diff --git a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
index 7dd29a81fdbda..9b1c4128db275 100644
--- a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
+++ b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ class RefitType(Enum):
 _allFromGT = True
 _applyBows = True
 _applyExtraConditions = True
-if(options.isPhase2):
-     _theRefitter = RefitType.STANDARD # FIXME: once the sequence is cleared out    
-else: 
-     _theRefitter = RefitType.COMMON  
+_theRefitter = RefitType.COMMON # RefitType.STANDARD (other option not involving filtering)
 _theTrackCollection = 'generalTracks' # FIXME: 'ALCARECOTkAlMinBias' once a sample is available
 
 ###################################################################
diff --git a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/test_all_Phase2_cfg.py b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/test_all_Phase2_cfg.py
index e9850f728394b..ce80d16c0356c 100644
--- a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/test_all_Phase2_cfg.py
+++ b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/test_all_Phase2_cfg.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class RefitType(Enum):
     threshold = cms.untracked.string("INFO"),
     default   = cms.untracked.PSet(limit = cms.untracked.int32(0)),                       
     FwkReport = cms.untracked.PSet(limit = cms.untracked.int32(-1),
-                                   reportEvery = cms.untracked.int32(1000)
+                                   reportEvery = cms.untracked.int32(1)
                                    ),                                                      
     PrimaryVertexValidation = cms.untracked.PSet( limit = cms.untracked.int32(-1)),
     SplitVertexResolution   = cms.untracked.PSet( limit = cms.untracked.int32(-1)),
@@ -295,7 +295,10 @@ def switchClusterizerParameters(da):
                                       TkClusParameters = switchClusterizerParameters(isDA)
                                       )
 
-process.TrackerTrackHitFilter.isPhase2 = cms.untracked.bool(True)
+####################################################################
+# Needed to avoid dependency from Phase-0 strip conditions
+####################################################################
+#process.TrackerTrackHitFilter.isPhase2 = cms.bool(True)
 
 ####################################################################
 # Path