diff --git a/reco/detectors/rich/mcbm/CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly.cxx b/reco/detectors/rich/mcbm/CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly.cxx
index ae45f46e953c2b2416dc1c9b4b36642bd0f5c081..b00c097c49ef6a96f647d9156d8041240bbd5d22 100644
--- a/reco/detectors/rich/mcbm/CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly.cxx
+++ b/reco/detectors/rich/mcbm/CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly.cxx
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ void CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly::DrawRing(CbmRichRing* ring, bool full)
   center->Draw();
 
 
-  double hitZ      = 0;
   uint nofDrawHits = 0;
 
   // Draw hits
@@ -565,11 +564,9 @@ void CbmRichMCbmQaRichOnly::DrawRing(CbmRichRing* ring, bool full)
     else {
       hitDr->SetFillColor(kBlue);
     }
-    hitZ += hit->GetZ();
     nofDrawHits++;
     hitDr->Draw();
   }
-  hitZ /= nofDrawHits;
 
 
   //Draw information