diff --git a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/MainServicesConfig.py b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/MainServicesConfig.py
index 0b8a8eba503825d897449e9d945a2ea6b6fce4ad..5ae6073308f84590b110fb94489074c4eecce72c 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/MainServicesConfig.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/MainServicesConfig.py
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ def MainServicesCfg(cfgFlags):
     cfg.addService(StoreGateSvc("DetectorStore"))
     cfg.addService(StoreGateSvc("HistoryStore"))
     cfg.addService(StoreGateSvc("ConditionStore"))
-
-    from AtlasGeoModel.GeoModelConfig import GeoModelCfg
-    cfg.merge( GeoModelCfg(cfgFlags) )
-    cfg.addService(CompFactory.DetDescrCnvSvc(), create=True)
     cfg.addService(CompFactory.CoreDumpSvc(), create=True)
 
     cfg.setAppProperty('InitializationLoopCheck',False)