diff --git a/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_cff.py b/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_cff.py
index 89df7c189d633..8a31d9a1b7847 100644
--- a/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_cff.py
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 from Configuration.Eras.Era_Run2_2018_cff import Run2_2018
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_pp_on_AA_2018_cff import pp_on_AA_2018
+from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_pf_badHcalMitigation_cff import pf_badHcalMitigation
 
-Run2_2018_pp_on_AA = cms.ModifierChain(Run2_2018, pp_on_AA_2018)
+Run2_2018_pp_on_AA = cms.ModifierChain(Run2_2018, pp_on_AA_2018, pf_badHcalMitigation)
diff --git a/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_noHCALmitigation_cff.py b/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_noHCALmitigation_cff.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7773903f3e98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Configuration/Eras/python/Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_noHCALmitigation_cff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
+
+from Configuration.Eras.Era_Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_cff import Run2_2018_pp_on_AA
+from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_pf_badHcalMitigation_cff import pf_badHcalMitigation
+
+Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_noHCALmitigation = cms.ModifierChain(Run2_2018_pp_on_AA.copyAndExclude(pf_badHcalMitigation))
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/Eras.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/Eras.py
index 26eaa6be97faa..88a3a386393cc 100644
--- a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/Eras.py
+++ b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/Eras.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                  'Run2_2017_ppRef',
                  'Run2_2018',
                  'Run2_2018_pp_on_AA',
+                 'Run2_2018_pp_on_AA_noHCALmitigation',
                  'Run2_2018_highBetaStar',
                  'Run3',
                  'Phase2',