diff --git a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
index 299a78c3b69f5e76c12c0319242e578141928e2b..daf4eb503fa9769efdb78e90c32efc5c4bae4030 100644
--- a/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
+++ b/benchmarks/clustering/options/full_cal_reco.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ sim_coll = [
     "EcalEndcapPHitsContributions",
     "HcalBarrelHits",
     "HcalBarrelHitsContributions",
-    "HcalEndcapPHits",
-    "HcalEndcapPHitsContributions",
     "HcalEndcapNHits",
     "HcalEndcapNHitsContributions",
 ]
@@ -368,49 +366,6 @@ cb_hcal_clreco = RecoCoG("cb_hcal_clreco",
         logWeightBase=6.2)
 algs.append(cb_hcal_clreco)
 
-# Hcal Hadron Endcap
-ci_hcal_daq = dict(
-         dynamicRangeADC=50.*MeV,
-         capacityADC=32768,
-         pedestalMean=400,
-         pedestalSigma=10)
-
-ci_hcal_digi = CalHitDigi("ci_hcal_digi",
-         inputHitCollection="HcalEndcapPHits",
-         outputHitCollection="HcalEndcapPHitsDigi",
-         **ci_hcal_daq)
-algs.append(ci_hcal_digi)
-
-ci_hcal_reco = CalHitReco("ci_hcal_reco",
-        inputHitCollection=ci_hcal_digi.outputHitCollection,
-        outputHitCollection="HcalEndcapPHitsReco",
-        thresholdFactor=5.0,
-        samplingFraction=ci_hcal_sf,
-        **ci_hcal_daq)
-algs.append(ci_hcal_reco)
-
-ci_hcal_merger = CalHitsMerger("ci_hcal_merger",
-        inputHitCollection=ci_hcal_reco.outputHitCollection,
-        outputHitCollection="HcalEndcapPHitsRecoXY",
-        readoutClass="HcalEndcapPHits",
-        fields=["layer", "slice"],
-        fieldRefNumbers=[1, 0])
-algs.append(ci_hcal_merger)
-
-ci_hcal_cl = IslandCluster("ci_hcal_cl",
-        inputHitCollection=ci_hcal_merger.outputHitCollection,
-        outputProtoClusterCollection="HcalEndcapPProtoClusters",
-        splitCluster=False,
-        minClusterCenterEdep=30.*MeV,
-        localDistXY=[15.*cm, 15.*cm])
-algs.append(ci_hcal_cl)
-
-ci_hcal_clreco = RecoCoG("ci_hcal_clreco",
-        inputProtoClusterCollection=ci_hcal_cl.outputProtoClusterCollection,
-        outputClusterCollection="HcalEndcapPClusters",
-        logWeightBase=6.2)
-algs.append(ci_hcal_clreco)
-
 # Hcal Electron Endcap
 ce_hcal_daq = dict(
         dynamicRangeADC=50.*MeV,