diff --git a/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/HitReconstructionAnalysis.h b/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/HitReconstructionAnalysis.h
index 3a275adcda..25247ce4cb 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/HitReconstructionAnalysis.h
+++ b/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/HitReconstructionAnalysis.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class HitReconstructionAnalysis {
             "SiEndcapTrackerRecHits",      // End Cap tracker
           // MPGD
             "MPGDBarrelRecHits",
-            "MPGDDIRCRecHits",
             "OuterMPGDBarrelRecHits",
             "ForwardMPGDEndcapRecHits",
             "BackwardMPGDEndcapRecHits",
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/TrackingOccupancyAnalysis.h b/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/TrackingOccupancyAnalysis.h
index 43004436aa..9da578e6f2 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/TrackingOccupancyAnalysis.h
+++ b/src/benchmarks/reconstruction/tracking_occupancy/TrackingOccupancyAnalysis.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class TrackingOccupancyAnalysis {
             "TrackerEndcapHits",    // End Cap tracker
           // MPGD
             "MPGDBarrelHits",
-            "MPGDDIRCHits",
             "OuterMPGDBarrelHits",
             "ForwardMPGDEndcapHits",
             "BackwardMPGDEndcapHits",
diff --git a/src/detectors/MPGD/MPGD.cc b/src/detectors/MPGD/MPGD.cc
index 8cb695596c..96f21797a2 100644
--- a/src/detectors/MPGD/MPGD.cc
+++ b/src/detectors/MPGD/MPGD.cc
@@ -41,30 +41,6 @@ void InitPlugin(JApplication *app) {
         app
     ));
 
-    // Digitization
-    app->Add(new JOmniFactoryGeneratorT<SiliconTrackerDigi_factory>(
-        "MPGDDIRCRawHits",
-        {"MPGDDIRCHits"},
-        {"MPGDDIRCRawHits"},
-        {
-            .threshold = 0.25 * dd4hep::keV,
-            .timeResolution = 10,
-        },
-        app
-    ));
-
-    // Convert raw digitized hits into hits with geometry info (ready for tracking)
-    app->Add(new JOmniFactoryGeneratorT<TrackerHitReconstruction_factory>(
-        "MPGDDIRCRecHits",
-        {"MPGDDIRCRawHits"},    // Input data collection tags
-        {"MPGDDIRCRecHits"},    // Output data tag
-        {
-            .timeResolution = 10,
-        },
-        app
-    ));
-
-
     // Digitization
     app->Add(new JOmniFactoryGeneratorT<SiliconTrackerDigi_factory>(
         "OuterMPGDBarrelRawHits",
diff --git a/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc b/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
index f0d79962fe..555b1a84fe 100644
--- a/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
+++ b/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
@@ -88,19 +88,16 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
 
             // MPGD
             "MPGDBarrelRecHits",
-            "MPGDDIRCRecHits",
             "OuterMPGDBarrelRecHits",
             "BackwardMPGDEndcapRecHits",
             "ForwardMPGDEndcapRecHits",
 
             "MPGDBarrelRawHits",
-            "MPGDDIRCRawHits",
             "OuterMPGDBarrelRawHits",
             "BackwardMPGDEndcapRawHits",
             "ForwardMPGDEndcapRawHits",
 
             "MPGDBarrelHits",
-            "MPGDDIRCHits",
             "OuterMPGDBarrelHits",
             "BackwardMPGDEndcapHits",
             "ForwardMPGDEndcapHits",