diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 995f585cda1..a3aa8221ee0 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Checks:  >
 
   -readability-named-parameter,
   -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
-  -readability-redundant-string-init,
 
   bugprone-*,
   -bugprone-narrowing-conversions,
diff --git a/source/blender/io/alembic/intern/abc_reader_object.cc b/source/blender/io/alembic/intern/abc_reader_object.cc
index 1e832de1f47..707241ca17f 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/alembic/intern/abc_reader_object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/alembic/intern/abc_reader_object.cc
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ using Alembic::AbcGeom::IXformSchema;
 namespace blender::io::alembic {
 
 AbcObjectReader::AbcObjectReader(const IObject &object, ImportSettings &settings)
-    : m_name(""),
-      m_object_name(""),
-      m_data_name(""),
-      m_object(NULL),
+    : m_object(NULL),
       m_iobject(object),
       m_settings(&settings),
       m_min_time(std::numeric_limits<chrono_t>::max()),