diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/io/impl/SynchronousFilePublisher.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/io/impl/SynchronousFilePublisher.scala
index 436a086fbe..967cd045cf 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/io/impl/SynchronousFilePublisher.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/io/impl/SynchronousFilePublisher.scala
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ private[akka] class SynchronousFilePublisher(f: File, bytesReadPromise: Promise[
     try {
       raf = new RandomAccessFile(f, "r") // best way to express this in JDK6, OpenOption are available since JDK7
       chan = raf.getChannel
-      readAndSignal(initialBuffer)
     } catch {
       case ex: Exception ⇒
         onErrorThenStop(ex)