diff --git a/src/hb-set.cc b/src/hb-set.cc
index e8765d745..605267e57 100644
--- a/src/hb-set.cc
+++ b/src/hb-set.cc
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ static const hb_set_t _hb_set_nil = {
   HB_OBJECT_HEADER_STATIC,
   false, /* successful */
   0, /* population */
-
-  {0} /* elts */
 };
 
 /**