diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/producersLayer1/tauProducer_cff.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/producersLayer1/tauProducer_cff.py
index 5cd5652bfa9e4..46a51634dcd89 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/producersLayer1/tauProducer_cff.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/producersLayer1/tauProducer_cff.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 makePatTausTask = cms.Task(
     # reco pre-production
-    patHPSPFTauDiscriminationTask,
+    #patHPSPFTauDiscriminationTask,
     patPFCandidateIsoDepositSelectionTask,
     patPFTauIsolationTask,
     #patTauJetCorrections *
diff --git a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/miniAOD_tools.py b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/miniAOD_tools.py
index 561494c9315ec..5b4655fdd711a 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/miniAOD_tools.py
+++ b/PhysicsTools/PatAlgos/python/slimming/miniAOD_tools.py
@@ -261,6 +261,19 @@ def miniAOD_customizeCommon(process):
     from RecoTauTag.Configuration.boostedHPSPFTaus_cfi import addBoostedTaus
     addBoostedTaus(process)
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #Adding tau reco for 80X legacy reMiniAOD
+    #make a copy of makePatTauTask to avoid labels and substitution problems
+    _makePatTausTaskWithTauReReco = process.makePatTausTask.copy()
+    #add PFTau reco modules to cloned makePatTauTask
+    process.load("RecoTauTag.Configuration.RecoPFTauTag_cff")
+    from PhysicsTools.PatAlgos.tools.helpers import listModules
+    for module in listModules(process.PFTau):
+        _makePatTausTaskWithTauReReco.add(module)
+    #replace original task by extended one for the miniAOD_80XLegacy era
+    from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_run2_miniAOD_80XLegacy_cff import run2_miniAOD_80XLegacy
+    run2_miniAOD_80XLegacy.toReplaceWith(
+        process.makePatTausTask, _makePatTausTaskWithTauReReco)
+    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     # Adding puppi jets
     if not hasattr(process, 'ak4PFJetsPuppi'): #MM: avoid confilct with substructure call