diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c89e4ebae..dfbc1ec60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Nmap Changelog ($Id$); -*-text-*-
 
+o [NSE] Removed a fixed value (28428) which was being set for the Request ID in
+  snmpWalk; a value based on nmap.clock_ms will now be set instead. [jah]
+
 o [NSE] Add http-iis-short-name-brute script that detects Microsoft IIS
   servers vulnerable to a file/folder name disclosure and a denial of 
   service vulnerability. The script obtains the "shortnames" of the 
diff --git a/nselib/snmp.lua b/nselib/snmp.lua
index 2bf4c5f07..30ff462e5 100644
--- a/nselib/snmp.lua
+++ b/nselib/snmp.lua
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ function snmpWalk( socket, base_oid )
 	while ( true ) do
 		
 		local value, response, snmpdata, options, item = nil, nil, nil, {}, {}
-		options.reqId = 28428 -- unnecessary?
 		payload = encode( buildPacket( buildGetNextRequest(options, oid) ) )
 
 		status, err = socket:send(payload)