diff --git a/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/python/tauDiscriminationAgainstElectronMVA6Phase2_mvaDefs_cff.py b/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/python/tauDiscriminationAgainstElectronMVA6Phase2_mvaDefs_cff.py
index e22a4e71028f3..097a0c986bd8e 100644
--- a/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/python/tauDiscriminationAgainstElectronMVA6Phase2_mvaDefs_cff.py
+++ b/RecoTauTag/RecoTau/python/tauDiscriminationAgainstElectronMVA6Phase2_mvaDefs_cff.py
@@ -1,80 +1,81 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
 # anti-e phase-2 tauID mva names
+_antiEMVABaseName = "RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2"
 mvaNames_phase2 = dict(
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL"),
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL"),
-    mvaName_woGwGSF_BL = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_BL"),
-    mvaName_wGwGSF_BL = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_BL"),
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_EC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_FWEC"),
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_EC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_FWEC"),
-    mvaName_woGwGSF_EC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_FWEC"),
-    mvaName_wGwGSF_EC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_FWEC"),
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFEC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
-    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFEC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
-    mvaName_woGwGSF_VFEC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_VFWEC"),
-    mvaName_wGwGSF_VFEC = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_VFWEC")
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL"),
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL"),
+    mvaName_woGwGSF_BL = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_BL"),
+    mvaName_wGwGSF_BL = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_BL"),
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_EC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_FWEC"),
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_EC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_FWEC"),
+    mvaName_woGwGSF_EC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_FWEC"),
+    mvaName_wGwGSF_EC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_FWEC"),
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFEC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
+    mvaName_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFEC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
+    mvaName_woGwGSF_VFEC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_VFWEC"),
+    mvaName_wGwGSF_VFEC = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_VFWEC")
 )
 # anti-e phase-2 tauID (WPs)
 mapping_phase2 = cms.VPSet(
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(0), # minMVANoEleMatchWOgWOgsfBL
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_BL"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(2), # minMVANoEleMatchWgWOgsfBL
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_BL"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(5), # minMVAWOgWgsfBL
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_BL"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_BL"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(7), # minMVAWgWgsfBL
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_BL"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_BL"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(8), # minMVANoEleMatchWOgWOgsfEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_FWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_FWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(9), # minMVANoEleMatchWOgWOgsfVFEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_woGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(10), # minMVANoEleMatchWgWOgsfEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_FWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_FWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(11), # minMVANoEleMatchWgWOgsfVFEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_NoEleMatch_wGwoGSF_VFWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(13), # minMVAWOgWgsfEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_FWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_FWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(14), # minMVAWOgWgsfVFEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_woGwGSF_VFWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_woGwGSF_VFWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(15), # minMVAWgWgsfEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_FWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_FWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     ),
     cms.PSet(
         category = cms.uint32(16), # minMVAWgWgsfVFEC
-        cut = cms.string("RecoTauTag_antiElectronMVAPhase2_wGwGSF_VFWEC"),
+        cut = cms.string(_antiEMVABaseName+"_wGwGSF_VFWEC"),
         variable = cms.string("pt")
     )
 )