diff --git a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
index 6edbe31658d5b9701e188324fa53666d2ef57bb0..61fd0d795ce175d9deaca3d4cc355b444ba69e0d 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigAnalysis/TrigInDetAnalysisUtils/src/TrigTrackSelector.cxx
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ bool TrigTrackSelector::selectTrack( const xAOD::TruthParticle* track ) {
 
   if ( track ) { 
         
+    if ( track->status() != 1 ) return false;
+
     /// lazy just to avoid a find-replace of measPer to track
     const xAOD::TruthParticle* measPer = track;
 
@@ -399,8 +401,7 @@ bool TrigTrackSelector::selectTrack( const xAOD::TruthParticle* track ) {
     if ( (  track->hasProdVtx() && rp<=inner_radius ) && 
 	 ( !track->hasDecayVtx() || rd>outer_radius ) ) final_state = true; 
       
-    /// leave this in for the moment - we may need to uncomment this afterall
-    //    if ( track->status() == 3 ) final_state = false;         /// check its not a documentation particle
+    if ( track->status() == 3 ) final_state = false;         /// check its not a documentation particle    
 
     if ( !final_state ) return 0;