diff --git a/java/org/jlab/coda/hipo/RecordOutputStream.java b/java/org/jlab/coda/hipo/RecordOutputStream.java
index 852687fa..f622309b 100644
--- a/java/org/jlab/coda/hipo/RecordOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/org/jlab/coda/hipo/RecordOutputStream.java
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ public void reset() {
         indexSize  = 0;
         eventSize  = 0;
         eventCount = 0;
-        startingPosition = 0;
+        //startingPosition = 0;
 
         recordData.clear();
         recordIndex.clear();
diff --git a/src/libsrc++/RecordOutput.cpp b/src/libsrc++/RecordOutput.cpp
index f58e2d7d..f3173511 100644
--- a/src/libsrc++/RecordOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/libsrc++/RecordOutput.cpp
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ namespace evio {
         indexSize  = 0;
         eventSize  = 0;
         eventCount = 0;
-        startingPosition = 0;
+        //startingPosition = 0;
 
         recordData->clear();
         recordIndex->clear();