diff --git a/tools/export.cpp b/tools/export.cpp
index fd5e9d31319..aabebf36609 100644
--- a/tools/export.cpp
+++ b/tools/export.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
                 string dir = outfile.substr( 0 , idx + 1 );
                 create_directories( dir );
             }
-            ofstream * s = new ofstream( outfile.c_str() , ios_base::out | ios_base::binary );
+            ofstream * s = new ofstream( outfile.c_str() , ios_base::out );
             fileStream.reset( s );
             outPtr = s;
             if ( ! s->good() ){
diff --git a/tools/import.cpp b/tools/import.cpp
index 47cbe32c998..f3eb42e0230 100644
--- a/tools/import.cpp
+++ b/tools/import.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 
         istream * in = &cin;
 
-        ifstream file( filename.c_str() , ios_base::in | ios_base::binary);
+        ifstream file( filename.c_str() , ios_base::in);
 
         if ( filename.size() > 0 && filename != "-" ){
             if ( ! exists( filename ) ){