diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/options/dummy_ff.py b/benchmarks/far_forward/options/dummy_ff.py
index 17202b8ffb071aa4429d26a88501557e4e44dc0f..2ec725913143bfb58697e0373c0d791a0557797f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/options/dummy_ff.py
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/options/dummy_ff.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ApplicationMgr(
     TopAlg = algorithms,
     EvtSel = 'NONE',
     EvtMax   = n_events,
-    ExtSvc = [podioevent,geo_service],
+    ExtSvc = [podioevent],
     OutputLevel=WARNING
  )