diff --git a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c b/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
index 7c16e67a69..e7f80f56de 100644
--- a/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
+++ b/orte/mca/ess/hnp/ess_hnp_module.c
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ static int rte_init(void)
     OBJ_RETAIN(node);  /* keep accounting straight */
     proc->node = node;
     proc->nodename = node->name;
-    /* Assume we won't fail unless notified by a child */
-    proc->exit_code = 0;
     opal_pointer_array_add(jdata->procs, proc);
 
     /* record that the daemon (i.e., us) is on this node 
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
index 49a689e8e7..b1ff7d0195 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_support_fns.c
@@ -731,8 +731,6 @@ int orte_rmaps_base_define_daemons(orte_job_t *jdata)
             proc->name.vpid = daemons->num_procs;  /* take the next available vpid */
             proc->node = node;
             proc->nodename = node->name;
-            /* Assume we won't fail unless notified by a child */
-            proc->exit_code = 0;
             OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((5, orte_rmaps_base.rmaps_output,
                                  "%s rmaps:base:define_daemons add new daemon %s",
                                  ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index 23d44a15da..7f31a5d6bc 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ static void orte_proc_construct(orte_proc_t* proc)
     proc->node = NULL;
     proc->prior_node = NULL;
     proc->nodename = NULL;
+    proc->exit_code = 0;      /* Assume we won't fail unless otherwise notified */
     proc->rml_uri = NULL;
     proc->restarts = 0;
     proc->reported = false;