diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaExTB.py b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaExTB.py
index 5bfd28b5679339a53699736f9ae2438e3cbe60cf..29cfe895202a5af4c16fe8818b42c02fb077a4ce 100755
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaExTB.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaExTB.py
@@ -765,5 +765,3 @@ theApp.AuditAlgorithms=True
 #theApp.AuditServices=True
 #theApp.AuditTools=True # FIXME crash on finalisation 
 MessageSvc.Format = "% F%40W%S%7W%R%T %0W%M"
-from __main__ import AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc
-AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.AssignMaterialFromCOOL = False
diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaEx_AOD2CBNT.py b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaEx_AOD2CBNT.py
index 7b186c0a33733ebdb01005590ef5d6d22210fcc8..5a8033f966c9375b3e1e5fcbfdeb00584a250151 100755
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaEx_AOD2CBNT.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloAnaEx/share/CaloAnaEx_AOD2CBNT.py
@@ -36,6 +36,3 @@ class DummyServiceMgr  :
 ServiceMgr=DummyServiceMgr()
 
 #hack ends here
-
-from __main__ import AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc
-AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.AssignMaterialFromCOOL = False
diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_RTT_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50.py b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_RTT_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50.py
index a59b1aa5b1f5800f3f8cfdecce3c3b2b09e6cfda..5fc5e775a257374eebb29c4537456401babb1c51 100755
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_RTT_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_RTT_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50.py
@@ -78,5 +78,3 @@ print 'BEGIN_RTTINFO = Photons_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50'
 import os
 com="echo \"BEGIN_RTTINFO = Photons_calib0_csc11_007062_singlepart_gamma_E50\">&MYRTTINFOS.txt"
 os.system(com)
-#from __main__ import AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc
-#AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.AssignMaterialFromCOOL = False
diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_topOptions.py b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_topOptions.py
index 3b8feb71399d32614be4306ad5db345c39a42dfb..0b44f0dcdc701a1458ea26be7cba3d505337e45b 100755
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_topOptions.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloExample/CaloRecEx/share/CaloRecEx_topOptions.py
@@ -77,6 +77,3 @@ MessageSvc.Format = "% F%40W%S%7W%R%T %0W%M"
 print "RTTINFO = 1002_H_2e2mu_q02dig_1004"
 
 
-#from __main__ import AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc
-#AtlasTrackingGeometrySvc.AssignMaterialFromCOOL = False
-