diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/GeometrySignature.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/GeometrySignature.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index aff87c41b882b7d678d84d03da2ed824773fb59e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/GeometrySignature.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// This file is part of the Acts project.
-//
-// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 CERN for the benefit of the Acts project
-//
-// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
-// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
-// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// GeometrySignature.h, Acts project
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-#pragma once
-namespace Acts {
-
-///@class GeometrySignature
-///
-///  An enumeration object that puts the signature
-///  of a GeometryBuilder to all subvolumes
-///
-/// @todo will be in the future be replace by GeometryID mechanism
-///
-enum GeometrySignature {
-  Global = 0,
-  ID = 1,
-  BeamPipe = 2,
-  Calo = 3,
-  MS = 4,
-  Cavern = 5,
-  NumberOfSignatures = 6,
-  Unsigned = 99
-};
-
-enum GeometryType {
-  Static = 0,
-  Dense = 1,
-  DenseWithLayers = 1,
-  Detached = 2,
-  Master = 3,
-  NumberOfGeometryTypes = 3
-};
-
-}  // namespace Acts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.hpp
index e7a94ca6f47d2ff7247f88b84fe4ce48a676ee52..339f97cdf5b614219188d2b3dd580b7753d2c733 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.hpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #pragma once
+
 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryContext.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryID.hpp"
-#include "Acts/Geometry/GeometrySignature.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Utilities/Definitions.hpp"
 
 #include <functional>
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ class TrackingGeometry {
       const std::function<void(const Acts::Surface*)>& visitor) const;
 
  private:
-  /// Geometry Builder busineess: the geometry builder has to sign
-  ///
-  /// @param geosit is the volume signature
-  /// @param geotype is the volume navigation type
-  void sign(GeometrySignature geosit, GeometryType geotype = Static);
-
   /// The known world - and the beamline
   TrackingVolumePtr m_world;
   std::shared_ptr<const PerigeeSurface> m_beam;
diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingVolume.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingVolume.hpp
index 6b2157a2d52b599a5882e14e1bf6b7f060a0f28f..62e8e243494ae6d145c69145778b843a503c2017 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingVolume.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Geometry/TrackingVolume.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "Acts/Geometry/BoundarySurfaceT.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryContext.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/GeometryID.hpp"
-#include "Acts/Geometry/GeometrySignature.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/Layer.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Geometry/Volume.hpp"
 #include "Acts/Material/IVolumeMaterial.hpp"
@@ -336,18 +335,6 @@ class TrackingVolume : public Volume {
   /// @return If it has a BVH or not.
   bool hasBoundingVolumeHierarchy() const;
 
-  /// Sign the volume - the geometry builder has to do that
-  ///
-  /// @param geosign is the volume signature
-  /// @param geotype is the volume navigation type
-  void sign(GeometrySignature geosign, GeometryType geotype = Static);
-
-  /// return the Signature
-  GeometrySignature geometrySignature() const;
-
-  /// return the Signature
-  GeometryType geometryType() const;
-
   /// Register the color code
   ///
   /// @param icolor is a color number
@@ -462,12 +449,6 @@ class TrackingVolume : public Volume {
   /// Volumes to glue Volumes from the outside
   GlueVolumesDescriptor* m_glueVolumeDescriptor{nullptr};
 
-  /// The Signature done by the GeometryBuilder
-  GeometrySignature m_geometrySignature{Unsigned};
-
-  /// The gometry type for the navigation schema
-  GeometryType m_geometryType{NumberOfGeometryTypes};
-
   /// Volume name for debug reasons & screen output
   std::string m_name;
 
@@ -511,14 +492,6 @@ TrackingVolume::confinedVolumes() const {
   return m_confinedVolumes;
 }
 
-inline GeometrySignature TrackingVolume::geometrySignature() const {
-  return m_geometrySignature;
-}
-
-inline GeometryType TrackingVolume::geometryType() const {
-  return m_geometryType;
-}
-
 inline void TrackingVolume::registerColorCode(unsigned int icolor) {
   m_colorCode = icolor;
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/Geometry/CuboidVolumeBuilder.cpp b/Core/src/Geometry/CuboidVolumeBuilder.cpp
index 20e96c88b17457db837214c4e7b27ef7489db1be..e9e43844b0af63aa72e4294a9195c85cb2bd785c 100644
--- a/Core/src/Geometry/CuboidVolumeBuilder.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Geometry/CuboidVolumeBuilder.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<Acts::TrackingVolume> Acts::CuboidVolumeBuilder::buildVolume(
         std::make_shared<const Transform3D>(trafo), bounds, cfg.volumeMaterial,
         std::move(layArr), nullptr, cfg.trackingVolumes, cfg.name);
   }
-  trackVolume->sign(GeometrySignature::Global);
-
   return trackVolume;
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +219,5 @@ Acts::MutableTrackingVolumePtr Acts::CuboidVolumeBuilder::trackingVolume(
   MutableTrackingVolumePtr mtvp(TrackingVolume::create(
       std::make_shared<const Transform3D>(trafo), volume, trVolArr, "World"));
 
-  mtvp->sign(GeometrySignature::Global);
   return mtvp;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/src/Geometry/CylinderVolumeBuilder.cpp b/Core/src/Geometry/CylinderVolumeBuilder.cpp
index c15d31178db0d6b20aab5178521e2e8d9b850e53..0c9f79e85d99098dc43699d158ef34d1d08c151f 100644
--- a/Core/src/Geometry/CylinderVolumeBuilder.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Geometry/CylinderVolumeBuilder.cpp
@@ -468,9 +468,7 @@ Acts::CylinderVolumeBuilder::trackingVolume(
     // now create the new container volume
     volume = tvHelper->createContainerTrackingVolume(gctx, totalContainer);
   }
-  // sign the volume and return it
-  volume->sign(GeometrySignature(m_cfg.volumeSignature));
-  // now return what you have
+
   return volume;
 }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.cpp b/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.cpp
index 16e419d921d8f0c8bb7d3362d9d991f6efa20260..ebbb8abb0c0deacefad661d3be2f890bef240ba7 100644
--- a/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingGeometry.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ const Acts::TrackingVolume* Acts::TrackingGeometry::highestTrackingVolume()
   return (m_world.get());
 }
 
-void Acts::TrackingGeometry::sign(GeometrySignature geosit,
-                                  GeometryType geotype) {
-  auto mutableWorld = std::const_pointer_cast<TrackingVolume>(m_world);
-  mutableWorld->sign(geosit, geotype);
-}
-
 const Acts::TrackingVolume* Acts::TrackingGeometry::trackingVolume(
     const std::string& name) const {
   auto sVol = m_trackingVolumes.begin();
diff --git a/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingVolume.cpp b/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingVolume.cpp
index 5a8183191e46a316518597b67d1c091d06c0b14f..afad971e0c5d81c7eacf2d8858de1492a81ca828 100644
--- a/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingVolume.cpp
+++ b/Core/src/Geometry/TrackingVolume.cpp
@@ -104,33 +104,6 @@ const Acts::TrackingVolume* Acts::TrackingVolume::lowestTrackingVolume(
   return this;
 }
 
-void Acts::TrackingVolume::sign(GeometrySignature geosign,
-                                GeometryType geotype) {
-  // never overwrite what is already signed, that's a crime
-  if (m_geometrySignature == Unsigned) {
-    m_geometrySignature = geosign;
-  }
-  m_geometryType = geotype;
-
-  // confined static volumes
-  if (m_confinedVolumes) {
-    for (auto& volumesIter : (m_confinedVolumes->arrayObjects())) {
-      auto mutableVolumesIter =
-          std::const_pointer_cast<TrackingVolume>(volumesIter);
-      mutableVolumesIter->sign(geosign, geotype);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // finally for confined dense volumes
-  if (!m_confinedDenseVolumes.empty()) {
-    for (auto& volumesIter : m_confinedDenseVolumes) {
-      auto mutableVolumesIter =
-          std::const_pointer_cast<TrackingVolume>(volumesIter);
-      mutableVolumesIter->sign(geosign, geotype);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 const Acts::TrackingVolumeBoundaries& Acts::TrackingVolume::boundarySurfaces()
     const {
   return (m_boundarySurfaces);
diff --git a/Tests/CommonHelpers/Acts/Tests/CommonHelpers/CubicTrackingGeometry.hpp b/Tests/CommonHelpers/Acts/Tests/CommonHelpers/CubicTrackingGeometry.hpp
index 62de009e4c3d1304a84c14fd18ec405a79374daf..c1418f396a37647451dc897114edfebd96fbb72e 100644
--- a/Tests/CommonHelpers/Acts/Tests/CommonHelpers/CubicTrackingGeometry.hpp
+++ b/Tests/CommonHelpers/Acts/Tests/CommonHelpers/CubicTrackingGeometry.hpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ struct CubicTrackingGeometry {
     auto trackVolume1 = TrackingVolume::create(
         std::make_shared<const Transform3D>(trafoVol1), boundsVol, nullptr,
         std::move(layArr1), nullptr, {}, "Volume 1");
-    trackVolume1->sign(GeometrySignature::Global);
 
     // Build volume for surfaces with positive x-values
     Transform3D trafoVol2(Transform3D::Identity());
@@ -140,8 +139,6 @@ struct CubicTrackingGeometry {
         std::make_shared<const Transform3D>(trafoVol2), boundsVol, nullptr,
         std::move(layArr2), nullptr, {}, "Volume 2");
 
-    trackVolume2->sign(GeometrySignature::Global);
-
     // Glue volumes
     trackVolume2->glueTrackingVolume(
         geoContext, BoundarySurfaceFace::negativeFaceYZ, trackVolume1.get(),
@@ -175,8 +172,6 @@ struct CubicTrackingGeometry {
         TrackingVolume::create(std::make_shared<const Transform3D>(trafoWorld),
                                worldVol, trVolArr, "World"));
 
-    mtvpWorld->sign(GeometrySignature::Global);
-
     // Build and return tracking geometry
     return std::shared_ptr<TrackingGeometry>(
         new Acts::TrackingGeometry(mtvpWorld));