diff --git a/athena.xml b/athena.xml
index 15c5c2d808eb024dafced6323ca88c5748c16650..25eff83ad9b360d30c06ee4fd18d639859677211 100644
--- a/athena.xml
+++ b/athena.xml
@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@
   <include ref="compact/solenoid.xml"/>
 
   <include ref="compact/ecal.xml"/>
-  <!--
   <include ref="compact/hcal.xml"/>
-  -->
   <!--include ref="compact/ce_GEM.xml"/-->
   <!--include ref="compact/gem_tracker_endcap.xml"/-->
   <include ref="compact/ce_mrich.xml"/>
diff --git a/compact/ecal.xml b/compact/ecal.xml
index 60704e6cf512bdf4e00b1be6bdc811a532d5fac4..ee8cca3348485c025b589ccd6bdb2a3e4f68ae9f 100644
--- a/compact/ecal.xml
+++ b/compact/ecal.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
   <comment>electron endcap ecal</comment>
   <!--<include ref="ce_ecal.xml"/>-->
+  <!--
   <include ref="ce_ecal_crystal_glass.xml"/>
+  -->
 
   <comment>hadron endcap ecal</comment>
   <include ref="ci_ecal.xml"/>