diff --git a/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrackSummaryUpdater.h b/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrackSummaryUpdater.h
index 93967b3a40ea1a9c2d85fa8b0e2b30829a722265..c2e2a8e16598a08c1763d8aae220931a22c6c0af 100644
--- a/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrackSummaryUpdater.h
+++ b/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/TrackSummaryUpdater.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ namespace Trk {
       ToolHandle< Trk::IExtendedTrackSummaryTool > m_trkSummaryTool    ;  /** summary tool with shared hits enabled */
 
     private:
-      bool  m_createViewCollection;     //!< option to create a view collection and not deep-copy tracks
       bool  m_updateSharedHits; //!< do not create the track summary again, but only update shared hits
       bool  m_updateAdditionalInfo;     //!< do not create the track summary again, but only update necessary things
     };
diff --git a/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/src/TrackSummaryUpdater.cxx b/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/src/TrackSummaryUpdater.cxx
index 098bee3bd0aa472b6a9aacef9295f2d6de48e343..df88877539469ac8f4f0e4b0aa01d44807030834 100644
--- a/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/src/TrackSummaryUpdater.cxx
+++ b/Tracking/TrkAlgorithms/TrkTrackSummaryUpdater/src/TrackSummaryUpdater.cxx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 Trk::TrackSummaryUpdater::TrackSummaryUpdater
 (const std::string& name, ISvcLocator* pSvcLocator  ) :
   AthAlgorithm(name, pSvcLocator ),
-  m_createViewCollection(true),
   m_updateSharedHits(true),
   m_updateAdditionalInfo(false){
   m_inputTracksStoregateKey = "CombinedInDetTracks";