diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index b1194759940ea..4bb3c9f417adf 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
 refs/heads/gh-pages: 09c786f70121f131b3715aaf3464996502bbeb7e
-"refs/heads/CMSSW_7_1_X": d016e5755607189a2c6e9c717bf29409a77baf80
+"refs/heads/CMSSW_7_1_X": f9e426a726de2b2ab1fed92580fc2e9939508f49
diff --git a/trunk/PhysicsTools/PFCandProducer/python/PF2PAT_EventContent_cff.py b/trunk/PhysicsTools/PFCandProducer/python/PF2PAT_EventContent_cff.py
index 560eb56a8e7ca..7481f6b19ac66 100644
--- a/trunk/PhysicsTools/PFCandProducer/python/PF2PAT_EventContent_cff.py
+++ b/trunk/PhysicsTools/PFCandProducer/python/PF2PAT_EventContent_cff.py
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
     'keep *_genParticles_*_*',
     'keep *_genMetTrue_*_*',
     'keep recoGenJets_*_*_*',
-#    'keep *_pfCandToVertexAssociator_*_*',
     # isolated electrons and muons
     'keep *_pfIsolatedElectrons_*_*',
     'keep *_pfIsolatedMuons_*_*',
     'keep *_pfNoJet_*_*',
     'keep recoIsoDepositedmValueMap_*_*_*',
     # jets
-    'keep pfRecoPFJets_pfNoTau_*_*',
+    'keep recoPFJets_pfNoTau_*_*',
     # taus 
     'keep *_allLayer0Taus_*_*',
     'keep recoPFTauDiscriminator_*_*_*',
@@ -52,3 +51,45 @@
     )
 )
 
+prunedAODForPF2PATEventContent = cms.PSet(
+    outputCommands = cms.untracked.vstring(
+#    'drop *',
+    # the following is not necessary in real data, but is necessary now for PF2PAT, to get the true MET. this step has to be made optional
+#    'keep *_genParticles_*_*',
+#    'keep *_particleFlow_*_*',
+#    'keep *_gsfElectrons_*_*',
+#    'keep *_gsfElectronCores_*_*',
+    # why do we need both collections of prim vertices?
+#    'keep *_offlinePrimaryVertices_*_*',
+#    'keep *_offlinePrimaryVerticesWithBS_*_*',
+#    'keep *_generalTracks_*_*',
+#    'keep *_eid*_*_*', 
+#    'keep *_electronGsfTracks_*_*', 
+        'drop recoCaloTau*_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoPFTau*_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoCaloJet*_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoPFJet*_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoConversions_*_*_*', 
+        'drop recoJetedmRefToBaseProdTofloatsAssociationVector_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoPreshowerClusters_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoMETs_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoPFMETs_*_*_*',
+        'drop recoCaloMETs_*_*_*',
+        'drop *_genMetCalo_*_*',
+        'drop *_genMetCaloAndNonPrompt_*_*',
+        'drop *_tevMuons_*_*',
+        'drop *_generalV0Candidates_*_*',
+        'drop *_*TracksFromConversions_*_*',
+        'drop recoPhoton*_*_*_*',
+        'drop *_muIsoDeposit*_*_*',
+        'drop recoMuonMETCorrectionDataedmValueMap_*_*_*',
+        'drop *_*JetTracksAssociator*_*_*',
+        'drop *_*JetExtender_*_*',
+        'drop recoSoftLeptonTagInfos_*_*_*',
+        'drop *_impactParameterTagInfos_*_*',
+        'drop *_towerMaker_*_*',
+        'drop *_sisCone*_*_*',
+        'drop *_PhotonIDProd_*_*',
+        'drop recoHFEMClusterShapes_*_*_*'
+    )
+)