diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/SpawnerInputStream.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/SpawnerInputStream.java
index f19a4c52995..4b5bc37e25e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/SpawnerInputStream.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/SpawnerInputStream.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class SpawnerInputStream extends InputStream {
 	 * @see InputStream#read(byte[], int, int)
 	 */
 	public int read(byte[] buf, int off, int len) throws IOException {
-		available();
 		if (buf == null) {
 			throw new NullPointerException();
 		} else if (