Provided are a system and method for reducing failures due to hinge memory. The method, in one embodiment, includes providing a torsional element having an amount of hinge memory, wherein the hinge memory is at least partially created using an average operational temperature. The method, in this embodiment, further includes subjecting the torsional element having the hinge memory to a temperature equal to or greater than the average operational temperature while the torsional element is in a parked state for an amount of time to reduce the amount of the hinge memory.