diff --git a/src/p_conversation.cpp b/src/p_conversation.cpp
index 449f9e286..90271333c 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.cpp
+++ b/src/p_conversation.cpp
@@ -568,16 +568,6 @@ FStrifeDialogueNode::~FStrifeDialogueNode ()
 	}
 }
 
-//============================================================================
-//
-// FStrifeDialogueReply :: ~FStrifeDialogueReply
-//
-//============================================================================
-
-FStrifeDialogueReply::~FStrifeDialogueReply ()
-{
-}
-
 //============================================================================
 //
 // FindNode
diff --git a/src/p_conversation.h b/src/p_conversation.h
index 302203bd2..7ee24093b 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.h
+++ b/src/p_conversation.h
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ struct FStrifeDialogueItemCheck
 struct FStrifeDialogueNode
 {
 	~FStrifeDialogueNode ();
-	PClassActor *DropType;
+	PClassActor *DropType = nullptr;
 	TArray<FStrifeDialogueItemCheck> ItemCheck;
-	int ThisNodeNum;	// location of this node in StrifeDialogues
-	int ItemCheckNode;	// index into StrifeDialogues
+	int ThisNodeNum = 0;	// location of this node in StrifeDialogues
+	int ItemCheckNode = 0;	// index into StrifeDialogues
 
-	PClassActor *SpeakerType;
+	PClassActor *SpeakerType = nullptr;
 	FString SpeakerName;
 	FSoundID SpeakerVoice;
 	FString Backdrop;
 	FString Dialogue;
 	FString Goodbye; // must init to null for binary scripts to work as intended
 
-	FStrifeDialogueReply *Children;
+	FStrifeDialogueReply *Children = nullptr;
 	FName MenuClassName;
 	FString UserData;
 };
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ struct FStrifeDialogueNode
 // FStrifeDialogueReply holds responses the player can give to the NPC
 struct FStrifeDialogueReply
 {
-	~FStrifeDialogueReply ();
-
-	FStrifeDialogueReply *Next;
-	PClassActor *GiveType;
-	int ActionSpecial;
-	int Args[5];
-	int PrintAmount;
+	FStrifeDialogueReply *Next = nullptr;
+	PClassActor *GiveType = nullptr;
+	int ActionSpecial = 0;
+	int Args[5] = {};
+	int PrintAmount = 0;
 	TArray<FStrifeDialogueItemCheck> ItemCheck;
 	TArray<FStrifeDialogueItemCheck> ItemCheckRequire;
 	TArray<FStrifeDialogueItemCheck> ItemCheckExclude;
@@ -54,9 +52,9 @@ struct FStrifeDialogueReply
 	FString QuickYes;
 	FString QuickNo;
 	FString LogString;
-	int NextNode;	// index into StrifeDialogues
-	int LogNumber;
-	bool NeedsGold;
+	int NextNode = 0;	// index into StrifeDialogues
+	int LogNumber = 0;
+	bool NeedsGold = false;
 };
 
 extern TArray<FStrifeDialogueNode *> StrifeDialogues;
diff --git a/src/p_usdf.cpp b/src/p_usdf.cpp
index d2a1bb25e..5a5f3c826 100644
--- a/src/p_usdf.cpp
+++ b/src/p_usdf.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class USDFParser : public UDMFParserBase
 	bool ParseChoice(FStrifeDialogueReply **&replyptr)
 	{
 		FStrifeDialogueReply *reply = new FStrifeDialogueReply;
-		memset(reply, 0, sizeof(*reply));
 
 		reply->Next = *replyptr;
 		*replyptr = reply;
@@ -293,8 +292,6 @@ class USDFParser : public UDMFParserBase
 	{
 		FStrifeDialogueNode *node = new FStrifeDialogueNode;
 		FStrifeDialogueReply **replyptr = &node->Children;
-		memset(node, 0, sizeof(*node));
-		//node->ItemCheckCount[0] = node->ItemCheckCount[1] = node->ItemCheckCount[2] = -1;
 
 		node->ThisNodeNum = StrifeDialogues.Push(node);
 		node->ItemCheckNode = -1;