diff --git a/ARCdigi/test/runARCdigitizer.py b/ARCdigi/test/runARCdigitizer.py
index 712a3bb..9ecc734 100644
--- a/ARCdigi/test/runARCdigitizer.py
+++ b/ARCdigi/test/runARCdigitizer.py
@@ -34,13 +34,8 @@
 arc_digitizer.AuditExecute = True
 podiooutput.AuditExecute = True
 
-from Configurables import EventCounter
-event_counter = EventCounter('event_counter')
-event_counter.Frequency = 1
-
 ApplicationMgr(
     TopAlg = [
-        event_counter,
         podioinput,
         arc_digitizer,
         podiooutput
diff --git a/DCHdigi/test/runDCHsimpleDigitizer.py b/DCHdigi/test/runDCHsimpleDigitizer.py
index e16b382..d310c90 100644
--- a/DCHdigi/test/runDCHsimpleDigitizer.py
+++ b/DCHdigi/test/runDCHsimpleDigitizer.py
@@ -129,14 +129,9 @@
 geantsim.AuditExecute = True
 out.AuditExecute = True
 
-from Configurables import EventCounter
-event_counter = EventCounter('event_counter')
-event_counter.Frequency = 1
-
 from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
 ApplicationMgr(
     TopAlg = [
-              event_counter,
               genAlg,
               hepmc_converter,
               geantsim,
diff --git a/Tracking/test/runGenFitTrackingOnSimplifiedDriftChamber.py b/Tracking/test/runGenFitTrackingOnSimplifiedDriftChamber.py
index e726835..1427308 100644
--- a/Tracking/test/runGenFitTrackingOnSimplifiedDriftChamber.py
+++ b/Tracking/test/runGenFitTrackingOnSimplifiedDriftChamber.py
@@ -163,14 +163,9 @@
 geantsim.AuditExecute = True
 out.AuditExecute = True
 
-from Configurables import EventCounter
-event_counter = EventCounter('event_counter')
-event_counter.Frequency = 1
-
 from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
 ApplicationMgr(
     TopAlg = [
-              event_counter,
               genAlg,
               hepmc_converter,
               geantsim,
diff --git a/VTXdigi/test/runVTXdigitizer.py b/VTXdigi/test/runVTXdigitizer.py
index b217704..49d2031 100644
--- a/VTXdigi/test/runVTXdigitizer.py
+++ b/VTXdigi/test/runVTXdigitizer.py
@@ -268,16 +268,11 @@
 geantsim.AuditExecute = True
 out.AuditExecute = True
 
-from Configurables import EventCounter
-event_counter = EventCounter('event_counter')
-event_counter.Frequency = 1
-
 from Configurables import ApplicationMgr
 
 # # CLD
 # ApplicationMgr(
 #     TopAlg = [
-#               event_counter,
 #               genAlg,
 #               hepmc_converter,
 #               geantsim,
@@ -293,7 +288,6 @@
 # IDEA
 ApplicationMgr(
     TopAlg = [
-              event_counter,
               genAlg,
               hepmc_converter,
               geantsim,