diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index c603dc584f..c5d4fb6ffc 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -2564,9 +2564,6 @@ capture(void)
   fflush(stderr);
   g_string_free(str, TRUE);
 
-  /* initialize the counts hash with null */
-  global_info_data.counts.counts_hash = NULL;
-
   ret = sync_pipe_start(&global_capture_opts, &global_capture_session, &global_info_data, NULL);
 
   if (!ret)
diff --git a/ui/gtk/main.c b/ui/gtk/main.c
index 8bac7d6400..8eab2b5b55 100644
--- a/ui/gtk/main.c
+++ b/ui/gtk/main.c
@@ -3181,11 +3181,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /* the window can be sized only, if it's not already shown, so do it now! */
     main_load_window_geometry(top_level);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
-    /* initialize the packet counters */
-    global_info_data.counts.counts_hash = NULL;
-#endif
-
     g_timeout_add(info_update_freq, resolv_update_cb, NULL);
 
     /* If we were given the name of a capture file, read it in now;
diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
index b4e660c1de..65dd7a12fa 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     freeze_focus_(NULL),
     capture_stopping_(false),
     capture_filter_valid_(false),
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
+    info_data_(),
+#endif
 #ifdef _WIN32
     pipe_timer_(NULL)
 #else
@@ -612,11 +615,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     plugin_if_register_gui_cb(PLUGIN_IF_PREFERENCE_SAVE, plugin_if_mainwindow_preference);
     plugin_if_register_gui_cb(PLUGIN_IF_GOTO_FRAME, plugin_if_mainwindow_gotoframe);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBPCAP
-    /* Initialize packet counter */
-    info_data_.counts.counts_hash = NULL;
-#endif
-
     main_ui_->mainStack->setCurrentWidget(main_welcome_);
 }