diff --git a/DaVinciExamples/python/DaVinciExamples/tupling/DTF_filtered.py b/DaVinciExamples/python/DaVinciExamples/tupling/DTF_filtered.py
index e33d5cabe16e47b8a3382eb3d758cafb23da9551..049efbaaac289cf3ea0c17d244d883bc04774553 100644
--- a/DaVinciExamples/python/DaVinciExamples/tupling/DTF_filtered.py
+++ b/DaVinciExamples/python/DaVinciExamples/tupling/DTF_filtered.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-# (c) Copyright 2022 CERN for the benefit of the LHCb Collaboration           #
+# (c) Copyright 2022-2023 CERN for the benefit of the LHCb Collaboration      #
 #                                                                             #
 # This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public      #
 # Licence version 3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".   #
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Example of a typical DaVinci job:
 import Functors as F
 from Gaudi.Configuration import INFO
 from DaVinci import Options, make_config
-from DaVinci.algorithms import add_filter  #, filter_on
+from DaVinci.algorithms import add_filter
 from DecayTreeFitter import DecayTreeFitter
 from FunTuple import FunctorCollection as FC
 from FunTuple import FunTuple_Particles as Funtuple
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ def main(options: Options):
     fields['Ds'] = "[B0 -> ^D_s- K+]CC"
     fields['K'] = "[B0 -> D_s- ^K+]CC"
 
-    #Get filtered particles (Note decay_descriptor is optional, if specified only B0 decays will be selected for processing)
     spruce_line = "SpruceB2OC_BdToDsmK_DsmToHHH_FEST_Line"
-    # REPLACING TEMPORARY THE INPUT DATA
-    #data_filtered = filter_on(
-    #    f"/Event/Spruce/{spruce_line}/Particles",
-    #    options.process,
-    #    decay_descriptor=fields['B0'])
     data_filtered = get_particles(f"/Event/Spruce/{spruce_line}/Particles")
 
     # DecayTreeFitter Algorithm.
diff --git a/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/algorithms.py b/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/algorithms.py
index 63d453cc7943bfce09c59273af887022d8303dc8..9c08f800dd5a8bf899577bc95c3241959f675a54 100644
--- a/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/algorithms.py
+++ b/Phys/DaVinci/python/DaVinci/algorithms.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-# (c) Copyright 2020-2022 CERN for the benefit of the LHCb Collaboration      #
+# (c) Copyright 2020-2023 CERN for the benefit of the LHCb Collaboration      #
 #                                                                             #
 # This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public      #
 # Licence version 3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".   #
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ import re
 import logging
 
 from PyConf.Algorithms import (
-    FilterDecays,
     LoKi__HDRFilter as HDRFilter,
     LoKi__VoidFilter as VoidFilter,
 )
-from Hlt2Conf.algorithms import make_dvalgorithm
 from PyConf.reading import get_particles, get_hlt_reports
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -191,38 +189,3 @@ def configured_FunTuple(config):
         dictAlgs[key].append(funTuple)
 
     return dictAlgs
-
-
-def apply_algorithm(list_particles, algorithm, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Function that applies an algorithm, accepting a Particle::Range as input (e.g FilterDecays),
-    to particles from Hlt2 or Spruce sample defined in the list of TES locations gived as argument.
-    The extra arguments to algorithm can be passed via kwargs.
-
-    Args:
-        list_particles (list(str)): List of Transient event store (TES) location of Particles in Hlt2 or Spruce sample.
-        algorithm (PyConf.Algorithms): Algorithm to be applied.
-        kwargs : Extra arguments to the passed algorithm.
-    Returns:
-        Ouput TES location of the particles from the algorithm
-    """
-    dv_algorithm = make_dvalgorithm(algorithm)
-    return dv_algorithm(ParticlesA=list_particles, **kwargs).Particles
-
-
-def filter_on(location, decay_descriptor=None):
-    """
-    Function to get particles from Hlt2 or Spruce sample.
-    A FilterDecays is applied before returning the requested particles if a decay descriptor
-    is specified as extra argument.
-
-    Args:
-        location (str): Transient event store (TES) location of Particles in Hlt2 or Spruce sample
-        decay_descriptor (str, optional): Decay descriptor that will be used to select decays in the event
-    Returns:
-        data: TES location of the particles that are loaded from the input samples
-    """
-    data = get_particles(location)
-    if decay_descriptor:
-        data = apply_algorithm([data], FilterDecays, Code=decay_descriptor)
-    return data
diff --git a/Phys/DaVinci/tests/config/test_algorithms.py b/Phys/DaVinci/tests/config/test_algorithms.py
index 0eafe7a6700ff4da824a79526fa5a188df6a5ebf..74f27e3cc731b2aa447f41766463b540b862d3f1 100644
--- a/Phys/DaVinci/tests/config/test_algorithms.py
+++ b/Phys/DaVinci/tests/config/test_algorithms.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
 from PyConf.Algorithms import Gaudi__Examples__VoidConsumer as VoidConsumer
 
 from DaVinci import Options
-from DaVinci.algorithms import (
-    define_fsr_writer,
-    add_filter,  #filter_on
-    apply_filters_and_unpacking,
-    configured_FunTuple)
+from DaVinci.algorithms import (define_fsr_writer, add_filter,
+                                apply_filters_and_unpacking,
+                                configured_FunTuple)
 from PyConf.reading import get_odin, get_decreports, get_hlt_reports, upfront_decoder
 from PyConf.application import default_raw_event
 
@@ -184,16 +182,3 @@ def test_get_decreports():
              get_hlt_reports.bind(input_process=options.input_process, stream=options.stream):
         decreports = get_decreports("Hlt2")
     assert decreports.location == "/Event/Hlt2/DecReports"
-
-
-"""
-def test_filter_on_and_apply_algorithms():
-    ""
-    Check if filter_on and apply_algorithms functions return a correct filtered particle location."
-    ""
-    spruce_line = "SpruceB2OC_BdToDsmK_DsmToHHH_FEST_Line"
-    decay_descriptor = "[B0 -> D_s- K+]CC"
-    data_filtered = filter_on(f"/Event/Spruce/{spruce_line}/Particles",
-                              decay_descriptor)
-    assert data_filtered.location == "/Event/FilterDecays/particles"
-"""