diff --git a/libmysql/libmysql.c b/libmysql/libmysql.c
index d5fe2cddc48..0c9c68f4505 100644
--- a/libmysql/libmysql.c
+++ b/libmysql/libmysql.c
@@ -2289,9 +2289,6 @@ STDCALL mysql_set_master(MYSQL* mysql, const char* host,
     mysql_close(mysql->master);
   if (!(mysql->master = spawn_init(mysql, host, port, user, passwd)))
     return 1;
-  mysql->master->rpl_pivot = 0;
-  mysql->master->options.rpl_parse = 0;
-  mysql->master->options.rpl_probe = 0;
   return 0;
 }