diff --git a/checkpatch.pl b/checkpatch.pl
index 3c9fdf6..5d56fe6 100755
--- a/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3820,15 +3820,6 @@ sub process {
 				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*)\s*=\s*$zero_initializer\s*;/$1;/;
 			}
 		}
-# check for static initialisers.
-		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\bstatic\s.*=\s*($zero_initializer)\s*;/) {
-			if (ERROR("INITIALISED_STATIC",
-				  "do not initialise statics to $1\n" .
-				      $herecurr) &&
-			    $fix) {
-				$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(\bstatic\s.*?)\s*=\s*$zero_initializer\s*;/$1;/;
-			}
-		}
 
 # check for misordered declarations of char/short/int/long with signed/unsigned
 		while ($sline =~ m{(\b$TypeMisordered\b)}g) {