diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1CATrackFinder.cxx b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1CATrackFinder.cxx
index b565926ac306cd9723cd9e921b6f14bcefd9b97b..5facd7a142a6a8a5ffe82d4655d3a729955f4e6c 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1CATrackFinder.cxx
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1CATrackFinder.cxx
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ inline void L1Algo::findSingletsStep1(  /// input 1st stage of singlet search
     else {
       fit.L1AddMaterial(T, stal.materialInfo, fMaxInvMom, fvec::One());
     }
-    if ((istam >= fNstationsBeforePipe) && (istal <= fNstationsBeforePipe - 1)) {
-      fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T, fMaxInvMom, fvec::One());
-    }
+    //if ((istam >= fNstationsBeforePipe) && (istal <= fNstationsBeforePipe - 1)) {
+    //fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T, fMaxInvMom, fvec::One());
+    //}
 
     //assert(T.IsConsistent(true, -1));
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ inline void L1Algo::findTripletsStep0(  // input
     else {
       fit.L1AddMaterial(T2, stam.materialInfo, T2.qp, fvec::One());
     }
-    if ((istar >= fNstationsBeforePipe) && (istam <= fNstationsBeforePipe - 1)) { fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T2, T2.qp, 1); }
+    //if ((istar >= fNstationsBeforePipe) && (istam <= fNstationsBeforePipe - 1)) { fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T2, T2.qp, 1); }
 
     // assert(T2.IsConsistent(true, n2_4));
 
diff --git a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackFitter.cxx b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackFitter.cxx
index bfcc7d40fa5dac0dfaa64b44c6eee4fd9ef44cda..8a9a07ccf30b9f404879bc5672209458f1bfc2e3 100644
--- a/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackFitter.cxx
+++ b/reco/L1/L1Algo/L1TrackFitter.cxx
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ void L1Algo::L1KFTrackFitter()
 
         fit.Extrapolate(z[ista], qp01, fld1, wExtr);
 
-        if (ista == fNstationsBeforePipe - 1) {
-          fit.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wExtr);
-          fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.fPipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(1.f), wExtr);
-        }
+        //if (ista == fNstationsBeforePipe - 1) {
+        //fit.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wExtr);
+        //fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.fPipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(1.f), wExtr);
+        //}
         if constexpr (L1Constants::control::kIfUseRadLengthTable) {
           fit.AddMaterial(fParameters.GetMaterialThickness(ista, tr.x, tr.y), qp01, wExtr);
           fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fParameters.GetMaterialThickness(ista, tr.x, tr.y), qp01, fvec(1.f), wExtr);
@@ -696,10 +696,10 @@ void L1Algo::L1KFTrackFitter()
 
         fit.Extrapolate(z[ista], qp01, fld, w1);
 
-        if (ista == fNstationsBeforePipe) {
-          fit.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wExtr);
-          fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.fPipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(-1.f), wExtr);
-        }
+        //if (ista == fNstationsBeforePipe) {
+        //fit.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wExtr);
+        //fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.fPipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(-1.f), wExtr);
+        //}
         if constexpr (L1Constants::control::kIfUseRadLengthTable) {
           fit.AddMaterial(fParameters.GetMaterialThickness(ista, tr.x, tr.y), qp01, wExtr);
           fit.EnergyLossCorrection(fParameters.GetMaterialThickness(ista, tr.x, tr.y), qp01, fvec(-1.f), wExtr);
@@ -996,13 +996,13 @@ void L1Algo::L1KFTrackFitterMuch()
 
           T1.Extrapolate(z[i], qp01, fld, w1);
 
-          if (i == fNstationsBeforePipe) {
-            fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T, qp0, wIn);
-            fit.EnergyLossCorrection(T, fit.PipeRadThick, qp0, fvec(-1.f), wIn);
+          //if (i == fNstationsBeforePipe) {
+          //fit.L1AddPipeMaterial(T, qp0, wIn);
+          //fit.EnergyLossCorrection(T, fit.PipeRadThick, qp0, fvec(-1.f), wIn);
 
-            T1.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wIn);
-            T1.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.PipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(-1.f), wIn);
-          }
+          //T1.AddPipeMaterial(qp01, wIn);
+          //T1.EnergyLossCorrection(fit.PipeRadThick, qp01, fvec(-1.f), wIn);
+          //}
 
           fldB2 = fldB1;
           fldZ2 = fldZ1;