diff --git a/InnerDetector/InDetConditions/SCT_ConditionsAlgorithms/share/testRodVeto.py b/InnerDetector/InDetConditions/SCT_ConditionsAlgorithms/share/testRodVeto.py
index f5b8129e9ef0eb1030a1ad65a44b0d75c71eec48..6f8f347ba68c5e1aaf6e1aae566886148d1936b1 100644
--- a/InnerDetector/InDetConditions/SCT_ConditionsAlgorithms/share/testRodVeto.py
+++ b/InnerDetector/InDetConditions/SCT_ConditionsAlgorithms/share/testRodVeto.py
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ from AthenaCommon.AlgSequence import AlgSequence
 
 job = AlgSequence()
 
-
-from SCT_Cabling.SCT_CablingConf import SCT_CablingSvc
-ToolSvc = ServiceMgr.ToolSvc
-ServiceMgr+=SCT_CablingSvc()
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------
 # Load IOVDbSvc
 #--------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -97,7 +92,6 @@ job+= SCT_RODVetoTestAlg()
 
 
 import AthenaCommon.AtlasUnixGeneratorJob
-ServiceMgr.SCT_CablingSvc.OutputLevel = INFO
 ToolSvc.SCT_RODVetoTool.OutputLevel=VERBOSE
 ServiceMgr.EventSelector.InitialTimeStamp = 1500000000
 ServiceMgr.EventSelector.RunNumber = 300000 # MC16c 2017 run number
diff --git a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetWriteBS_jobOptions.py b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetWriteBS_jobOptions.py
index bf071827f6cfd73e5b4415d2a80223a793fc75dd..0e45083cc3dbbf17561529ec79d74f27bd9b0d44 100755
--- a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetWriteBS_jobOptions.py
+++ b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetRecExample/share/InDetWriteBS_jobOptions.py
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ ByteStreamCnvSvc = svcMgr.ByteStreamCnvSvc
 ByteStreamCnvSvc.IsSimulation = True
 ByteStreamCnvSvc.ByteStreamOutputSvc ="ByteStreamEventStorageOutputSvc"
 
-# SCT cabling
-from SCT_Cabling.SCT_CablingConf import SCT_CablingSvc
-ServiceMgr+=SCT_CablingSvc()
-IOVDbSvc = Service("IOVDbSvc")
-from IOVDbSvc.CondDB import conddb
-conddb.addFolderSplitMC("SCT","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/ROD","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/ROD")
-conddb.addFolderSplitMC("SCT","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/MUR","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/MUR")
-conddb.addFolderSplitMC("SCT","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/RODMUR","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/RODMUR")
-conddb.addFolderSplitMC("SCT","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/Geog","/SCT/DAQ/Configuration/Geog")
-ServiceMgr.SCT_CablingSvc.DataSource = "CORACOOL"
-# hack to force MC calbing loading for FDR2
-#if svcMgr.ByteStreamCnvSvc.IsSimulation:
-#  ServiceMgr.SCT_CablingSvc.DataSource = "SCT_MC_FullCabling_svc.dat"
+include("InDetRecExample/InDetRecCabling.py")
 
 if DetFlags.haveRIO.pixel_on():
   ByteStreamCnvSvc.InitCnvs += ["PixelRDO_Container"]
diff --git a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetTrigRecExample/share/testEFID_basic.py b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetTrigRecExample/share/testEFID_basic.py
index dba3518807b77b1d815b543655da5cd21706e838..92345115e9dafe47fd6d1492f619dd096ea1c92f 100644
--- a/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetTrigRecExample/share/testEFID_basic.py
+++ b/InnerDetector/InDetExample/InDetTrigRecExample/share/testEFID_basic.py
@@ -225,12 +225,3 @@ steeringEF = job.TrigSteer_EF
 #
 if 0 and doReadBS:
     ServiceMgr.ByteStreamCnvSvc.IsSimulation = True
-
-    # hack to force MC calbing loading for FDR2
-    if ServiceMgr.ByteStreamCnvSvc.IsSimulation:
-        from InDetCabling.InDetCablingConf import SCT_CablingSelector
-        SCT_CablingSelector = SCT_CablingSelector(Method = "MANUAL", Layout ="FromTextFile", Filename = "SCT_MC_FullCabling.dat")
-        ToolSvc            += SCT_CablingSelector
-        
-
-
diff --git a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecExCommon_topOptions.py b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecExCommon_topOptions.py
index 7a6441c8fc8d6f46f6b601a459f3c12f2b9b1bf5..79d3683e4a0c256f0cf9bf807cbe78a7738eaa1b 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecExCommon_topOptions.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/RecExample/RecExCommon/share/RecExCommon_topOptions.py
@@ -1581,13 +1581,6 @@ if rec.doWriteBS():
     StreamBSFileOutput.ItemList += ["LUCID_DigitContainer#Lucid_Digits"]
 
 
-    # special SCT CABLING (ONLY FOR OLD FDR DATA)
-    #from InDetCabling.InDetCablingConf import SCT_CablingSelector
-    #SCT_CablingSelector = SCT_CablingSelector(Method = "MANUAL", Layout = "FromTextFile", Filename = "SCT_MC_FullCabling.dat")
-    #ToolSvc            += SCT_CablingSelector
-
-
-
     # LAr
     #        StreamBS.ItemList +=["LArRawChannels#*"]
     StreamBSFileOutput.ItemList +=["2721#*"]
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigEgammaValidation/share/generalJobOption.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigEgammaValidation/share/generalJobOption.py
index e23a1353b631770ca97b094d56e58c34f7155616..79945d20a8648a5a92577e79f392ce331b04b994 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigEgammaValidation/share/generalJobOption.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigEgammaValidation/share/generalJobOption.py
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ elif (WhichInput == "BS"):
     #if hasattr(ToolSvc,"TRT_FillCablingData_DC3"):
     #  ToolSvc.TRT_FillCablingData_DC3.RealData=False
 
-    #if hasattr(ToolSvc,"SCT_CablingSelector"):
-    #  ToolSvc.SCT_CablingSelector.Filename = "SCT_Jan08Cabling.dat" 
-
 jobproperties.PerfMonFlags.doMonitoring = True
 
 print ">>>>>>>>== generalJobOption.py DEBUG ==<<<<<<<<<"
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigP1Test/share/TopOptions_WriteBS_LVL1sim_fromAthena.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigP1Test/share/TopOptions_WriteBS_LVL1sim_fromAthena.py
index fe192170459492275e51d807214c032902229633..bab3d27d0e8181f103500247e157817e18047e2b 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigP1Test/share/TopOptions_WriteBS_LVL1sim_fromAthena.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigP1Test/share/TopOptions_WriteBS_LVL1sim_fromAthena.py
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@ from LArByteStream.LArByteStreamConf import LArRawDataContByteStreamTool
 ToolSvc+=LArRawDataContByteStreamTool()               
 ToolSvc.LArRawDataContByteStreamTool.InitializeForWriting=True
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------------
-# SCT Cablings
-# -------------------------------------------------------------
-if hasattr(ToolSvc,"SCT_CablingSelector"):
-    ToolSvc.SCT_CablingSelector.Filename = "SCT_Jan08Cabling.dat"
-
 theApp.CreateSvc  += ["StoreGateSvc/StoreGateSvc" ]
 ByteStreamAddressProviderSvc = Service( "ByteStreamAddressProviderSvc" )
 ByteStreamAddressProviderSvc.TypeNames += [