diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
index 3252efaccf..a8de810248 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
@@ -869,7 +869,6 @@ class GmshTools():
 
         # save mesh
         geo.write("// save\n")
-        geo.write("Mesh.Format = 2;\n")  # unv
         if self.group_elements and self.group_nodes_export:
             geo.write("// For each group save not only the elements but the nodes too.;\n")
             geo.write("Mesh.SaveGroupsOfNodes = 1;\n")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/data/elmer/group_mesh.geo b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/data/elmer/group_mesh.geo
index ee2e3e0c5f..f379e9e6ff 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/data/elmer/group_mesh.geo
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/data/elmer/group_mesh.geo
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ Mesh  3;
 Coherence Mesh; // Remove duplicate vertices
 
 // save
-Mesh.Format = 2;
 // Ignore Physical definitions and save all elements;
 Mesh.SaveAll = 1;
 Save "/tmp/tmpjVhNNb.unv";