diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer.h b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer.h
index a22511ae9f8ec..d20441acc87db 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer.h
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class EcalDigiProducer : public DigiAccumulatorMixMod {
   void accumulate(PileUpEventPrincipal const &e, edm::EventSetup const &c, edm::StreamID const &) override;
   void finalizeEvent(edm::Event &e, edm::EventSetup const &c) override;
   void beginLuminosityBlock(edm::LuminosityBlock const &lumi, edm::EventSetup const &setup) override;
-  void beginRun(edm::Run const &run, edm::EventSetup const &setup) override;
 
   void setEBNoiseSignalGenerator(EcalBaseSignalGenerator *noiseGenerator);
   void setEENoiseSignalGenerator(EcalBaseSignalGenerator *noiseGenerator);
diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.h b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.h
index 40132d66b04f9..61353791ae649 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.h
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/interface/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class EcalDigiProducer_Ph2 : public DigiAccumulatorMixMod {
   void accumulate(PileUpEventPrincipal const& e, edm::EventSetup const& c, edm::StreamID const&) override;
   void finalizeEvent(edm::Event& e, edm::EventSetup const& c) override;
   void beginLuminosityBlock(edm::LuminosityBlock const& lumi, edm::EventSetup const& setup) override;
-  void beginRun(edm::Run const& run, edm::EventSetup const& setup) override;
 
   void setEBNoiseSignalGenerator(EcalBaseSignalGenerator* noiseGenerator);
 
diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer.cc b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer.cc
index f2dbf4e0dcfd8..44b8a5f065db9 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer.cc
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer.cc
@@ -312,17 +312,15 @@ void EcalDigiProducer::accumulate(edm::Event const &e, edm::EventSetup const &ev
   // Step A: Get Inputs
   edm::Handle<std::vector<PCaloHit>> ebHandle;
   if (m_doEB) {
-    m_EBShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);   // need to set the eventSetup here, otherwise pre-mixing
-                                           // module will not wrk
-    m_APDShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);  //
+    m_EBShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);
+    m_APDShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);
     edm::InputTag ebTag(m_hitsProducerTag, "EcalHitsEB");
     e.getByLabel(ebTag, ebHandle);
   }
 
   edm::Handle<std::vector<PCaloHit>> eeHandle;
   if (m_doEE) {
-    m_EEShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);  // need to set the eventSetup here, otherwise pre-mixing
-                                          // module will not work
+    m_EEShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);
     edm::InputTag eeTag(m_hitsProducerTag, "EcalHitsEE");
     e.getByLabel(eeTag, eeHandle);
   }
@@ -572,9 +570,3 @@ void EcalDigiProducer::setESNoiseSignalGenerator(EcalBaseSignalGenerator *noiseG
   if (nullptr != m_ESDigitizer)
     m_ESDigitizer->setNoiseSignalGenerator(noiseGenerator);
 }
-
-void EcalDigiProducer::beginRun(edm::Run const &run, edm::EventSetup const &setup) {
-  m_EBShape.setEventSetup(setup);
-  m_EEShape.setEventSetup(setup);
-  m_APDShape.setEventSetup(setup);
-}
diff --git a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.cc b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.cc
index 26b90a3f8e0f4..b7caf657140f7 100644
--- a/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.cc
+++ b/SimCalorimetry/EcalSimProducers/src/EcalDigiProducer_Ph2.cc
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ void EcalDigiProducer_Ph2::accumulate(edm::Event const& e, edm::EventSetup const
   // Step A: Get Inputs
   edm::Handle<std::vector<PCaloHit>> ebHandle;
 
-  m_EBShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);   // need to set the eventSetup here, otherwise pre-mixing module will not wrk
-  m_APDShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);  //
+  m_EBShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);
+  m_APDShape.setEventSetup(eventSetup);
   edm::InputTag ebTag(m_hitsProducerTag, "EcalHitsEB");
   e.getByLabel(ebTag, ebHandle);
 
@@ -325,8 +325,3 @@ void EcalDigiProducer_Ph2::updateGeometry() {
 void EcalDigiProducer_Ph2::setEBNoiseSignalGenerator(EcalBaseSignalGenerator* noiseGenerator) {
   m_BarrelDigitizer->setNoiseSignalGenerator(noiseGenerator);
 }
-
-void EcalDigiProducer_Ph2::beginRun(edm::Run const& run, edm::EventSetup const& setup) {
-  m_EBShape.setEventSetup(setup);
-  m_APDShape.setEventSetup(setup);
-}