diff --git a/migration.c b/migration.c
index 622a9d2d95..e5ba51c314 100644
--- a/migration.c
+++ b/migration.c
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ void migrate_fd_put_ready(void *opaque)
         DPRINTF("done iterating\n");
         vm_stop(0);
 
-        qemu_aio_flush();
-        bdrv_flush_all();
         if ((qemu_savevm_state_complete(s->mon, s->file)) < 0) {
             if (old_vm_running) {
                 vm_start();
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index d38f79e6bd..90aa237c9c 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1575,8 +1575,6 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f)
     saved_vm_running = vm_running;
     vm_stop(0);
 
-    bdrv_flush_all();
-
     ret = qemu_savevm_state_begin(mon, f, 0, 0);
     if (ret < 0)
         goto out;
@@ -1885,8 +1883,6 @@ void do_savevm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "No block device can accept snapshots\n");
         return;
     }
-    /* ??? Should this occur after vm_stop?  */
-    qemu_aio_flush();
 
     saved_vm_running = vm_running;
     vm_stop(0);