diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/view/serializer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/view/serializer.hpp
index 7870601bc..bde8797c5 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/view/serializer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/view/serializer.hpp
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ class output_buffer
     {
         const auto size = static_cast<std::size_t>(m_pos - m_out.data());
         m_out.resize(size);
-        // do not keep a buffer that was sized for a much larger output
-        if (m_out.capacity() > 1024 && m_out.capacity() / 2 > size)
-        {
-            m_out.shrink_to_fit();
-        }
     }
 
     NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE void reserve(std::size_t n)
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
index 273e11474..5cd836097 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
@@ -3108,11 +3108,6 @@ class output_buffer
     {
         const auto size = static_cast<std::size_t>(m_pos - m_out.data());
         m_out.resize(size);
-        // do not keep a buffer that was sized for a much larger output
-        if (m_out.capacity() > 1024 && m_out.capacity() / 2 > size)
-        {
-            m_out.shrink_to_fit();
-        }
     }
 
     NLOHMANN_VIEW_ALWAYS_INLINE void reserve(std::size_t n)