diff --git a/archaius2-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/archaius/instrumentation/AccessMonitorUtil.java b/archaius2-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/archaius/instrumentation/AccessMonitorUtil.java
index 1ce3b5a9..01e26bab 100644
--- a/archaius2-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/archaius/instrumentation/AccessMonitorUtil.java
+++ b/archaius2-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/archaius/instrumentation/AccessMonitorUtil.java
@@ -202,6 +202,5 @@ public boolean flushingEnabled() {
     @Override
     public void close() {
         executor.shutdown();
-        flushUsageData();
     }
 }