diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
index 843dc8019..7526963cd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/item/xml/StaxEventItemWriterTests.java
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ public class StaxEventItemWriterTests extends TestCase {
 		String content = outputFileContent();
 		assertEquals("", content);
 		writer.clear();
-		writer.flush();
 		writer.open(executionContext);
 		writer.write(item);
 		writer.flush();