diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
index c08c1161..3a854ac8 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/reader/OBJReader.cc
@@ -572,14 +572,10 @@ read(std::istream& _in, BaseImporter& _bi, Options& _opt)
         component = 0;
         nV++;
 
-        fh = _bi.add_face(faceVertices);
-
-        //clear vertices handles, so no face will be added twice
-        if (fh.is_valid())
-          faceVertices.clear();
-
       }
 
+      fh = _bi.add_face(faceVertices);
+
       size_t n_faces = _bi.n_faces();
 
       if (!vhandles.empty() && fh.is_valid() )