diff --git a/src/dump_xyz.cpp b/src/dump_xyz.cpp
index 9943dd57a6..949ddf1a11 100644
--- a/src/dump_xyz.cpp
+++ b/src/dump_xyz.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ void DumpXYZ::write_header(bigint n)
     else
       fprintf(fp,"Atoms. Timestep: " BIGINT_FORMAT "\n",update->ntimestep);
   }
-  }
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */