diff --git a/compact/ce_ecal.xml b/compact/ce_ecal.xml
index 35b7ba0e6f4db72a7e2540a139f49790859ea59b..02807118021201c13761feab670cddef1595f778 100644
--- a/compact/ce_ecal.xml
+++ b/compact/ce_ecal.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </comment>
     <detector id="ECalEndcapN_ID" 
       name="EcalEndcapN" 
-      type="refdet_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
+      type="athena_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
       reflect="true" 
       readout="EcalEndcapHits" 
       vis="EcalEndcapVis" 
diff --git a/compact/central_tracker.xml b/compact/central_tracker.xml
index 2ad03ac9ab8e4c880097ccc9890b7f070a3dba05..aa1e18222067cc57bd787bbf2dd83ec16a19e79d 100644
--- a/compact/central_tracker.xml
+++ b/compact/central_tracker.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     <detector
       id="TrackerEndcapP_Inner_ID"
       name="TrackerEndcapP_Inner"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="TrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="false">
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     <detector
       id="TrackerEndcapN_Inner_ID"
       name="TrackerEndcapN_Inner"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="TrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="true">
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
     <detector
       id="TrackerEndcapP_Outer_ID"
       name="TrackerEndcapP_Outer"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="TrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="false">
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     <detector
       id="TrackerEndcapN_Outer_ID"
       name="TrackerEndcapN_Outer"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="TrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="true">
diff --git a/compact/ci_ecal.xml b/compact/ci_ecal.xml
index 5ea301e796b724b85e1d242ecbf03e9df063b799..443207b2b69a4141ae69a5577d3dc56ad447cacb 100644
--- a/compact/ci_ecal.xml
+++ b/compact/ci_ecal.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <detector id="ECalEndcapP_ID" 
       name="EcalEndcapP" 
       reflect="false" 
-      type="refdet_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
+      type="athena_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
       readout="EcalEndcapPHits" 
       vis="EcalEndcapVis" 
       calorimeterType="EM_ENDCAP" >
diff --git a/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml b/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
index be111c0f29e9f0b3875b42a2051506f11f26a828..029e11bd843761d8aaadbb2d62463dfd46c851b8 100644
--- a/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
+++ b/compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <detector
       id="GEMTrackerEndcap_ID"
       name="GEMTrackerEndcap"
-      type="refdet_GEMTrackerEndcap"
+      type="athena_GEMTrackerEndcap"
       readout="GEMTrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="false">
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     <detector
       id="GEMTrackerEndcapN_ID"
       name="GEMTrackerEndcapN"
-      type="refdet_GEMTrackerEndcap"
+      type="athena_GEMTrackerEndcap"
       readout="GEMTrackerEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="true">
diff --git a/compact/hcal.xml b/compact/hcal.xml
index 3ad63262997be0747713d283e4076e8d91139894..45fde3cf578862004fadc35da2ea4d58887c1cdd 100644
--- a/compact/hcal.xml
+++ b/compact/hcal.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <detector 
       id="HCalEndcapP_ID" 
       name="HcalEndcapP" 
-      type="refdet_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
+      type="athena_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
       readout="HcalHadronEndcapHits" 
       vis="HcalEndcapVis" 
       calorimeterType="HAD_ENDCAP"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <detector 
       id="HCalEndcapN_ID" 
       name="HcalEndcapN" 
-      type="refdet_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
+      type="athena_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2" 
       readout="HcalElectronEndcapHits" 
       vis="HcalEndcapVis" 
       calorimeterType="HAD_ENDCAP" reflect="true">
diff --git a/compact/helmholtz.xml b/compact/helmholtz.xml
index d09f469eb45e9e2ff16e358cd4247097d5d604de..c04f0142759d6806b583bd827e27dc0b3dac908f 100644
--- a/compact/helmholtz.xml
+++ b/compact/helmholtz.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     <detector 
       id="Solenoid_ID"
       name="SolenoidCoilBarrel" 
-      type="refdet_SolenoidCoil" 
+      type="athena_SolenoidCoil" 
       insideTrackingVolume="false">
       <position x="0" y="0" z="Solenoid_offset"/>
       <layer id="1" 
diff --git a/compact/mm_tracker_barrel.xml b/compact/mm_tracker_barrel.xml
index 6d56290213b293ff8e77798486c45ff327a83c15..5430055e4795f06e35ce28336db2e7773a94675a 100644
--- a/compact/mm_tracker_barrel.xml
+++ b/compact/mm_tracker_barrel.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </display>
 
   <detectors>
-    <detector id="MMTrackerBarrel_ID" name="MMTrackerBarrel" type="refdet_MMTrackerBarrel" readout="MMTrackerBarrelHits">
+    <detector id="MMTrackerBarrel_ID" name="MMTrackerBarrel" type="athena_MMTrackerBarrel" readout="MMTrackerBarrelHits">
       <module name="Module1" vis="AnlGold">
         <module_envelope
           rmin="TrackerBarrel_rmax"
diff --git a/compact/rwell_tracker_barrel.xml b/compact/rwell_tracker_barrel.xml
index 3239fd2fffc9cdb9ea45e143925227290b72ca82..63fd624ba7091cac880b77987eec193a6b331458 100644
--- a/compact/rwell_tracker_barrel.xml
+++ b/compact/rwell_tracker_barrel.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   </display>
 
   <detectors>
-    <detector id="RWellTrackerBarrel_ID" name="RWellTrackerBarrel" type="refdet_RWellTrackerBarrel" readout="RWellTrackerBarrelHits">
+    <detector id="RWellTrackerBarrel_ID" name="RWellTrackerBarrel" type="athena_RWellTrackerBarrel" readout="RWellTrackerBarrelHits">
         
         <module name="Module1" vis="GreenVis">
           <module_envelope
diff --git a/compact/solenoid.xml b/compact/solenoid.xml
index bd0ca90313f0de279480d29a16e87befd32735c9..ff4fdf9c128b43e3b3f6fa27b7d66f01e7ad88d0 100644
--- a/compact/solenoid.xml
+++ b/compact/solenoid.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     <detector 
       id="Solenoid_ID"
       name="SolenoidCoilBarrel" 
-      type="refdet_SolenoidCoil" 
+      type="athena_SolenoidCoil" 
       insideTrackingVolume="false">
       <position x="0" y="0" z="Solenoid_offset"/>
       <layer id="1" 
diff --git a/compact/tof_endcap.xml b/compact/tof_endcap.xml
index af4ea84c4ab6aec29bd9d80a866224e0d97861a8..540b04f483d38f586b849977d3f58fc615de9495 100644
--- a/compact/tof_endcap.xml
+++ b/compact/tof_endcap.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       <detector
         id="ForwardTOF_ID"
         name="ForwardTOF"
-        type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+        type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
         readout="TOFEndcapHits"
         vis="TOFVis"
         reflect="false">
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <detector
         id="BackwardTOF_ID"
         name="BackwardTOF"
-        type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+        type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
         readout="TOFEndcapHits"
         vis="TOFVis"
         reflect="true">
diff --git a/compact/vertex_tracker.xml b/compact/vertex_tracker.xml
index e83a053525485654d0d2e3830eaecb82d7ff9f0a..d9485adbb36a7dece29fab833167690a8aa47764 100644
--- a/compact/vertex_tracker.xml
+++ b/compact/vertex_tracker.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     <detector
       id="VertexEndcapP_ID"
       name="VertexEndcapP"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="VertexEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="false">
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     <detector
       id="VertexEndcapN_ID"
       name="VertexEndcapN"
-      type="refdet_TrapEndcapTracker"
+      type="athena_TrapEndcapTracker"
       readout="VertexEndcapHits"
       vis="AnlRed"
       reflect="true">
diff --git a/src/BarrelTrackerWithFrame_geo.cpp b/src/BarrelTrackerWithFrame_geo.cpp
index 71d5d9eb134f8333417232172a9b1e55b77ac67d..ac673ebcb55037d81a18d9e50f23d2030b5f3af7 100644
--- a/src/BarrelTrackerWithFrame_geo.cpp
+++ b/src/BarrelTrackerWithFrame_geo.cpp
@@ -301,4 +301,3 @@ static Ref_t create_detector(Detector& description, xml_h e, SensitiveDetector s
 DECLARE_DETELEMENT(BarrelTrackerWithFrame, create_detector)
 DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_VertexBarrel, create_detector)
 DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_TrackerBarrel, create_detector)
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_SiVertexBarrel, create_detector)
diff --git a/src/CylinderTrackerBarrel_geo.cpp b/src/CylinderTrackerBarrel_geo.cpp
index be2f1199e098a99e197d8e35f812bef0bc94064b..8c643ada6204f3da2206214567077b7298a1b6b2 100644
--- a/src/CylinderTrackerBarrel_geo.cpp
+++ b/src/CylinderTrackerBarrel_geo.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,6 @@ static Ref_t create_detector(Detector& description, xml_h e, SensitiveDetector s
 }
 
 // clang-format off
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_CylinderTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_MMTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_RWellTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_CylinderTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_MMTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_RWellTrackerBarrel, create_detector)
diff --git a/src/PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2_geo.cpp b/src/PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2_geo.cpp
index e7e268875a9210d58142e32120781bf41c675f0f..bce953c34c7f90780bbd8565eed566314fb754c6 100644
--- a/src/PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2_geo.cpp
+++ b/src/PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2_geo.cpp
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ static Ref_t create_detector(Detector& description, xml_h e, SensitiveDetector s
 }
 
 // clang-format off
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_PolyhedraEndcapCalorimeter2, create_detector)
diff --git a/src/TrapEndcapTracker_geo.cpp b/src/TrapEndcapTracker_geo.cpp
index d3cbe1af2b525d4bcb23f66e514b33da1fdbed7d..a71bac117d1796e258c527d38f6506abb3d69462 100644
--- a/src/TrapEndcapTracker_geo.cpp
+++ b/src/TrapEndcapTracker_geo.cpp
@@ -219,5 +219,5 @@ static Ref_t create_detector(Detector& description, xml_h e, SensitiveDetector s
 }
 
 // clang-format off
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_TrapEndcapTracker, create_detector)
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_GEMTrackerEndcap, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_TrapEndcapTracker, create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_GEMTrackerEndcap, create_detector)
diff --git a/src/ref_SolenoidCoil_geo.cpp b/src/ref_SolenoidCoil_geo.cpp
index 91b94a2b9b6968390ad837b96de5fbca32bd5586..e43c952224e868d435508d1d1e5c353cb8512c38 100644
--- a/src/ref_SolenoidCoil_geo.cpp
+++ b/src/ref_SolenoidCoil_geo.cpp
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ static Ref_t create_detector(Detector& description, xml_h e, SensitiveDetector s
   return sdet;
 }
 
-DECLARE_DETELEMENT(refdet_SolenoidCoil,create_detector)
+DECLARE_DETELEMENT(athena_SolenoidCoil,create_detector)