diff --git a/reco/L1/CbmL1ReadEvent.cxx b/reco/L1/CbmL1ReadEvent.cxx
index d8ff079c19b86a97f9da0a8bd950d648249a1b0f..2f728adcbbc517ad996cd2345b8995947cf133d8 100644
--- a/reco/L1/CbmL1ReadEvent.cxx
+++ b/reco/L1/CbmL1ReadEvent.cxx
@@ -521,15 +521,10 @@ void CbmL1::ReadEvent(L1AlgoInputData* fData_, float& TsStart, float& TsLength,
         else
           th.id = j + nMvdHits;
 
-
         if ((th.time > (TsStart + TsLength)) && ((nEntSts - hitIndex) > 300))
           break;                                   /// stop if reco TS ends or few hits left
         if (hitIndex == (nEntSts - 1)) newTS = 0;  ///stop while if all hits are processed
 
-
-        th.iStripF += nMvdHits;
-        th.iStripB += nMvdHits;
-
         TVector3 pos, err;
         mh->Position(pos);
         mh->PositionError(err);