diff --git a/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp b/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
index 2b1d30f6dc8..b98839eec64 100644
--- a/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
+++ b/src/editortoolkit_neume.cpp
@@ -947,7 +947,6 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::Insert(std::string elementType, std::string staffId, in
                 contour = it->second;
             }
             else if (it->first == "curve") {
-                Liquescent *liquescent = new Liquescent();
                 curvatureDirection_CURVE curve = curvatureDirection_CURVE_NONE;
                 if (it->second == "a") {
                     curve = curvatureDirection_CURVE_a;
@@ -957,7 +956,6 @@ bool EditorToolkitNeume::Insert(std::string elementType, std::string staffId, in
                     curve = curvatureDirection_CURVE_c;
                     nc->SetCurve(curve);
                 }
-                nc->AddChild(liquescent);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/iomei.cpp b/src/iomei.cpp
index 6ff5920f6c4..ae4fcfce8fd 100644
--- a/src/iomei.cpp
+++ b/src/iomei.cpp
@@ -2702,6 +2702,7 @@ void MEIOutput::WriteNc(pugi::xml_node currentNode, Nc *nc)
     this->WritePitchInterface(currentNode, nc);
     this->WritePositionInterface(currentNode, nc);
     nc->WriteColor(currentNode);
+    nc->WriteCurvatureDirection(currentNode);
     nc->WriteIntervalMelodic(currentNode);
     nc->WriteNcForm(currentNode);
 }