diff --git a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
index 8ce1224933b..53050fd7746 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaForm.cxx
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@ MetaForm::ReadStream(std::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 c105433ba07..8abd40e6bca 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/MetaIO/src/MetaIO/src/metaObject.cxx
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ MetaObject::ReadStream(int _nDims, std::ifstream * _stream)
 
 MetaObject::M_Destroy();
 
-  fflush(nullptr);
-
   Clear();
 
   M_SetupReadFields();