diff --git a/tools/merge/main.go b/tools/merge/main.go
index 52e9cac6b03d6903c24cd50fa09f08735d5b4c46..8312b2f18a72d292ffa5b8f086853d794bede3ce 100644
--- a/tools/merge/main.go
+++ b/tools/merge/main.go
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ func mergeFolders(mergePath, destPath string) {
 			Fatal("While opening store")
 	}
 
-	heap.Init(&pq)
 	var lastKey, lastValue []byte
 	for pq.Len() > 0 {
 		top := heap.Pop(&pq).(*Item)