)) ||		\
-    (defined(__sh__) && defined(_LP64))
-	net.__n_pad0 = 0;
-#endif
 again:
 	p = fgets(line, (int)sizeof line, netf);
 	if (p == NULL)
diff --git a/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetnamadr.c b/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetnamadr.c
index 92028d2757..a70f6afef3 100644
--- a/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetnamadr.c
+++ b/src/system/libnetwork/netresolv/irs/getnetnamadr.c
@@ -258,12 +258,6 @@ getnetanswer(querybuf *answer, int anslen, int net_i)
 			break;
 		}
 		net_entry.n_aliases++;
-#if (defined(__sparc__) && defined(_LP64)) ||		\
-    defined(__alpha__) ||				\
-    (defined(__i386__) && defined(_LP64)) ||		\
-    (defined(__sh__) && defined(_LP64))
-		net_entry.__n_pad0 = 0;
-#endif
 		return &net_entry;
 	}
 	h_errno = TRY_AGAIN;