diff --git a/src/dev/devLoSoft.c b/src/dev/devLoSoft.c
index 2ce6dede2..8ac16129e 100644
--- a/src/dev/devLoSoft.c
+++ b/src/dev/devLoSoft.c
@@ -81,8 +81,5 @@ static long write_longout(plongout)
 
     status = dbPutLink(&plongout->out,DBR_LONG, &plongout->val,1);
 
-    if (RTN_SUCCESS(status))
-       plongout->udf=FALSE;
-
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/devLoSymb.c b/src/dev/devLoSymb.c
index c97bec36e..2b7726d62 100644
--- a/src/dev/devLoSymb.c
+++ b/src/dev/devLoSymb.c
@@ -115,7 +115,5 @@ static long write_longout(plongout)
     else
        return(1);
 
-    plongout->udf=FALSE;
-
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c b/src/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
index bae18831a..a6f9288e1 100644
--- a/src/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
+++ b/src/dev/devMbboDirectSoft.c
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ static long write_mbbo(pmbbo)
     long status;
 
     status = dbPutLink(&pmbbo->out,DBR_USHORT,&pmbbo->val,1);
-    if (RTN_SUCCESS(status)) pmbbo->udf=FALSE;
+
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/devMbboSoft.c b/src/dev/devMbboSoft.c
index 8d69477cd..2f1ce54a8 100644
--- a/src/dev/devMbboSoft.c
+++ b/src/dev/devMbboSoft.c
@@ -91,6 +91,5 @@ static long write_mbbo(pmbbo)
     long status;
 
     status = dbPutLink(&pmbbo->out,DBR_USHORT, &pmbbo->val,1);
-    if(RTN_SUCCESS(status)) pmbbo->udf=FALSE;
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/devPtSoft.c b/src/dev/devPtSoft.c
index 08f5b076a..891db0870 100644
--- a/src/dev/devPtSoft.c
+++ b/src/dev/devPtSoft.c
@@ -80,6 +80,5 @@ static long write_pt(ppt)
     long status;
 
     status = dbPutLink(&(ppt->out),DBR_SHORT,&(ppt->val),1);
-    if(RTN_SUCCESS(status)) ppt->udf=FALSE;
     return(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/dev/devSoSymb.c b/src/dev/devSoSymb.c
index 0d60f7ec2..21ca282ec 100644
--- a/src/dev/devSoSymb.c
+++ b/src/dev/devSoSymb.c
@@ -118,7 +118,5 @@ static long write_stringout(pstringout)
     else 
        return(1);
 
-    pstringout->udf = FALSE;
-
     return(0);
 }