diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1Fit.h b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1Fit.h
index cd10e2e12ad05802c0ab111aa05b2f41c58d14e1..459865627820879a324706ec9e3c64f8f15e8745 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1Fit.h
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1Fit.h
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ public:
   ~L1Fit() {};
 
   /// set particle mass for the fit
-  void SetParticleMass(fvec mass) { fMass2 = mass * mass; }
+  void SetParticleMass(fvec mass)
+  {
+    fMass  = mass;
+    fMass2 = mass * mass;
+  }
+
+  /// get the particle mass
+  fvec GetParticleMass() const { return fMass; }
 
   /// get the particle mass squared
   fvec GetParticleMass2() const { return fMass2; }
@@ -42,9 +49,6 @@ public:
   static fvec ApproximateBetheBloch(const fvec& bg2, const fvec& kp0, const fvec& kp1, const fvec& kp2, const fvec& kp3,
                                     const fvec& kp4);
 
-
-  float CalcQpAfterEloss(float qp, float eloss, float mass2);
-
   void EnergyLossCorrection(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fvec direction, fvec w);
 
   void EnergyLossCorrectionAl(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fvec direction, fvec w);
@@ -72,7 +76,8 @@ public:
   const fvec TargetRadThick = 3.73e-2f * 2;  // 250 mum Gold
 
 private:
-  fvec fMass2 = 0.10565800 * 0.10565800;  // muon mass by default (pion 0.13957000f )
+  fvec fMass  = 0.10565800;  // muon mass by default (pion 0.13957000f )
+  fvec fMass2 = fMass * fMass;
 
   //ClassDefNV(L1Fit, 0)
 };
diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1FitMaterial.h b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1FitMaterial.h
index 6c58d8d80fea75b066df88cf2af3bfd3463837f9..e18867507e51af1e5244e6a88de09efb8f95ea8b 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1FitMaterial.h
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1FitMaterial.h
@@ -208,20 +208,6 @@ inline fvec L1Fit::ApproximateBetheBloch(const fvec& bg2, const fvec& kp0, const
 }
 
 
-inline float L1Fit::CalcQpAfterEloss(float qp, float eloss, float mass2)
-{
-
-  float p    = fabs(1. / qp);
-  float E    = sqrt(p * p + mass2);
-  float q    = (qp > 0) ? 1. : -1.;
-  float Enew = E + eloss;
-  // float pnew = (Enew > sqrt(fMass2)) ? std::sqrt(Enew * Enew - fMass2) : 0.;
-  float pnew = std::sqrt(Enew * Enew - mass2);
-  // if (pnew!=0)
-  return q / pnew;
-  // else { return 1e5; }
-}
-
 inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrection(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fvec direction, fvec w)
 {
   const fvec p2 = 1.f / (T.qp * T.qp);
@@ -317,7 +303,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionAl(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick, f
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -325,7 +311,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionAl(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick, f
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
@@ -402,7 +388,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionCarbon(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThic
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2Corrected);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -410,7 +396,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionCarbon(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThic
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
@@ -486,7 +472,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionIron(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick,
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2Corrected);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -494,7 +480,7 @@ inline void L1Fit::EnergyLossCorrectionIron(L1TrackPar& T, const fvec& radThick,
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.cxx b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.cxx
index 38bb5f6cc4a762fd4e64b6b3d9cc4a4cc88560b4..5e571408ecc2a801f6129cdd6615be7294b7b742 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.cxx
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.cxx
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionIron(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fv
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2Corrected);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionIron(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fv
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionCarbon(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0,
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2Corrected);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionCarbon(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0,
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionAl(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fvec
   fvec EMASS = 0.511 * 1e-3;  // GeV
 
   fvec BETA  = P / sqrt(E2Corrected);
-  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec GAMMA = sqrt(E2Corrected) / fMass;
 
   // Calculate xi factor (KeV).
   fvec XI = (153.5 * Z * STEP * RHO) / (A * BETA * BETA);
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ void L1TrackParFit::EnergyLossCorrectionAl(const fvec& radThick, fvec& qp0, fvec
   // Maximum energy transfer to atomic electron (KeV).
   fvec ETA   = BETA * GAMMA;
   fvec ETASQ = ETA * ETA;
-  fvec RATIO = EMASS / sqrt(fMass2);
+  fvec RATIO = EMASS / fMass;
   fvec F1    = 2. * EMASS * ETASQ;
   fvec F2    = 1. + 2. * RATIO * GAMMA + RATIO * RATIO;
   fvec EMAX  = 1e6 * F1 / F2;
diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.h b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.h
index ee50616d00a94e2edefd082ca94715833149f036..04e03f442f4cea23a3e41221a3bb11d964d4429d 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.h
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackParFit.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ public:
     C32, C33, C40, C41, C42, C43, C44, C50, C51, C52, C53, C54, C55, chi2, NDF;
   //  fvec n;
 
-  fvec fMass2 = 0.000511f * 0.000511f;  // muon mass
+  fvec fMass  = 0.10565800;     // muon mass
+  fvec fMass2 = fMass * fMass;  // mass squared
 
   L1TrackParFit()
     : fx(0)
@@ -88,7 +89,14 @@ public:
   //Fit functionality
 
   /// set particle mass for the fit
-  void SetParticleMass(float mass) { fMass2 = mass * mass; }
+  void SetParticleMass(float mass)
+  {
+    fMass  = mass;
+    fMass2 = mass * mass;
+  }
+
+  /// get the particle mass
+  fvec GetParticleMass() const { return fMass; }
 
   /// get the particle mass squared
   fvec GetParticleMass2() const { return fMass2; }