diff --git a/HLT/Trigger/TrigTransforms/TrigTransform/python/trigRecoExe.py b/HLT/Trigger/TrigTransforms/TrigTransform/python/trigRecoExe.py
index aefcd9c088ec5ebb7d22018555d774fcc44a3bdc..7f4e88c30240bfadcd3c8b9b6c88e21f0652980f 100644
--- a/HLT/Trigger/TrigTransforms/TrigTransform/python/trigRecoExe.py
+++ b/HLT/Trigger/TrigTransforms/TrigTransform/python/trigRecoExe.py
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ class trigRecoExecutor(athenaExecutor):
             # updates for CA
             if self._isCAEnabled():
                 msg.info("Running in CA mode")
-                # we don't use the runargs file with athenaHLT so add the JO and preExecs to the command line and remove the CA option
-                self._cmd.remove('--CA')
+                # we don't use the runargs file with athenaHLT so add the JO and preExecs to the command line
                 self._cmd.append(self._skeletonCA)
                 if 'preExec' in self.conf.argdict:
                     self._cmd.extend(self.conf.argdict['preExec'].returnMyValue(name=self._name, substep=self._substep, first=self.conf.firstExecutor))