diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTgcDigitMaker.h b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTgcDigitMaker.h
index c7bc273537721ea1de0ee1cb7f89d9ffa99e8c00..3885ae285249e2d6b054168dda0714eba38af84a 100644
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTgcDigitMaker.h
+++ b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTGC_Digitization/sTgcDigitMaker.h
@@ -87,15 +87,6 @@ class sTgcDigitMaker {
     double mostProbableTime;
   };
 
-  /**
-     Reads parameters for intrinsic time response from timejitter.dat.
-  */
-  void  readFileOfTimeJitter();
-  /**
-     Calculates intrinsic time response according to incident angle of a track based on time response parameters
-  */
-  float timeJitter(float inAngle_time) const;
-
   /**
      Determines whether a hit is detected or not.
   */
@@ -166,8 +157,6 @@ class sTgcDigitMaker {
   ///** Alignment ths constants. Rotation around the global phi direction */
   //double m_alignmentTHS[N_STATIONNAME][N_STATIONETA][N_STATIONPHI];
 
-  std::vector<std::vector<float> > m_vecAngle_Time;
-
   // Parameters of the gamma pdf required for determining digit time
   std::vector<GammaParameter> m_gammaParameter;
 
diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/share/sTGC_Digitization_timejitter.dat b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/share/sTGC_Digitization_timejitter.dat
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f4a23e117a158a4039e8f16cac5966f5d82c22d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/share/sTGC_Digitization_timejitter.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-  0 41 0.0805 0.1412 0.0998 0.0782 0.0687 0.0646 0.0638 0.0623 0.0519 0.0447 0.0395 0.0348 0.0311 0.0231 0.0215 0.0194 0.0142 0.0139 0.0091 0.0075 0.0050 0.0045 0.0038 0.0034 0.0025 0.0024 0.0012 0.0015 0.0012 0.0010 0.0005 0.0005 0.0008 0.0009 0.0003 0.0002 0.0004 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
-  5 41 0.0772 0.1440 0.0972 0.0799 0.0736 0.0688 0.0646 0.0614 0.0505 0.0441 0.0383 0.0352 0.0317 0.0235 0.0230 0.0187 0.0138 0.0142 0.0120 0.0107 0.0091 0.0066 0.0012 0.0004 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 10 41 0.0797 0.1456 0.0925 0.0827 0.0746 0.0668 0.0623 0.0591 0.0517 0.0485 0.0438 0.0372 0.0359 0.0299 0.0239 0.0206 0.0199 0.0166 0.0070 0.0013 0.0003 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 15 41 0.0860 0.1486 0.1012 0.0832 0.0771 0.0709 0.0618 0.0563 0.0557 0.0453 0.0472 0.0381 0.0340 0.0350 0.0270 0.0250 0.0060 0.0007 0.0005 0.0002 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 20 41 0.0894 0.1517 0.1000 0.0866 0.0734 0.0713 0.0650 0.0616 0.0556 0.0551 0.0480 0.0440 0.0369 0.0383 0.0197 0.0026 0.0006 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 25 41 0.0842 0.1597 0.1047 0.0925 0.0791 0.0746 0.0693 0.0644 0.0599 0.0570 0.0547 0.0442 0.0450 0.0087 0.0014 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 30 41 0.0898 0.1682 0.1128 0.0938 0.0856 0.0781 0.0724 0.0693 0.0663 0.0607 0.0573 0.0392 0.0049 0.0011 0.0001 0.0003 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 35 41 0.0946 0.1843 0.1212 0.1023 0.0864 0.0799 0.0769 0.0693 0.0730 0.0647 0.0416 0.0043 0.0009 0.0003 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 40 41 0.1029 0.1856 0.1318 0.1087 0.0984 0.0896 0.0865 0.0766 0.0755 0.0389 0.0037 0.0009 0.0004 0.0001 0.0000 0.0002 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 45 41 0.1128 0.2075 0.1301 0.1191 0.1051 0.1026 0.0934 0.0891 0.0345 0.0032 0.0019 0.0003 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 50 41 0.1214 0.2264 0.1512 0.1290 0.1183 0.1127 0.1038 0.0295 0.0049 0.0017 0.0006 0.0001 0.0002 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 55 41 0.1365 0.2545 0.1686 0.1493 0.1411 0.1182 0.0255 0.0039 0.0013 0.0009 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
- 60 41 0.1558 0.2972 0.1983 0.1697 0.1373 0.0301 0.0075 0.0026 0.0007 0.0004 0.0002 0.0002 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
diff --git a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/src/sTgcDigitMaker.cxx b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/src/sTgcDigitMaker.cxx
index 685898b31a42b28840e36012b7f641fe92ad2751..09648ea7582b6cf5eb56dc3828d1556245866acc 100644
--- a/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/src/sTgcDigitMaker.cxx
+++ b/MuonSpectrometer/MuonDigitization/sTGC_Digitization/src/sTgcDigitMaker.cxx
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ StatusCode sTgcDigitMaker::initialize(CLHEP::HepRandomEngine *rndmEngine, const
   // initialize the TGC identifier helper
   m_idHelper = m_mdManager->stgcIdHelper();
 
-  readFileOfTimeJitter();
-
   // Read share/sTGC_Digitization_timeArrivale.dat, containing the digit time of arrival
   readFileOfTimeArrival();
 
@@ -606,83 +604,6 @@ double sTgcDigitMaker::distanceToWire(Amg::Vector3D& position, Amg::Vector3D& di
   return (sign * distance);
 }
 
-//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-void sTgcDigitMaker::readFileOfTimeJitter()
-{
-
-  const char* const fileName = "sTGC_Digitization_timejitter.dat";
-  std::string fileWithPath = PathResolver::find_file (fileName, "DATAPATH");
-
-  std::ifstream ifs;
-  if (!fileWithPath.empty()) {
-    ifs.open(fileWithPath.c_str(), std::ios::in);
-  }
-  else {
-    ATH_MSG_FATAL("readFileOfTimeJitter(): Could not find file " << fileName );
-    exit(-1);
-  }
-
-  if(ifs.bad()){
-    ATH_MSG_FATAL("readFileOfTimeJitter(): Could not open file "<< fileName );
-    exit(-1);
-  }
-
-  int angle = 0;
-  int bins = 0;
-  int i = 0;
-  float prob = 0.;
-
-  while(ifs.good()){
-    ifs >> angle >> bins;
-    if (ifs.eof()) break;
-    if(msgLvl(MSG::VERBOSE)) msg(MSG::VERBOSE) << "readFileOfTimeJitter(): Timejitter, angle, Number of bins, prob. dist.: " << angle << " " << bins << " ";
-    m_vecAngle_Time.resize(i + 1);
-    for (int j = 0; j < 41/*bins*/; j++) {
-      ifs >> prob;
-      m_vecAngle_Time[i].push_back(prob);
-      if (j == 0)
-        if(msgLvl(MSG::VERBOSE)) msg(MSG::VERBOSE) << "readFileOfTimeJitter(): ";
-      if(msgLvl(MSG::VERBOSE)) msg(MSG::VERBOSE) << prob << " ";
-    }
-    if(msgLvl(MSG::VERBOSE)) msg(MSG::VERBOSE) << endmsg;
-    i++;
-  }
-  ifs.close();
-}
-
-//+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-float sTgcDigitMaker::timeJitter(float inAngle_time) const
-{
-
-  int   ithAngle = static_cast<int>(inAngle_time/5.);
-  float wAngle = inAngle_time/5. - static_cast<float>(ithAngle);
-  int   jthAngle;
-  if (ithAngle > 11) {
-    ithAngle = 12;
-    jthAngle = 12;
-  }
-  else {
-    jthAngle = ithAngle+1;
-  }
-
-  float jitter;
-  float prob = 1.;
-  float probRef = 0.;
-
-  while (prob > probRef) {
-    prob   = CLHEP::RandFlat::shoot(m_engine, 0.0, 1.0);
-    jitter = CLHEP::RandFlat::shoot(m_engine, 0.0, 1.0)*40.; // trial time jitter in nsec
-    int ithJitter = static_cast<int>(jitter);
-    // probability distribution calculated from weighted sum between neighboring bins of angles
-    probRef = (1.-wAngle)*m_vecAngle_Time[ithAngle][ithJitter]
-      +    wAngle *m_vecAngle_Time[jthAngle][ithJitter];
-  }
-
-  ATH_MSG_VERBOSE("sTgcDigitMaker::timeJitter : angle = " << inAngle_time 
-                  << ";  timeJitterDetector = " << jitter );
-
-  return jitter;
-}
 //+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 bool sTgcDigitMaker::efficiencyCheck(const int channelType) const {
   if(channelType == 0) { // wire group