diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopCPTools/Root/TopJetMETCPTools.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopCPTools/Root/TopJetMETCPTools.cxx
index 95831ca1bff50b00f44b87f77ac7a034b5e1fdb7..09cfceaa0f4e3fa5d6de4dbf2921670757568024 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopCPTools/Root/TopJetMETCPTools.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopCPTools/Root/TopJetMETCPTools.cxx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "JetSelectorTools/JetCleaningTool.h"
 #include "JetJvtEfficiency/JetJvtEfficiency.h"
 #include "JetSelectorTools/EventCleaningTool.h"
-#include "JetUncertainties/FFJetSmearingTool.h"
 
 
 // MET include(s):
@@ -495,7 +494,8 @@ namespace top {
 	= setupJetUncertaintiesTool("JetUncertaintiesToolLargeR",
 				    jetCalibrationNameLargeR, MC_type, JERisMC,
 				    configDir + "/R10_" + largeRJESJERJMS_unc_config + ".config", nullptr, "", calibArea);
-      m_FFJetSmearingTool = setupFFJetSmearingTool(calibChoice,configDir + "/R10_" + largeRJMR_unc_config + ".config"); 
+      if (!m_config->isSystNominal(m_config->systematics()))
+        m_FFJetSmearingTool = setupFFJetSmearingTool(calibChoice,configDir + "/R10_" + largeRJMR_unc_config + ".config");
     }
 
     return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopSystematicObjectMaker/Root/JetObjectCollectionMaker.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopSystematicObjectMaker/Root/JetObjectCollectionMaker.cxx
index 0b763532dd7e7e216a0d1041378112bdc53e4884..9bac5a0a8421b9f4537c8885c08b317925f8d00c 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopSystematicObjectMaker/Root/JetObjectCollectionMaker.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/TopPhys/xAOD/TopSystematicObjectMaker/Root/JetObjectCollectionMaker.cxx
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ namespace top {
       if(m_config->largeRJESJMSConfig() != "UFOSDMass"){
         top::check(m_jetUncertaintiesToolLargeR.retrieve(),
 		      "Failed to retrieve JetUncertaintiesToolLargeR");
-        top::check(m_FFJetSmearingTool.retrieve(),
-                   "Failed to retrieve FFJetSmearingTool");
+        if (!m_config->isSystNominal(m_config->systematics()))
+          top::check(m_FFJetSmearingTool.retrieve(),
+                     "Failed to retrieve FFJetSmearingTool");
       }
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ namespace top {
     if ((m_config->isMC() || m_doOnly_JER_largeR) && m_config->useLargeRJets()) {
       if (m_config->largeRJESJMSConfig() == "CombMass") { // Only CombMass is supported for large-R JES/JER/JMS/JMR systematics at the moment
         largeRsysts.insert(m_jetUncertaintiesToolLargeR->recommendedSystematics());
-        largeRsysts.insert(m_FFJetSmearingTool->recommendedSystematics());
+        if (!m_config->isSystNominal(m_config->systematics()))
+          largeRsysts.insert(m_FFJetSmearingTool->recommendedSystematics());
       } else {
         ATH_MSG_WARNING(
           "TA Mass & Calo Mass & TCCMass & UFO SD Mass are not supported for large-R jet uncertainties at the moment. Large-R jet systemtatics skipped!");