diff --git a/HLTrigger/Configuration/python/customizeHLTforCMSSW.py b/HLTrigger/Configuration/python/customizeHLTforCMSSW.py
index 35522513c2562..bf0bc345665ba 100644
--- a/HLTrigger/Configuration/python/customizeHLTforCMSSW.py
+++ b/HLTrigger/Configuration/python/customizeHLTforCMSSW.py
@@ -198,15 +198,6 @@ def customizeHLTfor49436(process):
 
     return process
 
-def customizeHLTfor49871(process):
-    for prod in producers_by_type(process, 'HLTEcalPhiSymFilter'):
-        if not hasattr(prod, 'cleanReco'):
-            setattr(prod, 'cleanReco', cms.bool(False))
-        if not hasattr(prod, 'cleaningConfig'):
-            from RecoLocalCalo.EcalRecAlgos.ecalCleaningAlgo import cleaningAlgoConfig
-            setattr(prod, 'cleaningConfig', cleaningAlgoConfig)
-    return process
-
 # CMSSW version specific customizations
 def customizeHLTforCMSSW(process, menuType="GRun"):
 
@@ -216,6 +207,4 @@ def customizeHLTforCMSSW(process, menuType="GRun"):
 
     # process = customizeHLTfor49436(process)
 
-    process = customizeHLTfor49871(process)
-
     return process