diff --git a/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp b/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
index 81ba888..f8c6a89 100644
--- a/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PVDataCreateFactory.cpp
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ void DefaultPVArray<T>::serialize(ByteBuffer *pbuffer,
         cur += n2send;
         count -= n2send;
     }
-
-    pflusher->flushSerializeBuffer();
 }
 
 // specializations for String