diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/GetH6LCSinglePionsPerf_cbt.py b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/GetH6LCSinglePionsPerf_cbt.py
index 8c4e725d132a86ac773257f7b1862283be8c41d7..82263629bc3982e25e6b0c42ed5f5a9bb2d30391 100644
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/GetH6LCSinglePionsPerf_cbt.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/GetH6LCSinglePionsPerf_cbt.py
@@ -126,17 +126,6 @@ if doTopoClusterAgain:
                                                              "TileExt0", "TileExt1", "TileExt2",
                                                              "TileGap1", "TileGap2", "TileGap3",
                                                              "FCAL0", "FCAL1"] 
-  # simple noise tool
-  SimpleNoiseFile = "sigmas_all.dat"
-  from CaloTools.CaloToolsConf import SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile
-  SimpleNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile("SimpleNoiseTool")
-  SimpleNoiseTool.CellNoiseFileName = SimpleNoiseFile
-  ToolSvc += SimpleNoiseTool
-
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.TopoMaker.CaloNoiseTool           = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.LocalCalib.LCWeight.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.DMCalib.LCDeadMaterial.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
-
   # remove annoying BadChannel tool
   tlist=[]
   for x in topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.ClusterCorrectionTools:
diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/cl_w_ooc_H6.py b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/cl_w_ooc_H6.py
index d0559bb8aeb9106e68b86bd0dd48be89c8460614..8102bdb397bebf6cde9de282225e3ef31e16babb 100644
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/cl_w_ooc_H6.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/cl_w_ooc_H6.py
@@ -142,16 +142,6 @@ if doTopoClusterAgain:
                                                              "TileExt0", "TileExt1", "TileExt2",
                                                              "TileGap1", "TileGap2", "TileGap3",
                                                              "FCAL0", "FCAL1"] 
-  # simple noise tool
-  SimpleNoiseFile = "sigmas_ave.dat"
-  from CaloTools.CaloToolsConf import SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile
-  SimpleNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile("SimpleNoiseTool")
-  SimpleNoiseTool.CellNoiseFileName = SimpleNoiseFile
-  ToolSvc += SimpleNoiseTool
-
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.TopoMaker.CaloNoiseTool           = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.LocalCalib.LCWeight.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.DMCalib.LCDeadMaterial.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
 
   # remove annoying BadChannel tool
   tlist=[]
diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/deadmaterialtree_ctb.py b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/deadmaterialtree_ctb.py
index 22ec5d145ca5cba291cd9988690306395c42998d..923413a389b63ac4b3f57c974c0f88fbd6cd3e35 100644
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/deadmaterialtree_ctb.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloLocalHadCalib/share/deadmaterialtree_ctb.py
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ if doTopoClusterAgain:
                                                              "TileExt0", "TileExt1", "TileExt2",
                                                              "TileGap1", "TileGap2", "TileGap3",
                                                              "FCAL0", "FCAL1"] 
-  # simple noise tool
-  SimpleNoiseFile = "sigmas_ave.dat"
-  from CaloTools.CaloToolsConf import SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile
-  SimpleNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseToolFromTextFile("SimpleNoiseTool")
-  SimpleNoiseTool.CellNoiseFileName = SimpleNoiseFile
-  ToolSvc += SimpleNoiseTool
-
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.TopoMaker.CaloNoiseTool           = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.LocalCalib.LCWeight.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
-  topSequence.CaloTopoCluster.DMCalib.LCDeadMaterial.CaloNoiseTool = SimpleNoiseTool
 
   # remove annoying BadChannel tool
   tlist=[]