diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_neutrons.cxx b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_neutrons.cxx
index 5ac4ecaae55679140d568447c9151990df001725..810c443188c3762a3d265e0bcd7815de5e186e68 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_neutrons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_neutrons.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "TVector3.h"
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 #include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
 #include "DDG4/Geant4Data.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_photons.cxx b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_photons.cxx
index 4f2ae18e765c98ceec0b34ff2732c9ef43c3bfe1..b86527de9de51e6247fc694ad0de431956371429 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_photons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/analysis_zdc_photons.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "TVector3.h"
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 #include "DD4hep/Detector.h"
 #include "DDG4/Geant4Data.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/hits_far_forward_protons.cxx b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/hits_far_forward_protons.cxx
index 639096d5fe9305c137444eac6071de92dce5fe3e..f1f1f58f615aedeb95211ac220d7365054615ac7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/hits_far_forward_protons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/hits_far_forward_protons.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitCollection.h"
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitData.h"
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/print_far_forward_protons.cxx b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/print_far_forward_protons.cxx
index 56ad3359f82ca2a45028795be005d1c650dd8e0a..1f5b2484e2d32957bca3f57f8ac1f2713bf2e80f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/print_far_forward_protons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/print_far_forward_protons.cxx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/rec_far_forward_protons.cxx b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/rec_far_forward_protons.cxx
index 98a302fbcdbcb96109049e93ebe8fc79e4de9260..50f5da71c0058405335fee0fa375e2bdbe8d47f7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/rec_far_forward_protons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/far_forward/analysis/rec_far_forward_protons.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/track_finding/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx b/benchmarks/track_finding/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
index 46600f1d0eb13c891d66b6761ca88f7355c3c2fb..2e3795c4779b726781acf950a8fa7398eb30c19d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/track_finding/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/track_finding/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libJugBase.so)
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx b/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
index ed1a5cdfc56a0434b92397d119feab62ac521983..f4043eba9453ceef8b30d1956e938378fa021d2c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_single_tracks.cxx b/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_single_tracks.cxx
index df53981b0c79bcaabe143ebeb4b5364c2b2a3239..5d2852aae31166c38621c783985f2b8a85ee244b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_single_tracks.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/track_fitting/scripts/rec_single_tracks.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_electrons.cxx b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_electrons.cxx
index cd89209e1ecccb5c7136a6feede60ccbbb93deb9..4e8f29ee1758c3837cc3d5ef10c354dda38b90af 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_electrons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_electrons.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitCollection.h"
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitData.h"
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_pions.cxx b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_pions.cxx
index 00c2afcecc26e0b59b8dee0eb6c725ac101c5d6d..866d1fe94f25be053a298ef49e2d56ea4ed7dc2f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_pions.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/hits_central_pions.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitCollection.h"
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitData.h"
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_electrons.cxx b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_electrons.cxx
index df64ea4654bec1ddcd667d2b31de575af10c3d09..a4bd4b2c8fbec513a3c4562d486924c4757a7831 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_electrons.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_electrons.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_pions.cxx b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_pions.cxx
index 708eebc9ba5401cd8249ca6f889fcc628009009b..f98a027e384f677978fcbbb367be42fd15715458 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_pions.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_central_pions.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
index ed1a5cdfc56a0434b92397d119feab62ac521983..f4043eba9453ceef8b30d1956e938378fa021d2c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/scripts/rec_multiple_tracks.cxx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libeicd.so)
-R__LOAD_LIBRARY(libDD4pod.so)
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/TrackParametersCollection.h"
 #include "eicd/ClusterCollection.h"