diff --git a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
index 1eaca976163..884cfec956a 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
@@ -591,8 +591,6 @@ MetaForm::ReadStream(METAIO_STREAM::ifstream * _stream)
 
   MetaForm::M_Destroy();
 
-  fflush(nullptr);
-
   Clear();
 
   M_SetupReadFields();
diff --git a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx
index f0f36b9d5b3..0ca694a9da6 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ MetaObject::ReadStream(int _nDims, METAIO_STREAM::ifstream * _stream)
 
   MetaObject::M_Destroy();
 
-  fflush(nullptr);
-
   Clear();
 
   M_SetupReadFields();