diff --git a/reco/L1/CbmL1.cxx b/reco/L1/CbmL1.cxx
index 58ba18f3db0468ed2b77fdd9a8bc89b3a85f1c8d..ba01d106efc28454c9044334a13e3fb7e631abab 100644
--- a/reco/L1/CbmL1.cxx
+++ b/reco/L1/CbmL1.cxx
@@ -385,8 +385,6 @@ InitStatus CbmL1::Init() {
     if (FindTask) fUseMVD = FindTask->MvdUsage();
   }
 
-  fUseMVD = 0;
-
   fHistoDir = gROOT->mkdir("L1");