diff --git a/tools/wfcommons/src/WfCommonsWorkflowParser.cpp b/tools/wfcommons/src/WfCommonsWorkflowParser.cpp
index 53e503f6a7..5f93381c18 100644
--- a/tools/wfcommons/src/WfCommonsWorkflowParser.cpp
+++ b/tools/wfcommons/src/WfCommonsWorkflowParser.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ namespace wrench {
                 }
             }
         }
-        file.close();
         workflow->enableTopBottomLevelDynamicUpdates(true);
         workflow->updateAllTopBottomLevels();