diff --git a/examples/platforms/cc1352/radio.c b/examples/platforms/cc1352/radio.c
index 32ebe051a..64e7a6eb1 100644
--- a/examples/platforms/cc1352/radio.c
+++ b/examples/platforms/cc1352/radio.c
@@ -1609,8 +1609,6 @@ otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddre
     else
     {
         /* we are not running, so we must update the values ourselves */
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx]  = 0u;
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx] = 0u;
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
     }
diff --git a/examples/platforms/cc2650/radio.c b/examples/platforms/cc2650/radio.c
index 0a162a0fb..136ecefe0 100644
--- a/examples/platforms/cc2650/radio.c
+++ b/examples/platforms/cc2650/radio.c
@@ -1532,8 +1532,6 @@ otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddre
     else
     {
         /* we are not running, so we must update the values ourselves */
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx]  = 0u;
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx] = 0u;
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
     }
diff --git a/examples/platforms/cc2652/radio.c b/examples/platforms/cc2652/radio.c
index 268074fee..9c955f592 100644
--- a/examples/platforms/cc2652/radio.c
+++ b/examples/platforms/cc2652/radio.c
@@ -1589,8 +1589,6 @@ otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddre
     else
     {
         /* we are not running, so we must update the values ourselves */
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx]  = 0u;
-        sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx] = 0u;
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcPendEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
         sSrcMatchExtData.srcMatchEn[idx / 32] &= ~(1 << (idx % 32));
     }