diff --git a/include/json/writer.h b/include/json/writer.h
index 2d6dbce..541c0ce 100644
--- a/include/json/writer.h
+++ b/include/json/writer.h
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ public:
    */
   void dropNullPlaceholders();
 
-  void omitEndingLineFeed();
-
 public: // overridden from Writer
   virtual std::string write(const Value& root);
 
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ private:
   std::string document_;
   bool yamlCompatiblityEnabled_;
   bool dropNullPlaceholders_;
-  bool omitEndingLineFeed_;
 };
 
 /** \brief Writes a Value in <a HREF="http://www.json.org">JSON</a> format in a
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index 69323df..ec68d31 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -280,20 +280,16 @@ Writer::~Writer() {}
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 FastWriter::FastWriter()
-    : yamlCompatiblityEnabled_(false), dropNullPlaceholders_(false),
-      omitEndingLineFeed_(false) {}
+    : yamlCompatiblityEnabled_(false), dropNullPlaceholders_(false) {}
 
 void FastWriter::enableYAMLCompatibility() { yamlCompatiblityEnabled_ = true; }
 
 void FastWriter::dropNullPlaceholders() { dropNullPlaceholders_ = true; }
 
-void FastWriter::omitEndingLineFeed() { omitEndingLineFeed_ = true; }
-
 std::string FastWriter::write(const Value& root) {
   document_ = "";
   writeValue(root);
-  if (!omitEndingLineFeed_)
-    document_ += "\n";
+  document_ += "\n";
   return document_;
 }