diff --git a/src/cpu.cpp b/src/cpu.cpp
index 14d859ea..c42cb3af 100644
--- a/src/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ bool CPUStats::UpdateCpuTemp() {
     if (!m_cpuTempFile)
         return false;
 
-    m_cpuDataTotal.temp = 0;
     rewind(m_cpuTempFile);
     fflush(m_cpuTempFile);
     if (fscanf(m_cpuTempFile, "%d", &m_cpuDataTotal.temp) != 1)