diff --git a/src/func_create_ff.cpp b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
index e6712a65..039ee45a 100644
--- a/src/func_create_ff.cpp
+++ b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ namespace l
             FileInfo *fi = new FileInfo(rv,fusepath_,ffi_->direct_io);
             
             ffi_->fh = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(fi);
-            ffi_->noflush = !utils::calculate_flush(cfg->flushonclose,ffi_->flags);
 
             return 0;
           }