diff --git a/src/HHbbVV/hh_vars.py b/src/HHbbVV/hh_vars.py
index 89c86fde..1cdb000c 100644
--- a/src/HHbbVV/hh_vars.py
+++ b/src/HHbbVV/hh_vars.py
@@ -253,3 +253,13 @@
     "VVFatJetPtOverbbFatJetPt",
     "BDTScore",
 ]
+
+lp_sf_vars = [
+    ("lp_sf_lnN", 101),
+    ("lp_sf_pt_extrap_vars", 100),
+    ("lp_sf_sys_down", 1),
+    ("lp_sf_sys_up", 1),
+    ("lp_sf_double_matched_event", 1),
+    ("lp_sf_boundary_quarks", 1),
+    ("lp_sf_unmatched_quarks", 1),
+]
diff --git a/src/HHbbVV/postprocessing/postprocessing.py b/src/HHbbVV/postprocessing/postprocessing.py
index 230a80d9..03472eb2 100644
--- a/src/HHbbVV/postprocessing/postprocessing.py
+++ b/src/HHbbVV/postprocessing/postprocessing.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 from hist import Hist
 from utils import CUT_MAX_VAL, ShapeVar
 
+from HHbbVV import hh_vars
 from HHbbVV.hh_vars import (
     bg_keys,
     data_key,
@@ -1198,25 +1199,9 @@ def get_lpsf_all_years(
         ("ak8FatJetHVVNumProngs", 1),
         ("ak8FatJetParticleNetMD_Txbb", 2),
         ("VVFatJetParTMD_THWWvsT", 1),
-        ("lp_sf_lnN", 101),
-        ("lp_sf_sys_down", 1),
-        ("lp_sf_sys_up", 1),
-        ("lp_sf_double_matched_event", 1),
-        ("lp_sf_unmatched_quarks", 1),
-        ("lp_sf_num_sjpt_gt350", 1),
     ]
 
-    # nonresonant samples use old skimmer #TODO: update!!!
-    if bdt_preds_dir is not None:
-        load_columns.remove(("weight_noTrigEffs", 1))
-        load_columns.remove(("VVFatJetParTMD_THWWvsT", 1))
-
-        load_columns += [
-            ("ak8FatJetParTMD_probHWW3q", 2),
-            ("ak8FatJetParTMD_probHWW4q", 2),
-            ("ak8FatJetParTMD_probQCD", 2),
-            ("ak8FatJetParTMD_probT", 2),
-        ]
+    load_columns += hh_vars.lp_sf_vars
 
     # reformat into ("column name", "idx") format for reading multiindex columns
     column_labels = []
@@ -1225,20 +1210,16 @@ def get_lpsf_all_years(
             column_labels.append(f"('{key}', '{i}')")
 
     for year in years:
-        events_dict = utils.load_samples(
+        events_dict = load_samples(
             data_dir, {sig_key: samples[sig_key]}, year, load_filters, column_labels
         )
 
         # print weighted sample yields
-        wkey = "finalWeight" if "finalWeight" in next(iter(events_dict.values())) else "weight"
+        wkey = "finalWeight"
         print(np.sum(events_dict[sig_key][wkey].to_numpy()))
 
         bb_masks = bb_VV_assignment(events_dict)
-
-        if "weight_noTrigEffs" not in events_dict[sig_key]:
-            apply_weights(events_dict, year)
-            derive_variables(events_dict)
-
+        derive_variables(events_dict)
         events_dict[sig_key] = postprocess_lpsfs(events_dict[sig_key])
 
         if bdt_preds_dir is not None:
diff --git a/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py b/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
index b0e8e1da..97a68955 100644
--- a/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
+++ b/src/HHbbVV/processors/bbVVSkimmer.py
@@ -653,17 +653,7 @@ def process(self, events: ak.Array):
 
         if isSignal and self._systematics and self._lp_sfs:
             # (var, # columns)
-            items = [
-                ("lp_sf_lnN", 101),
-                ("lp_sf_pt_extrap_vars", 100),
-                ("lp_sf_sys_down", 1),
-                ("lp_sf_sys_up", 1),
-                ("lp_sf_double_matched_event", 1),
-                ("lp_sf_boundary_quarks", 1),
-                ("lp_sf_unmatched_quarks", 1),
-            ]
-
-            logging.info("Starting LP SFs and saving: " + str(items))
+            logging.info("Starting LP SFs and saving: " + str(hh_vars.lp_sf_vars))
 
             if len(skimmed_events["weight"]):
                 genbb = genbb[sel_all]
@@ -719,7 +709,7 @@ def process(self, events: ak.Array):
                     sf_dict = {}
 
                     # collect all the scale factors, fill in 1s for unmatched jets
-                    for key, shape in items:
+                    for key, shape in hh_vars.lp_sf_vars:
                         arr = np.ones((np.sum(sel_all), shape))
 
                         for select_key, (selector, _, _) in selectors.items():
@@ -735,7 +725,7 @@ def process(self, events: ak.Array):
             else:
                 logging.info("No signal events selected")
                 sf_dicts = {}
-                for key, shape in items:
+                for key, shape in hh_vars.lp_sf_vars:
                     arr = np.ones((np.sum(sel_all), shape))
                     sf_dicts[key] = arr