PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly remove a cleaning liquid or sterile water remaining in a chamber before injection of a disinfectant containing peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide when performing COP treatment and SOP treatment in the chamber of an aseptic filling machine. SOLUTION: A wheel clutch of a filling wheel in a chamber of a sterile filling machine is disengaged and a wheel other than the filling wheel is rotated to remove a cleaning liquid after the COP treatment or sterile water in the SOP treatment. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1【課題】無菌充填機のチャンバー内のCOP処理及びSOP処理を行うに際して、過酢酸又は過酸化水素を含む殺菌剤の噴射前のチャンバー内に残存する洗浄液又は無菌水の除去を迅速に行う。【解決手段】無菌充填機のチャンバー内の充填ホイールのホイールクラッチを切って、充填ホイール以外のホイールを回転させて、COP処理の後の洗浄液又はSOP処理における無菌水を除去する。【選択図】図1