diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/cmt/requirements b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/cmt/requirements
index e1b6fd09491303b5f2d87b454f7f915e364c4381..81c37e3ed53208a2d6596a79563a3619064fa954 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/cmt/requirements
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/cmt/requirements
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ private
 use  AthLinks                   AthLinks-*                      Control
 use  AthenaBaseComps            AthenaBaseComps-*               Control
 use  AthenaKernel               AthenaKernel-*                  Control
-use  CaloEvent                  CaloEvent-*                     Calorimeter
+#use  CaloEvent                  CaloEvent-*                     Calorimeter
+use_unless pkg=CaloEvent tag=ManaCore ver=* root=Calorimeter
 use  DerivationFrameworkInterfaces                              DerivationFrameworkInterfaces-* PhysicsAnalysis/DerivationFramework
 use  EventInfo                  EventInfo-*                     Event
 use  ExpressionEvaluation       ExpressionEvaluation-*          PhysicsAnalysis/CommonTools
 use  GaudiInterface             GaudiInterface-*                External
-use  TrigDecisionTool           TrigDecisionTool-*              Trigger/TrigAnalysis
+#use  TrigDecisionTool           TrigDecisionTool-*              Trigger/TrigAnalysis
+use_unless pkg=TrigDecisionTool tag=ManaCore ver=* root=Trigger/TrigAnalysis
 use  xAODBase                   xAODBase-*                      Event/xAOD
 use  xAODCaloEvent              xAODCaloEvent-*                 Event/xAOD
 use  xAODEgamma                 xAODEgamma-*                    Event/xAOD
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsAlg.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsAlg.cxx
index 32a1f104956df61873026ad3a42e6654f7b89e5a..60ecb5fcf87034ff5de30919828ad1f260ec6079 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsAlg.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsAlg.cxx
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ ThinCaloCellsAlg::ThinCaloCellsAlg( const std::string& name,
 																	  ISvcLocator* pSvcLocator ) :
   ::AthAlgorithm( name, pSvcLocator ),
   m_jos("JobOptionsSvc", name),
-	m_thinningSvc( "ThinningSvc/ThinningSvc", name ),
+  m_thinningSvc( "ThinningSvc/ThinningSvc", name ),
   m_thinTool("ThinCaloCellsTool/ThinCaloCellsTool", this),
-	m_setCaloCellKey(false),
-	m_setInCollKey(false),
-	m_nEventsProcessed(0)
+  m_setCaloCellKey(false),
+  m_setInCollKey(false),
+  m_nEventsProcessed(0)
 {
   declareProperty("JobOptionsSvc",        m_jos, "The JobOptionService instance.");
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ StatusCode ThinCaloCellsAlg::initialize()
 	ATH_MSG_DEBUG( "Setting property" << m_thinningSvc
                  << " of private tool with name: '" << fullToolName << "'" );
   ATH_CHECK( m_jos->addPropertyToCatalogue ( fullToolName,
-																						 StringProperty("ThinningSvc",m_thinningSvc.typeAndName()) ) );
+                                             StringProperty("ThinningSvc",m_thinningSvc.typeAndName()) ) );
 
   if (m_setCaloCellKey) {
     ATH_MSG_DEBUG( "Setting property" << m_caloCellKey
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.cxx
index 3598f080ebd973b3d4ba1e0d9e570f33880094df..942a55db2dc4b88242987634660f5b6e59df9595 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.cxx
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Author:      Karsten Koeneke
 Created:     July 2014
 ******************************************************************************/
 
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't know about calo cells (geometry would be needed)
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
+
 // This class' header
 #include "ThinCaloCellsTool.h"
 
@@ -550,3 +553,7 @@ ThinCaloCellsTool::selectFromCompositeParticle( std::vector<bool>& mask,
 
   return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
 }
+
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.h b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.h
index e363ca0b03bf94180daca4c75ab174d7672ccef9..a8fcc5321a076024af46e3423232f847636e8c34 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.h
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloCellsTool.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 */
 
 
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't know about calo cells (geometry would be needed)
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
+
 #ifndef THINNINGUTILS_THINCALOCELLSTOOL_H
 #define THINNINGUTILS_THINCALOCELLSTOOL_H
 
@@ -149,3 +152,5 @@ private:
 };
 
 #endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.cxx
index 63a79153729c52e2d657262f8822029786f0988c..2d8dcc3ca1123af2b207932d38c83b3208d5a17a 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.cxx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ Created:     July 2014
 
 // FrameWork includes
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/ExpressionParser.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/TriggerDecisionProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGxAODProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGNTUPProxyLoader.h"
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ Created:     July 2014
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/StackElement.h"
 
 // EDM includes
+#include "AthLinks/ElementLink.h"
 #include "xAODBase/IParticle.h"
 #include "xAODBase/IParticleContainer.h"
 #include "xAODBase/ObjectType.h"
@@ -53,7 +57,10 @@ ThinCaloClustersTool::ThinCaloClustersTool( const std::string& type,
                       						          const std::string& name,
                                             const IInterface* parent ) :
   ::AthAlgTool( type, name, parent ),
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 	m_trigDecisionTool("Trig::TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool"),
+#endif
 	m_parser(0),
   m_thinningSvc( "ThinningSvc/ThinningSvc", name ),
   m_nTotalCaloClusters(0),
@@ -103,7 +110,10 @@ StatusCode ThinCaloClustersTool::initialize()
 
   // initialize proxy loaders for expression parsing
 	ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader *proxyLoaders = new ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader();
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::TriggerDecisionProxyLoader(m_trigDecisionTool));
+#endif
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGxAODProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGNTUPProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.h b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.h
index 370b8d31b288a7e15aaf8b18fa9a03c3aa1d2ad6..ee4d26f153672c0186edb710d879720caf2f72d9 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.h
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinCaloClustersTool.h
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 #include "AthenaKernel/IThinningSvc.h"
 #include "AthenaBaseComps/AthAlgTool.h"
 #include "DerivationFrameworkInterfaces/IThinningTool.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 
 // EDM includes
 #include "xAODCaloEvent/CaloCluster.h"
@@ -124,7 +127,10 @@ private:
 
 
   /// The trigger decision tool
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
   ToolHandle<Trig::TrigDecisionTool> m_trigDecisionTool;
+#endif
 
   /// The expression parser
   ExpressionParsing::ExpressionParser *m_parser;
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.cxx
index e080ab62e2ec42536d1c10d9245268a540fa1436..ab28d99f765f20a7c0ee3352c705209aefe3398f 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.cxx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ Created:     July 2014
 
 // FrameWork includes
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/ExpressionParser.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/TriggerDecisionProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGxAODProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGNTUPProxyLoader.h"
@@ -40,7 +43,10 @@ ThinIParticlesTool::ThinIParticlesTool( const std::string& type,
                       						      const std::string& name,
                                         const IInterface* parent ) :
   ::AthAlgTool( type, name, parent ),
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 	m_trigDecisionTool("Trig::TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool"),
+#endif
 	m_parser(0),
   m_thinningSvc( "ThinningSvc/ThinningSvc", name ),
   m_nTotalIParticles(0),
@@ -96,7 +102,10 @@ StatusCode ThinIParticlesTool::initialize()
 
   // initialize proxy loaders for expression parsing
 	ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader *proxyLoaders = new ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader();
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::TriggerDecisionProxyLoader(m_trigDecisionTool));
+#endif
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGxAODProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGNTUPProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.h b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.h
index d63c652f00170df92ab0989fd5a88a2418cd67f5..01e9456a08cfc3f85515bcf2b94a0ef038761539 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.h
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinIParticlesTool.h
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 #include "AthenaKernel/IThinningSvc.h"
 #include "AthenaBaseComps/AthAlgTool.h"
 #include "DerivationFrameworkInterfaces/IThinningTool.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 
 // EDM includes
 #include "xAODBase/IParticleContainer.h"
@@ -80,7 +83,10 @@ private:
 
 
   /// The trigger decision tool
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
   ToolHandle<Trig::TrigDecisionTool> m_trigDecisionTool;
+#endif
 
   /// The expression parser
   ExpressionParsing::ExpressionParser *m_parser;
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.cxx
index affc26da057585dc84ec7c504064ed7304e6f215..e3755ccde891b1ca47e716c8ebbc9a0d44121985 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.cxx
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ Created:     July 2013
 
 // FrameWork includes
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/ExpressionParser.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/TriggerDecisionProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGxAODProxyLoader.h"
 #include "ExpressionEvaluation/SGNTUPProxyLoader.h"
@@ -56,8 +59,11 @@ ThinTrackParticlesTool::ThinTrackParticlesTool( const std::string& type,
                           						          const std::string& name,
                                                 const IInterface* parent ) :
   ::AthAlgTool( type, name, parent ),
-	m_trigDecisionTool("Trig::TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool"),
-	m_parser(0),
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
+  m_trigDecisionTool("Trig::TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool"),
+#endif
+  m_parser(0),
   m_thinningSvc( "ThinningSvc/ThinningSvc", name ),
   m_tauConversion(false),
   m_tauWide(false),
@@ -120,7 +126,10 @@ StatusCode ThinTrackParticlesTool::initialize()
 
   // initialize proxy loaders for expression parsing
 	ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader *proxyLoaders = new ExpressionParsing::MultipleProxyLoader();
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::TriggerDecisionProxyLoader(m_trigDecisionTool));
+#endif
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGxAODProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 	proxyLoaders->push_back(new ExpressionParsing::SGNTUPProxyLoader(evtStore()));
 
@@ -672,32 +681,33 @@ ThinTrackParticlesTool::selectFromTauJet( std::vector<bool>& mask,
     mask[index] = true;
   } // End: loop over all TrackParticles from this tau
 
-  // If requested, also get other types of TrackParticles from the Tau
-  if ( m_tauConversion ) {
-    const auto& tpLinks = part->conversionTrackLinks();
-    for ( const auto& partLink : tpLinks ) {
-      if ( !(partLink.isValid()) ) {
-        ATH_MSG_WARNING("Got an invalid element link. Continuing...");
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      const xAOD::TrackParticleContainer* ptrTrkPartCont = partLink.getStorableObjectPointer();
-      if ( ptrTrkPartCont != trackParticleContainer ) {
-        ATH_MSG_DEBUG("The current ElementLink doesn't point to the TrackParticleContainer");
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Get the index of the current element link
-      std::size_t index = partLink.index();
-
-      // Fill the thinning mask at this place and increment the counter
-      if ( index >= m_nTotalTrackParts ) {
-        ATH_MSG_WARNING("We got an index " << index << "out of container range " << m_nTotalTrackParts );
-        continue;
-      }
-      mask[index] = true;
-    } // End: loop over all TrackParticles from this tau
-  } // End: if ( m_tauConversion )
+  // FIXME!!! taus no longer have conversion track link vector after schema evolution to taujet_v2
+  // // If requested, also get other types of TrackParticles from the Tau
+  // if ( m_tauConversion ) {
+  //   const auto& tpLinks = part->conversionTrackLinks();
+  //   for ( const auto& partLink : tpLinks ) {
+  //     if ( !(partLink.isValid()) ) {
+  //       ATH_MSG_WARNING("Got an invalid element link. Continuing...");
+  //       continue;
+  //     }
+
+  //     const xAOD::TrackParticleContainer* ptrTrkPartCont = partLink.getStorableObjectPointer();
+  //     if ( ptrTrkPartCont != trackParticleContainer ) {
+  //       ATH_MSG_DEBUG("The current ElementLink doesn't point to the TrackParticleContainer");
+  //       continue;
+  //     }
+
+  //     // Get the index of the current element link
+  //     std::size_t index = partLink.index();
+
+  //     // Fill the thinning mask at this place and increment the counter
+  //     if ( index >= m_nTotalTrackParts ) {
+  //       ATH_MSG_WARNING("We got an index " << index << "out of container range " << m_nTotalTrackParts );
+  //       continue;
+  //     }
+  //     mask[index] = true;
+  //   } // End: loop over all TrackParticles from this tau
+  // } // End: if ( m_tauConversion )
 
   // If requested, also get other types of TrackParticles from the Tau
   if ( m_tauWide ) {
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.h b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.h
index b4bc6d5e12e15bb4aabb6bf24eba041f95279fd4..47cc8a0c7818e655c1fffeab11e1546fed719a1c 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.h
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/ThinTrackParticlesTool.h
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
 #include "AthenaKernel/IThinningSvc.h"
 #include "AthenaBaseComps/AthAlgTool.h"
 #include "DerivationFrameworkInterfaces/IThinningTool.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "TrigDecisionTool/TrigDecisionTool.h"
+#endif
 
 // EDM includes
 #include "xAODTracking/TrackParticleContainerFwd.h"
@@ -135,7 +138,10 @@ private:
 
 
   /// The trigger decision tool
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't currently include the Trigger Service
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
   ToolHandle<Trig::TrigDecisionTool> m_trigDecisionTool;
+#endif
 
   /// The expression parser
   ExpressionParsing::ExpressionParser *m_parser;
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/components/ThinningUtils_entries.cxx b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/components/ThinningUtils_entries.cxx
index f045e79a00c8f66ccf519061d8ccb847c6dc1f68..5312ce5cd24cbe1d17de0f515fcf05678ac2e46f 100644
--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/components/ThinningUtils_entries.cxx
+++ b/PhysicsAnalysis/AnalysisCommon/ThinningUtils/src/components/ThinningUtils_entries.cxx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 #include "../ThinIParticlesAlg.h"
 #include "../ThinIParticlesTool.h"
 #include "../ThinCaloCellsAlg.h"
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't know about calo cells (geometry would be needed)
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 #include "../ThinCaloCellsTool.h"
+#endif
 #include "../ThinCaloClustersAlg.h"
 #include "../ThinCaloClustersTool.h"
 #include "../ThinTrackParticlesAlg.h"
@@ -14,7 +17,10 @@ DECLARE_ALGORITHM_FACTORY( ReducePileUpEventInfoAlg )
 DECLARE_ALGORITHM_FACTORY( ThinIParticlesAlg )
 DECLARE_TOOL_FACTORY( ThinIParticlesTool )
 DECLARE_ALGORITHM_FACTORY( ThinCaloCellsAlg )
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't know about calo cells (geometry would be needed)
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
 DECLARE_TOOL_FACTORY( ThinCaloCellsTool )
+#endif
 DECLARE_ALGORITHM_FACTORY( ThinCaloClustersAlg )
 DECLARE_TOOL_FACTORY( ThinCaloClustersTool )
 DECLARE_ALGORITHM_FACTORY( ThinTrackParticlesAlg )
@@ -26,7 +32,10 @@ DECLARE_FACTORY_ENTRIES( ThinningUtils )
   DECLARE_ALGORITHM( ThinIParticlesAlg );
   DECLARE_TOOL( ThinIParticlesTool );
   DECLARE_ALGORITHM( ThinCaloCellsAlg );
+// AthAnalysisBase doesn't know about calo cells (geometry would be needed)
+#ifndef XAOD_ANALYSIS
   DECLARE_TOOL( ThinCaloCellsTool );
+#endif
   DECLARE_ALGORITHM( ThinCaloClustersAlg );
   DECLARE_TOOL( ThinCaloClustersTool );
   DECLARE_ALGORITHM( ThinTrackParticlesAlg );