diff --git a/openquake/calculators/base.py b/openquake/calculators/base.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/openquake/calculators/base.py
+++ b/openquake/calculators/base.py
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ class HazardCalculator(BaseCalculator):
             self.exposure = readinput.get_exposure(self.oqparam)
             arefs = numpy.array(self.exposure.asset_refs, hdf5.vstr)
             self.datastore['asset_refs'] = arefs
-            self.datastore.flush()
             self.datastore.set_attrs('asset_refs', nbytes=arefs.nbytes)
             self.cost_calculator = readinput.get_cost_calculator(self.oqparam)
             self.sitecol, self.assets_by_site = (
Removed a flush [skip CI]


Former-commit-id: cd<I>d<I>b<I>d8fe8ff<I>f<I>f<I>da<I>fe1ced