diff --git a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
index 5a954740..40465f33 100644
--- a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
+++ b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         virtual void testRunStarting( TestRunInfo const& testInfo ) CATCH_OVERRIDE {
             StreamingReporterBase::testRunStarting( testInfo );
-            m_xml.setStream( stream );
             m_xml.startElement( "Catch" );
             if( !m_config->name().empty() )
                 m_xml.writeAttribute( "name", m_config->name() );