diff --git a/quantum/debounce/asym_eager_defer_pk.c b/quantum/debounce/asym_eager_defer_pk.c
index b6fcdc3d4e7..c9007e2130a 100644
--- a/quantum/debounce/asym_eager_defer_pk.c
+++ b/quantum/debounce/asym_eager_defer_pk.c
@@ -64,13 +64,7 @@ static void transfer_matrix_values(matrix_row_t raw[], matrix_row_t cooked[], ui
 
 // we use num_rows rather than MATRIX_ROWS to support split keyboards
 void debounce_init(uint8_t num_rows) {
-    debounce_counters = malloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS * sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
-    int i             = 0;
-    for (uint8_t r = 0; r < num_rows; r++) {
-        for (uint8_t c = 0; c < MATRIX_COLS; c++) {
-            debounce_counters[i++].time = DEBOUNCE_ELAPSED;
-        }
-    }
+    debounce_counters = calloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS, sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
 }
 
 void debounce_free(void) {
diff --git a/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pk.c b/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pk.c
index 156535a3733..e8f9016f32b 100644
--- a/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pk.c
+++ b/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pk.c
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ static void start_debounce_counters(matrix_row_t raw[], matrix_row_t cooked[], u
 
 // we use num_rows rather than MATRIX_ROWS to support split keyboards
 void debounce_init(uint8_t num_rows) {
-    debounce_counters = (debounce_counter_t *)malloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS * sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
-    int i             = 0;
-    for (uint8_t r = 0; r < num_rows; r++) {
-        for (uint8_t c = 0; c < MATRIX_COLS; c++) {
-            debounce_counters[i++] = DEBOUNCE_ELAPSED;
-        }
-    }
+    debounce_counters = calloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS, sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
 }
 
 void debounce_free(void) {
diff --git a/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pr.c b/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pr.c
index d6222af5b29..f93904bb03d 100644
--- a/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pr.c
+++ b/quantum/debounce/sym_defer_pr.c
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ static matrix_row_t* last_raw;
 void debounce_init(uint8_t num_rows) {
     countdowns = (uint8_t*)calloc(num_rows, sizeof(uint8_t));
     last_raw   = (matrix_row_t*)calloc(num_rows, sizeof(matrix_row_t));
-
-    last_time = timer_read();
+    last_time  = timer_read();
 }
 
 void debounce_free(void) {
diff --git a/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pk.c b/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pk.c
index b359e79287e..337de41a345 100644
--- a/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pk.c
+++ b/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pk.c
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@ static void transfer_matrix_values(matrix_row_t raw[], matrix_row_t cooked[], ui
 
 // we use num_rows rather than MATRIX_ROWS to support split keyboards
 void debounce_init(uint8_t num_rows) {
-    debounce_counters = (debounce_counter_t *)malloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS * sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
-    int i             = 0;
-    for (uint8_t r = 0; r < num_rows; r++) {
-        for (uint8_t c = 0; c < MATRIX_COLS; c++) {
-            debounce_counters[i++] = DEBOUNCE_ELAPSED;
-        }
-    }
+    debounce_counters = calloc(num_rows * MATRIX_COLS, sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
 }
 
 void debounce_free(void) {
diff --git a/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pr.c b/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pr.c
index 6cd9308affc..9450f51cbc4 100644
--- a/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pr.c
+++ b/quantum/debounce/sym_eager_pr.c
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ static void transfer_matrix_values(matrix_row_t raw[], matrix_row_t cooked[], ui
 
 // we use num_rows rather than MATRIX_ROWS to support split keyboards
 void debounce_init(uint8_t num_rows) {
-    debounce_counters = (debounce_counter_t *)malloc(num_rows * sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
-    for (uint8_t r = 0; r < num_rows; r++) {
-        debounce_counters[r] = DEBOUNCE_ELAPSED;
-    }
+    debounce_counters = calloc(num_rows, sizeof(debounce_counter_t));
 }
 
 void debounce_free(void) {