diff --git a/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitCheck.h b/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitCheck.h
index b7612d5d39..3677403166 100644
--- a/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitCheck.h
+++ b/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitCheck.h
@@ -45,27 +45,6 @@ class QcMFTDigitCheck : public o2::quality_control::checker::CheckInterface
   int mZoneThresholdMedium;
   int mZoneThresholdBad;
 
-  // masked chips part
-  bool mFirstCall;
-  std::vector<int> mMaskedChips;
-  std::vector<string> mChipMapName;
-
-  void readMaskedChips();
-  void createMaskedChipsNames();
-
-  // to form the name of the masked chips histograms
-  int mHalf[936] = { 0 };
-  int mDisk[936] = { 0 };
-  int mFace[936] = { 0 };
-  int mZone[936] = { 0 };
-  int mSensor[936] = { 0 };
-  int mTransID[936] = { 0 };
-  int mLayer[936] = { 0 };
-  int mLadder[936] = { 0 };
-  float mX[936] = { 0 };
-  float mY[936] = { 0 };
-  void getChipMapData();
-
   ClassDefOverride(QcMFTDigitCheck, 2);
 };
 
diff --git a/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitTask.h b/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitTask.h
index 5677d6044f..72e58698f6 100644
--- a/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitTask.h
+++ b/Modules/MFT/include/MFT/QcMFTDigitTask.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class QcMFTDigitTask final : public TaskInterface
   std::unique_ptr<TH2F> mDigitDoubleColumnSensorIndices = nullptr;
 
   std::unique_ptr<TH1F> mDigitsROFSize = nullptr;
+  std::unique_ptr<TH1F> mNOfDigitsTime = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<TH1F> mDigitsBC = nullptr;
 
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<TH2F>> mDigitChipOccupancyMap;
diff --git a/Modules/MFT/mft-digits.json b/Modules/MFT/mft-digits.json
index 5b1300a3b2..72c3dfc525 100644
--- a/Modules/MFT/mft-digits.json
+++ b/Modules/MFT/mft-digits.json
@@ -60,27 +60,7 @@
         "dataSource" : [ {
           "type" : "Task",
           "name" : "Digits",
-            "MOs"  : ["ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_0/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_0/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_1/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_1/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_2/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_2/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_3/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_3/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_4/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_0/Disk_4/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_0/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_0/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_1/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_1/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_2/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_2/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_3/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_3/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_4/Face_1/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_1/Disk_4/Face_0/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-            "mDigitChipOccupancy","mDigitOccupancySummary","mDigitChipStdDev"]
+            "MOs"  : ["mDigitChipOccupancy","mDigitOccupancySummary","mDigitChipStdDev"]
         } ]
       }
     }
diff --git a/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitCheck.cxx b/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitCheck.cxx
index 29e807d5e4..82ce4dfa92 100644
--- a/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitCheck.cxx
+++ b/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitCheck.cxx
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 /// \author Katarina Krizkova Gajdosova
 /// \author Diana Maria Krupova
 
-// C++
-#include <string>
 // Fair
 #include <fairlogger/Logger.h>
 // ROOT
@@ -26,17 +24,11 @@
 #include <TLatex.h>
 #include <TList.h>
 #include <TPaveText.h>
-// O2
-#include <DataFormatsITSMFT/NoiseMap.h>
-#include "CCDB/CcdbApi.h"
-#include <ITSMFTReconstruction/ChipMappingMFT.h>
-
 // Quality Control
 #include "MFT/QcMFTDigitCheck.h"
 #include "QualityControl/MonitorObject.h"
 #include "QualityControl/Quality.h"
 #include "QualityControl/QcInfoLogger.h"
-#include "MFT/QcMFTUtilTables.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -45,6 +37,7 @@ namespace o2::quality_control_modules::mft
 
 void QcMFTDigitCheck::configure()
 {
+
   // this is how to get access to custom parameters defined in the config file at qc.tasks.<task_name>.taskParameters
   if (auto param = mCustomParameters.find("ZoneThresholdMedium"); param != mCustomParameters.end()) {
     ILOG(Info, Support) << "Custom parameter - ZoneThresholdMedium: " << param->second << ENDM;
@@ -54,9 +47,6 @@ void QcMFTDigitCheck::configure()
     ILOG(Info, Support) << "Custom parameter - ZoneThresholdBad: " << param->second << ENDM;
     mZoneThresholdBad = stoi(param->second);
   }
-
-  // no call to beautifier yet
-  mFirstCall = true;
 }
 
 Quality QcMFTDigitCheck::check(std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<MonitorObject>>* moMap)
@@ -115,73 +105,8 @@ Quality QcMFTDigitCheck::check(std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<MonitorObje
 
 std::string QcMFTDigitCheck::getAcceptedType() { return "TH1"; }
 
-void QcMFTDigitCheck::readMaskedChips()
-{
-  o2::ccdb::CcdbApi api;
-  api.init("alice-ccdb.cern.ch");
-  long timestamp = -1;
-  map<string, string> headers;
-  map<std::string, std::string> filter;
-  auto calib = api.retrieveFromTFileAny<o2::itsmft::NoiseMap>("MFT/Calib/DeadMap/", filter, timestamp, &headers);
-  for (int i = 0; i < calib->size(); i++) {
-    if (calib->isFullChipMasked(i)) {
-      mMaskedChips.push_back(i);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void QcMFTDigitCheck::getChipMapData()
-{
-  const o2::itsmft::ChipMappingMFT mapMFT;
-  auto chipMapData = mapMFT.getChipMappingData();
-  QcMFTUtilTables MFTTable;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < 936; i++) {
-    mHalf[i] = chipMapData[i].half;
-    mDisk[i] = chipMapData[i].disk;
-    mLayer[i] = chipMapData[i].layer;
-    mFace[i] = mLayer[i] % 2;
-    mZone[i] = chipMapData[i].zone;
-    mSensor[i] = chipMapData[i].localChipSWID;
-    mTransID[i] = chipMapData[i].cable;
-    mLadder[i] = MFTTable.mLadder[i];
-    mX[i] = MFTTable.mX[i];
-    mY[i] = MFTTable.mY[i];
-  }
-}
-
-void QcMFTDigitCheck::createMaskedChipsNames()
-{
-  for (int i = 0; i < mMaskedChips.size(); i++) {
-    mChipMapName.push_back(Form("ChipOccupancyMaps/Half_%d/Disk_%d/Face_%d/mDigitChipOccupancyMap",
-                                mHalf[mMaskedChips[i]], mDisk[mMaskedChips[i]], mFace[mMaskedChips[i]]));
-  }
-}
-
 void QcMFTDigitCheck::beautify(std::shared_ptr<MonitorObject> mo, Quality checkResult)
 {
-  // set up masking of dead chips once
-  if (mFirstCall) {
-    mFirstCall = false;
-    readMaskedChips();
-    getChipMapData();
-    createMaskedChipsNames();
-  }
-  // print skull in maps to display dead chips
-  int nMaskedChips = mMaskedChips.size();
-  for (int i = 0; i < nMaskedChips; i++) {
-    if (mo->getName().find(mChipMapName[i]) != std::string::npos) {
-      auto* hMap = dynamic_cast<TH2F*>(mo->getObject());
-      int binCx = hMap->GetXaxis()->FindBin(mX[mMaskedChips[i]]);
-      int binCy = hMap->GetYaxis()->FindBin(mY[mMaskedChips[i]]);
-      // the -0.5 is a shift to centre better the skulls
-      TLatex* tl = new TLatex(hMap->GetXaxis()->GetBinCenter(binCx) - 0.5, hMap->GetYaxis()->GetBinCenter(binCy), "N");
-      tl->SetTextFont(142);
-      tl->SetTextSize(0.08);
-      hMap->GetListOfFunctions()->Add(tl);
-      tl->Draw();
-    }
-  }
 
   if (mo->getName().find("mDigitOccupancySummary") != std::string::npos) {
     auto* hOccupancySummary = dynamic_cast<TH2F*>(mo->getObject());
diff --git a/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitTask.cxx b/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitTask.cxx
index e9262dfa8f..4514b72fd5 100644
--- a/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitTask.cxx
+++ b/Modules/MFT/src/QcMFTDigitTask.cxx
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ void QcMFTDigitTask::initialize(o2::framework::InitContext& /*ctx*/)
   getObjectsManager()->startPublishing(mDigitsROFSize.get());
   getObjectsManager()->setDisplayHint(mDigitsROFSize.get(), "logx logy");
 
+  mNOfDigitsTime = std::make_unique<TH1F>("mNOfDigitsTime", "Number of Digits per time bin; time (s); # entries", NofTimeBins, 0, maxDuration);
+  mNOfDigitsTime->SetMinimum(0.1);
+  getObjectsManager()->startPublishing(mNOfDigitsTime.get());
+
   mDigitsBC = std::make_unique<TH1F>("mDigitsBC", "Digits per BC; BCid; # entries", o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches, 0, o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches);
   mDigitsBC->SetMinimum(0.1);
   getObjectsManager()->startPublishing(mDigitsBC.get());
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ void QcMFTDigitTask::monitorData(o2::framework::ProcessingContext& ctx)
   for (const auto& rof : rofs) {
     mDigitsROFSize->Fill(rof.getNEntries());
     float seconds = orbitToSeconds(rof.getBCData().orbit, mRefOrbit) + rof.getBCData().bc * o2::constants::lhc::LHCBunchSpacingNS * 1e-9;
+    mNOfDigitsTime->Fill(seconds, rof.getNEntries());
     mDigitsBC->Fill(rof.getBCData().bc, rof.getNEntries());
   }
 
@@ -319,6 +324,7 @@ void QcMFTDigitTask::reset()
     mDigitChipStdDev->Reset();
   mDigitOccupancySummary->Reset();
   mDigitsROFSize->Reset();
+  mNOfDigitsTime->Reset();
   mDigitsBC->Reset();
 
   // maps