diff --git a/Validation/HGCalValidation/python/simhitValidation_cff.py b/Validation/HGCalValidation/python/simhitValidation_cff.py
index 70ddc84aed40b..b4bc2ddbe3e1e 100644
--- a/Validation/HGCalValidation/python/simhitValidation_cff.py
+++ b/Validation/HGCalValidation/python/simhitValidation_cff.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 from Validation.HGCalValidation.hgcalSimHitValidationEE_cfi import *
 
-from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.dd4hep_cff import dd4hep
-dd4hep.toModify( hgcalSimHitValidationEE, fromDDD = False )
-
 hgcalSimHitValidationHEF = hgcalSimHitValidationEE.clone(
     DetectorName  = cms.string("HGCalHESiliconSensitive"),
     CaloHitSource = cms.string("HGCHitsHEfront"))