diff --git a/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVBatch.java b/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVBatch.java
index d9a334f2..aba5c98e 100644
--- a/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVBatch.java
+++ b/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVBatch.java
@@ -449,6 +449,5 @@ public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
 
     logger.info("Total execution time " + stopWatch.getFormattedTotalDuration());
  
-    ThreadContext.clearAll();
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVLoad.java b/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVLoad.java
index 8010cf28..5110ec93 100644
--- a/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVLoad.java
+++ b/java/edu/ucar/metviewer/MVLoad.java
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ public static void main(String[] argv) {
     }
 
     logger.info("----  MVLoad Done  ----");
-    ThreadContext.clearAll();
   }