to provide a process for removing water , which is free from formation of stains due to transfer of an article among dipping sumps , with which the water removal performance will not be decreased even for an article having a complicated shape , which can suppress suspension of water in a water removal solvent in a dipping sump , and which can maintain stable water removal performance continuously for a long period of time only with one dipping sump . a process for removing water from an article , which comprises using a fluorinated solvent containing an alcohol as a water removal solvent , bringing the water removal solvent in a dipping sump to a boiling state , condensing vapor of the water removal solvent at an upper portion of the dipping sump , removing the water from the condensed water removal solvent outside the dipping sump and then returning the water removal solvent to the dipping sump , dipping an article having water attached in the water removal solvent in a boiling state in the dipping sump to remove water and then withdrawing the article .