diff --git a/Geometry/CaloTopology/interface/HcalTopology.h b/Geometry/CaloTopology/interface/HcalTopology.h
index 8f8e759bf12f8..a8e691328a7a5 100644
--- a/Geometry/CaloTopology/interface/HcalTopology.h
+++ b/Geometry/CaloTopology/interface/HcalTopology.h
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 class HcalTopology : public CaloSubdetectorTopology {
 public:
   HcalTopology(const HcalDDDRecConstants* hcons, const bool mergePosition = false);
-  HcalTopology(HcalTopologyMode::Mode mode,
-               int maxDepthHB,
-               int maxDepthHE,
-               HcalTopologyMode::TriggerMode tmode = HcalTopologyMode::TriggerMode_2009);
 
   HcalTopologyMode::Mode mode() const { return mode_; }
   HcalTopologyMode::TriggerMode triggerMode() const { return triggerMode_; }
diff --git a/Geometry/CaloTopology/src/HcalTopology.cc b/Geometry/CaloTopology/src/HcalTopology.cc
index 918d523fea6a6..d3534ca11687f 100644
--- a/Geometry/CaloTopology/src/HcalTopology.cc
+++ b/Geometry/CaloTopology/src/HcalTopology.cc
@@ -157,71 +157,6 @@ HcalTopology::HcalTopology(const HcalDDDRecConstants* hcons, const bool mergePos
 #endif
 }
 
-HcalTopology::HcalTopology(HcalTopologyMode::Mode mode,
-                           int maxDepthHB,
-                           int maxDepthHE,
-                           HcalTopologyMode::TriggerMode tmode)
-    : hcons_(nullptr),
-      mergePosition_(false),
-      excludeHB_(false),
-      excludeHE_(false),
-      excludeHO_(false),
-      excludeHF_(false),
-      mode_(mode),
-      triggerMode_(tmode),
-      firstHBRing_(1),
-      lastHBRing_(16),
-      firstHERing_(16),
-      lastHERing_(29),
-      firstHFRing_(29),
-      lastHFRing_(41),
-      firstHORing_(1),
-      lastHORing_(15),
-      firstHEDoublePhiRing_((mode == HcalTopologyMode::H2 || mode == HcalTopologyMode::H2HE) ? (22) : (21)),
-      firstHEQuadPhiRing_(999),
-      firstHFQuadPhiRing_(40),
-      firstHETripleDepthRing_((mode == HcalTopologyMode::H2 || mode == HcalTopologyMode::H2HE) ? (24) : (27)),
-      singlePhiBins_(IPHI_MAX),
-      doublePhiBins_(36),
-      maxDepthHB_(maxDepthHB),
-      maxDepthHE_(maxDepthHE),
-      maxDepthHF_(2),
-      etaHE2HF_(30),
-      etaHF2HE_(29),
-      maxPhiHE_(IPHI_MAX),
-      HBSize_(kHBSizePreLS1),
-      HESize_(kHESizePreLS1),
-      HOSize_(kHOSizePreLS1),
-      HFSize_(kHFSizePreLS1),
-      HTSize_(kHTSizePreLS1),
-      CALIBSize_(kCALIBSizePreLS1),
-      numberOfShapes_((mode_ == HcalTopologyMode::LHC) ? 87 : 500) {
-  if (mode_ == HcalTopologyMode::LHC) {
-    topoVersion_ = 0;         //DL
-    HBSize_ = kHBSizePreLS1;  // qie-per-fiber * fiber/rm * rm/rbx * rbx/barrel * barrel/hcal
-    HESize_ = kHESizePreLS1;  // qie-per-fiber * fiber/rm * rm/rbx * rbx/endcap * endcap/hcal
-    HOSize_ = kHOSizePreLS1;  // ieta * iphi * 2
-    HFSize_ = kHFSizePreLS1;  // phi * eta * depth * pm
-  } else {                    // need to know more eventually
-    HBSize_ = maxDepthHB * 16 * IPHI_MAX * 2;
-    HESize_ = maxDepthHE * (29 - 16 + 1) * maxPhiHE_ * 2;
-    HOSize_ = 15 * IPHI_MAX * 2;                // ieta * iphi * 2
-    HFSize_ = IPHI_MAX * 13 * maxDepthHF_ * 2;  // phi * eta * depth * pm
-    CALIBSize_ = kOffCalibHFX_;
-    topoVersion_ = 10;
-  }
-  nEtaHB_ = (lastHBRing_ - firstHBRing_ + 1);
-  nEtaHE_ = (lastHERing_ - firstHERing_ + 1);
-  if (triggerMode_ == HcalTopologyMode::TriggerMode_2009) {
-    HTSize_ = kHTSizePreLS1;
-  } else {
-    HTSize_ = kHTSizePhase1;
-  }
-
-  edm::LogWarning("HCalGeom") << "This is an incomplete constructor of HcalTopology - be warned that many "
-                              << "functionalities will not be there - revert from this - get from EventSetup";
-}
-
 bool HcalTopology::valid(const DetId& id) const {
   assert(id.det() == DetId::Hcal);
   return validHcal(id);