diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
index 03a29ea0f..55d7a6209 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
@@ -552,9 +552,6 @@ InitOutput(ScreenInfo *pScreenInfo, int argc, char **argv)
   xf86Initialising = TRUE;
 
   if (serverGeneration == 1) {
-
-    pScreenInfo->numScreens = 0;
-
     if ((xf86ServerName = strrchr(argv[0], '/')) != 0)
       xf86ServerName++;
     else