diff --git a/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_Output_cff.py b/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_Output_cff.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 98a7f980582ab..0000000000000
--- a/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_Output_cff.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
-
-# output block for alcastream EcalPhiSym
-# keep L1 info and laser-recalibrated hits : 
-# non-recalibrated hits have HLT as parent process
-
-OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_noDrop = cms.PSet(
-    # put this if you have a filter
-    SelectEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(
-        SelectEvents = cms.vstring('pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym')
-    ),
-    outputCommands = cms.untracked.vstring(
-        'keep *_ecalPhiSymCorrected_phiSymEcalRecHitsEB_*', 
-        'keep *_ecalPhiSymCorrected_phiSymEcalRecHitsEE_*',
-        'keep L1GlobalTriggerReadoutRecord_hltGtDigis_*_*')
-)
-
-
-import copy
-OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym=copy.deepcopy(OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_noDrop)
-OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym.outputCommands.insert(0,"drop *")
diff --git a/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_cff.py b/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_cff.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a4671bcb0245c..0000000000000
--- a/Calibration/EcalAlCaRecoProducers/python/ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_cff.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
-
-#------------------------------------------------
-#AlCaReco filtering for phi symmetry calibration:
-#------------------------------------------------
-# create sequence for rechit filtering for phi symmetry calibration
-from Calibration.EcalAlCaRecoProducers.alcastreamEcalPhiSym_cff import *
-import RecoLocalCalo.EcalRecProducers.ecalRecalibRecHit_cfi
-
-#apply laser corrections
-
-ecalPhiSymCorrected =  RecoLocalCalo.EcalRecProducers.ecalRecalibRecHit_cfi.ecalRecHit.clone(
-            doEnergyScale = cms.bool(False),
-            doIntercalib = cms.bool(False),
-            EERecHitCollection = cms.InputTag("hltAlCaPhiSymStream","phiSymEcalRecHitsEE"),
-            EBRecHitCollection = cms.InputTag("hltAlCaPhiSymStream","phiSymEcalRecHitsEB"),
-            doLaserCorrections = cms.bool(True),
-            EBRecalibRecHitCollection = cms.string('phiSymEcalRecHitsEB'),
-            EERecalibRecHitCollection = cms.string('phiSymEcalRecHitsEE')
-)
-
-seqALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym = cms.Sequence(ecalphiSymHLT*ecalPhiSymCorrected)
-
diff --git a/Configuration/EventContent/python/AlCaRecoOutput_cff.py b/Configuration/EventContent/python/AlCaRecoOutput_cff.py
index 4d264f8b5e396..0f793be659d48 100644
--- a/Configuration/EventContent/python/AlCaRecoOutput_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/EventContent/python/AlCaRecoOutput_cff.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 ###############################################################
 # ECAL Calibration
 ###############################################################
-# ECAL calibration with phi symmetry 
-from Calibration.EcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_Output_cff import *
 # ECAL calibration with isol. electrons
 from Calibration.EcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOEcalCalIsolElectron_Output_cff import *
 # The following paths are obsoleted since pi0 calibration
diff --git a/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py b/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
index 3ae8245382028..a42dab589503a 100644
--- a/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
@@ -675,7 +675,6 @@
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOTkAlBeamHalo_noDrop.outputCommands)
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOSiStripCalZeroBias_noDrop.outputCommands)
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOSiStripCalMinBias_noDrop.outputCommands)
-ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_noDrop.outputCommands)
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOEcalCalElectron_noDrop.outputCommands)
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOEcalCalPi0Calib_noDrop.outputCommands)
 ALCARECOEventContent.outputCommands.extend(OutALCARECOEcalCalEtaCalib_noDrop.outputCommands)
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_SpecialsHI_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_SpecialsHI_cff.py
index b6fc03474c20f..5ba94426fcb93 100644
--- a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_SpecialsHI_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_SpecialsHI_cff.py
@@ -46,27 +46,6 @@
         dataTier = cms.untracked.string('ALCARECO')
         )
 
-
-# ECAL calibration with phi symmetry 
-from Calibration.EcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_cff import *
-
-from DQMOffline.Configuration.AlCaRecoDQMHI_cff import *
-
-#pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym = cms.Path(seqALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym*ALCARECOEcalCalPhisymDQM)
-pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym = cms.Path(seqALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym)
-
-from Configuration.EventContent.AlCaRecoOutput_cff import *
-
-ALCARECOStreamEcalCalPhiSym = cms.FilteredStream(
-        responsible = 'Stefano Argiro',
-        name = 'ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym',
-        paths  = (pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym),
-        content = OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym.outputCommands,
-        selectEvents = OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym.SelectEvents,
-        dataTier = cms.untracked.string('ALCARECO')
-        )
-
-
 # HCAL calibration with min.bias
 from Calibration.HcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOHcalCalMinBiasHI_cff import *
 
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_Specials_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_Specials_cff.py
index 1947a7729b0b7..6fe4e75bf4180 100644
--- a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_Specials_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/AlCaRecoStream_Specials_cff.py
@@ -42,28 +42,6 @@
         dataTier = cms.untracked.string('ALCARECO')
         )
 
-
-# ECAL calibration with phi symmetry 
-from Calibration.EcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym_cff import *
-
-from DQMOffline.Configuration.AlCaRecoDQM_cff import *
-
-#pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym = cms.Path(seqALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym*ALCARECOEcalCalPhisymDQM)
-pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym = cms.Path(seqALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym)
-
-from Configuration.EventContent.AlCaRecoOutput_cff import *
-
-ALCARECOStreamEcalCalPhiSym = cms.FilteredStream(
-        responsible = 'Stefano Argiro',
-        name = 'ALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym',
-        paths  = (pathALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym),
-        content = OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym.outputCommands,
-        selectEvents = OutALCARECOEcalCalPhiSym.SelectEvents,
-        dataTier = cms.untracked.string('ALCARECO')
-        )
-
-
-
 # HCAL calibration with min.bias
 from Calibration.HcalAlCaRecoProducers.ALCARECOHcalCalMinBias_cff import *