diff --git a/c/segment.c b/c/segment.c
index 28ac765165..83e3dc7707 100644
--- a/c/segment.c
+++ b/c/segment.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ iptr S_find_segments(s, g, n) ISPC s; IGEN g; iptr n; {
 
         chunk->nused_segs += 1;
         initialize_seginfo(si, s, g);
-        si->sorted = 0;
         si->next = S_G.occupied_segments[s][g];
         S_G.occupied_segments[s][g] = si;
         S_G.number_of_empty_segments -= 1;
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ iptr S_find_segments(s, g, n) ISPC s; IGEN g; iptr n; {
                 S_G.occupied_segments[s][g] = si;
                 for (j = n, nextsi = si; j > 0; j -= 1, nextsi = nextsi->next) {
                   initialize_seginfo(nextsi, s, g);
-                  nextsi->sorted = 0;
                 }
                 S_G.number_of_empty_segments -= n;
                 return si->number;