diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArCafJobs/share/skeleton.LArNoise_fromraw.py b/LArCalorimeter/LArCafJobs/share/skeleton.LArNoise_fromraw.py
index e585382c412831b4917869cce2f588d5fffe51cd..360b07a9a47bc51712c100d67af7d9a704e814ac 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArCafJobs/share/skeleton.LArNoise_fromraw.py
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArCafJobs/share/skeleton.LArNoise_fromraw.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ if hasattr(runArgs,"outputNTUP_LARNOISEFile") or hasattr(runArgs,"outputNTUP_HEC
    tf.doLVL1.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
    tf.doHLT.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
    tf.doL1Topo.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
-   tf.readLVL1Calo.set_Value_and_Lock(True)
    tf.enableMonitoring.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
    tf.doID.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
    tf.doMuon.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArMonitoring/share/LArReco_fromraw.py b/LArCalorimeter/LArMonitoring/share/LArReco_fromraw.py
index 2c66f49c45ea78cece5c4d84d60aad4455b38aae..e375c697c79c6b8baeed3f997cda47754194b666 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArMonitoring/share/LArReco_fromraw.py
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArMonitoring/share/LArReco_fromraw.py
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ tf.readBS.set_Value_and_Lock(True)
 tf.doLVL1.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 tf.doHLT.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 tf.doL1Topo.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
-tf.readLVL1Calo.set_Value_and_Lock(True)
 tf.enableMonitoring.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 tf.doID.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 tf.doMuon.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigMonitoring/TrigCostMonitor/share/RunTrigCost.py b/Trigger/TrigMonitoring/TrigCostMonitor/share/RunTrigCost.py
index e191a3912ca43713f20592d4cabf9927757111b3..f6d530f4a9f9536c9142d5b97f3105fceb0ac78a 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigMonitoring/TrigCostMonitor/share/RunTrigCost.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigMonitoring/TrigCostMonitor/share/RunTrigCost.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ TriggerFlags.L1PrescaleSet  = 'L1Prescales100_' +TriggerFlags.triggerMenuSetup()
 TriggerFlags.HLTPrescaleSet = 'HLTPrescales100_'+TriggerFlags.triggerMenuSetup()
 TriggerFlags.configurationSourceList=['xml']
 TriggerFlags.enableMonitoring = [ 'Time', 'CostAthena' ]
-TriggerFlags.disableRandomPrescale=False
 
 if setMenu.count('simpleL1Calib') or setMenu.count('InitialBeam') or setMenu.count('Cosmic'):
     TriggerFlags.useL1CaloCalibration=False
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerConfigFlags.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerConfigFlags.py
index 495b9234cb360cf9560262e10974046c2a131d2c..65a96a113eb53796b9fcaca856bcc17cd0710fe1 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerConfigFlags.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerConfigFlags.py
@@ -304,21 +304,16 @@ def createTriggerFlags():
 
     return flags
     # for reference, this flags are skipped as never used or never set in fact, or set identical to de default or used in a very old JO:
-    # readLVL1Calo, readLVL1Muon, fakeLVL1, useCaloTTL
+    # fakeLVL1, useCaloTTL
     # doCosmicSim - old JO
-    # disableRandomPrescale - never used
     # doMergedHLTResult - not needed now
     # doAlwaysUnpackDSResult - never set
     # doTrt - fast TRT or trigger - never used
     # doLucid - not sure if ever set to False, identical rec flag exists
     # doZdc - never set to anything different than default
-    # doHLTpersistency - never red
-    # useOfflineSpacePoints - used only to set 
-    # doNtuple - never red
-    # configForStartup                 
+    # configForStartup
     # the flags related to trigger DB are redundant of triggerConfig - need to decide if they are needed in this form
     # also not defined the Prescale sets yet
-    # abortOnConfigurationError - never red
     # in signatures
     # egamma: ringerVersion - not used
     # muon: doMuonCalibrationStream - not used
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
index 6a6b8003a5b148561829525d7ec62220a44907db..20ce5bdbdab30e69c25ee7e58817b89166078b73 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/python/TriggerFlags.py
@@ -41,32 +41,24 @@ default_true_flags = [
     "doZdc",  # if False, disable ZDC algorithms at LVL2 & EF """"
     "doLucid", # if False, disable Lucid algorithms at LVL2 & EF
     "doMuon", # if FAlse, disable Muons, note: muons need input file containing digits"""
-    "doHLTpersistency",  # serialise L2result """
     "doNavigationSlimming",  # Enable the trigger navigation slimming"""
 ]
 
 default_false_flags = [
     "readLVL1FromJSON", # the authoritative L1 menu (xml or json) - this flag will be removed after the transition to json has been completed
-    "readLVL1Calo", # read LVL1 Calo info from pool or BS """
-    "readLVL1Muon", # read LVL1 Muon in from Pool or BS """
     "fakeLVL1", # create fake RoI from KINE info  """
     "useL1CaloCalibration", # Should be false for early data, true for later """
     "useRun1CaloEnergyScale",
     "doCosmicSim", # run the LVL1 simulation with special setup for cosmic simulation (set to FALSE by default, to do collisions simulation) """
-    "disableRandomPrescale",  # if True, disable Random Prescales
     "doTruth",
     "doFTK",  # if False, disable FTK result reader """
     "doTriggerConfigOnly",  # if True only the configuration services should be set, no algorithm """
-    "useOfflineSpacePoints", # use online convertors for Si SpacePoints
     "doTransientByteStream",  # Write transient ByteStream before executing HLT algorithms.
                               # To be used for running on MC RDO with clients which require BS inputs.
-    "doNtuple",
     "writeBS",  # Write ByteStream output file """
     "readBS",
     "readMenuFromTriggerDb", # define the TriggerDb to be the source of the LVL1 and HLT trigger menu
     "generateMenuDiagnostics",  # Generate additional files heling in menu diagnostics """
-    "abortOnConfigurationError", # Should the job be stoped if there is an error in configuration
-
 ]
 
 for name in default_true_flags:
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone_run2.py b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone_run2.py
index 0a92e0bc364cf8c79eb55d234e62b2664b194a1e..9bb40a1bc65fecfcc49d769309a148851ec86d3a 100755
--- a/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone_run2.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerCommon/TriggerJobOpts/share/runHLT_standalone_run2.py
@@ -324,10 +324,7 @@ if setModifiers:
 include.block("RecExCond/RecExCommon_flags.py")
 log = logging.getLogger('runHLT_standalone.py')
 
-TriggerFlags.doHLTpersistency=False
 TriggerFlags.writeBS=True
-TriggerFlags.abortOnConfigurationError=True
-
 TriggerFlags.triggerMenuSetup=setMenu
 
 def stripPrescales(menu):
diff --git a/Trigger/TriggerSimulation/TrigSimTransforms/share/skeleton.BStoTRIGBS.fails.py b/Trigger/TriggerSimulation/TrigSimTransforms/share/skeleton.BStoTRIGBS.fails.py
index 24bddfb756416f1bc108a21c10637fbfadbcc58b..d99521e334846e1c0da4de3416eb0fcd6bec9edb 100644
--- a/Trigger/TriggerSimulation/TrigSimTransforms/share/skeleton.BStoTRIGBS.fails.py
+++ b/Trigger/TriggerSimulation/TrigSimTransforms/share/skeleton.BStoTRIGBS.fails.py
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ TriggerFlags.doHLT = True
 
 TriggerFlags.doTruth.set_Value_and_Lock(False)
 
-TriggerFlags.doHLTpersistency = True
 TriggerFlags.writeBS = True
-TriggerFlags.abortOnConfigurationError = True
 
 TriggerFlags.enableMonitoring = []