diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.cxx b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.cxx
index a35f12952405f7da7934c06043d774f290635f0d..0abf8818d1c91bab4ae94ba7adda2fac613ba699 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.cxx
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.cxx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace LArG4 {
       : base_class(name, pSvcLocator)
     {
       declareProperty("DetectorName",m_detectorName);
+      declareProperty("TestBeam", m_testbeam);
     }
 
     //=====================================================================================
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ namespace LArG4 {
       const G4NavigationHistory* g4navigation = a_step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetTouchable()->GetHistory();
       const G4int ndep = g4navigation->GetDepth();
       bool iactive(false);
-      bool isTestBeam(false);
       G4int idep(-999);
 
       /** Now navigate through the volumes hierarchy */
@@ -133,16 +133,15 @@ namespace LArG4 {
         // FIXME Need to find a way to avoid these string-comparisons
         const G4String& vname = g4navigation->GetVolume(ii)->GetName();
         if (idep<0 && vname==fullPSName) idep=ii;    // half barrel
-        else if (!isTestBeam && vname==fullCryoName) isTestBeam=true;  // TB or not ?
         else if (!iactive && vname==fullModuleName) iactive=true;
       }
 
       if (idep < 0) std::abort();
 
       if ( iactive ) {
-        return this->CalculatePSActiveIdentifier( a_step , idep , isTestBeam );
+        return this->CalculatePSActiveIdentifier( a_step , idep );
       }
-      return this->CalculatePS_DMIdentifier( a_step , idep , isTestBeam);
+      return this->CalculatePS_DMIdentifier( a_step , idep );
     }
 
     // ==========================================================================================
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ namespace LArG4 {
     used for calibration hit even if the hit is not really in the
     "fiducial" active part */
 
-    LArG4Identifier Geometry::CalculatePSActiveIdentifier(const G4Step* a_step, const G4int ind, const bool isTestBeam) const
+    LArG4Identifier Geometry::CalculatePSActiveIdentifier(const G4Step* a_step, const G4int ind) const
     {
       LArG4Identifier PSActiveID = LArG4Identifier();
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ namespace LArG4 {
       const G4NavigationHistory* g4navigation = a_step->GetPreStepPoint()->GetTouchable()->GetHistory();
       const G4ThreeVector ploc = g4navigation->GetTransform(ind).TransformPoint(p);
 
-      const G4int zSide(this->determineZSide(isTestBeam, p.z()));
+      const G4int zSide(this->determineZSide(p.z()));
 
       CalcData currentCellData;
       (void)this->findCell(currentCellData,ploc.x(),ploc.y(),ploc.z());
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ namespace LArG4 {
 
     //==========================================================================================
 
-    LArG4Identifier Geometry::CalculatePS_DMIdentifier(const G4Step* a_step, const G4int ind, const bool isTestBeam) const
+    LArG4Identifier Geometry::CalculatePS_DMIdentifier(const G4Step* a_step, const G4int ind) const
     {
 
       /******************************************************************************
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ namespace LArG4 {
 #endif
 
       // 01-Feb-2001 WGS: Add zSide calculation.
-      const G4int zSide(this->determineZSide(isTestBeam, p.z()));
+      const G4int zSide(this->determineZSide(p.z()));
 
       /** eta,phi in "local" half barrel coordinates */
       const G4double phi = (ploc2.phi() < 0.) ? ploc2.phi()+2.*M_PI : ploc2.phi();
diff --git a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.h b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.h
index dea8b3666a5eafb1abe1f548b58cc07d14ada99a..de81a078b7888a4832ef68a9d9b370403f69cc9b 100644
--- a/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.h
+++ b/LArCalorimeter/LArG4/LArG4Barrel/src/LArBarrelPresamplerGeometry.h
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace LArG4 {
       virtual bool findCell(CalcData & currentCellData, G4double xloc,G4double yloc,G4double zloc) const override final;
 
     private:
-      LArG4Identifier CalculatePSActiveIdentifier( const G4Step* , const G4int indPS , const bool itb ) const;
-      LArG4Identifier CalculatePS_DMIdentifier( const G4Step* , const G4int indPS , const bool itb) const;
+      LArG4Identifier CalculatePSActiveIdentifier( const G4Step* , const G4int indPS ) const;
+      LArG4Identifier CalculatePS_DMIdentifier( const G4Step* , const G4int indPS ) const;
 
-      inline G4int determineZSide(const bool isTestBeam, const double zCoord) const {
+      inline G4int determineZSide(const double zCoord) const {
         // in TB case, only 1 side,
         // in Atlas case, use overall z to decide side
-        if (isTestBeam) { return 1; }
+        if (m_testbeam) { return 1; }
         if (zCoord > 0.) { return 1; }
         return -1;
       }
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ namespace LArG4 {
       G4int    m_ncell_module[8]{};
       // total LAr thickness
       G4double m_halfThickLAr{0.5*13.*Athena::Units::mm}; // LAr total gap
-
+      // is this a test beam simulation job
+      bool m_testbeam{false};
 
     } ;