diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/conpoint.c b/dlls/mshtml/conpoint.c
index da775adcbe4..c3166850b45 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/conpoint.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/conpoint.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ void ConnectionPoint_Init(ConnectionPoint *cp, ConnectionPointContainer *contain
     cp->sinks = NULL;
     cp->sinks_size = 0;
     cp->iid = riid;
-    cp->next = NULL;
     cp->data = data;
 
     cp->next = container->cp_list;