diff --git a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/plugins/TrackerOfflineValidation.cc b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/plugins/TrackerOfflineValidation.cc
index e4fc817489f87..af17c9dd50655 100644
--- a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/plugins/TrackerOfflineValidation.cc
+++ b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/plugins/TrackerOfflineValidation.cc
@@ -382,9 +382,6 @@ TrackerOfflineValidation::~TrackerOfflineValidation()
 void
 TrackerOfflineValidation::checkBookHists(const edm::EventSetup& es)
 {
-  if(lastSetup_==nullptr){
-    lastSetup_ = &es;
-  }
   es.get<TrackerDigiGeometryRecord>().get( tkGeom_ );
   const TrackerGeometry *newBareTkGeomPtr = &(*tkGeom_);
   if (newBareTkGeomPtr == bareTkGeomPtr_) return; // already booked hists, nothing changed