diff --git a/01_scripts/02_fasta_extract_flanking_regions.py b/01_scripts/02_fasta_extract_flanking_regions.py
index 9f9f715..e339b53 100755
--- a/01_scripts/02_fasta_extract_flanking_regions.py
+++ b/01_scripts/02_fasta_extract_flanking_regions.py
@@ -117,4 +117,3 @@ def myopen(infile, mode="rt"):
                         seq[left: right].upper())
 
                 region.write_to_file(outfile)
-                outfile.flush()