diff --git a/src/defrag-hash.c b/src/defrag-hash.c
index be2fd456ac..e37a08738d 100644
--- a/src/defrag-hash.c
+++ b/src/defrag-hash.c
@@ -96,24 +96,13 @@ static void DefragTrackerInit(DefragTracker *dt, Packet *p)
     dt->vlan_id[1] = p->vlan_id[1];
     dt->policy = DefragGetOsPolicy(p);
     dt->host_timeout = DefragPolicyGetHostTimeout(p);
+    dt->remove = 0;
+    dt->seen_last = 0;
 
     TAILQ_INIT(&dt->frags);
     (void) DefragTrackerIncrUsecnt(dt);
 }
 
-static DefragTracker *DefragTrackerNew(Packet *p)
-{
-    DefragTracker *dt = DefragTrackerAlloc();
-    if (dt == NULL)
-        goto error;
-
-    DefragTrackerInit(dt, p);
-    return dt;
-
-error:
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 void DefragTrackerRelease(DefragTracker *t)
 {
     (void) DefragTrackerDecrUsecnt(t);
@@ -467,7 +456,7 @@ static DefragTracker *DefragTrackerGetNew(Packet *p)
             /* freed a tracker, but it's unlocked */
         } else {
             /* now see if we can alloc a new tracker */
-            dt = DefragTrackerNew(p);
+            dt = DefragTrackerAlloc();
             if (dt == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
             }
diff --git a/src/defrag.h b/src/defrag.h
index 8bd0325a34..2dfaec60cf 100644
--- a/src/defrag.h
+++ b/src/defrag.h
@@ -71,20 +71,6 @@ typedef struct Frag_ {
     TAILQ_ENTRY(Frag_) next;    /**< Pointer to next fragment for tailq. */
 } Frag;
 
-/** \brief Reset tracker fields except "lock" */
-#define DEFRAG_TRACKER_RESET(t) { \
-    (t)->timeout = 0; \
-    (t)->id = 0; \
-    (t)->policy = 0; \
-    (t)->af = 0; \
-    (t)->seen_last = 0; \
-    (t)->remove = 0; \
-    CLEAR_ADDR(&(t)->src_addr); \
-    CLEAR_ADDR(&(t)->dst_addr); \
-    (t)->frags.tqh_first = NULL; \
-    (t)->frags.tqh_last = NULL; \
-}
-
 /**
  * A defragmentation tracker.  Used to track fragments that make up a
  * single packet.