diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/interface/VVIObjF.h b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/interface/VVIObjF.h
index 3cc2d89cc0e40..308f67878b22f 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/interface/VVIObjF.h
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/interface/VVIObjF.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 // V1.1 - make dzero call both fcns with a switch
 // V1.2 - remove inappriate initializers and add methods to return non-zero/normalized region
 // V2.0 - restructuring and speed improvements by V. Innocente
+// V3.0 - further simplification and speedup by Tamas Vami
 //
 
 #ifndef VVIObjF_h
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@
 // ***********************************************************************************************************************
 class VVIObjF {
 public:
-  VVIObjF(float kappa = 0.01, float beta2 = 1., int mode = 0);  //!< Constructor
+  VVIObjF(float kappa, float beta2, int mode);  //!< Constructor
+  VVIObjF(float kappa);                         //!< Constructor with kappa only
 
   float fcn(float x) const;  //! density (mode=0) or distribution (mode=1) function
   void limits(float& xl,
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ class VVIObjF {
 
 private:
   // Vavilov distribution parameters (inputs and common block /G116C1/)
-
   const int mode_;  //!< set to 0 to calculate the density function and to 1 to calculate the distribution function
   float t0_;
   float t1_;
diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco.cc b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco.cc
index ac88d5ad51c6f..78d0a97ee20de 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco.cc
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco.cc
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@
 //  V9.00 - Set QProb = Q/Q_avg when calcultion is turned off, use fbin definitions of Qbin
 //  V10.00 - Use new template object to reco Phase 1 FPix hits
 //  V10.01 - Fix memory overwriting bug
+//  V10.10 - Change VVIObjF so it only reads kappa
 //
 //
 //  Created by Morris Swartz on 10/27/06.
-//
+//  VVIObjF object simplification by Tamas Vami
 //
 
 #ifndef SI_PIXEL_TEMPLATE_STANDALONE
@@ -1181,7 +1182,7 @@ int SiPixelTemplateReco::PixelTempReco1D(int id,
     beta2 = 1.;
     if (use_VVIObj) {
       //  VVIObj is a private port of CERNLIB VVIDIS
-      VVIObjF vvidist(kappa, beta2, 1);
+      VVIObjF vvidist(kappa);
       prvav = vvidist.fcn(xvav);
     } else {
       //  Use faster but less accurate TMath Vavilov distribution function
diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco2D.cc b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco2D.cc
index b8cf90678b2ce..35c6c18982ae4 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco2D.cc
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateReco2D.cc
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 //  2.70 - Change convergence criterion to require it in both planes [it was either]
 //  2.80 - Change 3D to 2D
 //  2.90 - Fix divide by zero for separate 1D convergence branch
+//  3.00 - Change VVIObjF so it only reads kappa
 //
 //
 //
 //  Created by Morris Swartz on 7/13/17.
-//
+//  Simplification of VVIObjF by Tamas Vami
 //
 
 #ifdef SI_PIXEL_TEMPLATE_STANDALONE
@@ -696,9 +697,8 @@ int SiPixelTemplateReco2D::PixelTempReco2D(int id,
     float sigmaQ = templ2D.sigmavav();
     float kappa = templ2D.kappavav();
     float xvav = (qtotal / qtfrac0[ipass] - mpv) / sigmaQ;
-    float beta2 = 1.f;
     //  VVIObj is a private port of CERNLIB VVIDIS
-    VVIObjF vvidist(kappa, beta2, 1);
+    VVIObjF vvidist(kappa);
     float prvav = vvidist.fcn(xvav);
     probQ = 1.f - prvav;
   } else {
diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateSplit.cc b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateSplit.cc
index 80738bae916f2..c67a7aaee0c80 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateSplit.cc
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/SiPixelTemplateSplit.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 //  Add shape and charge probabilities for the merged cluster hypothesis (v2.23)
 //  Incorporate VI-like speed improvements (v2.25)
 //  Improve speed by eliminating the triple index boost::multiarray objects and add speed switch to optimize the algorithm (v2.30)
+//  Change VVIObjF so it only reads kappa
 //
 
 #ifndef SI_PIXEL_TEMPLATE_STANDALONE
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ int SiPixelTemplateSplit::PixelTempSplit(int id,
   float originx, originy, bias, maxpix, minmax;
   double chi2x, meanx, chi2y, meany, chi2ymin, chi2xmin, chi21max;
   double hchi2, hndof, sigmal1, sigmal2, mpv1, mpv2, arg1, arg2, q05, like, loglike1, loglike2;
-  double prvav, mpv, sigmaQ, kappa, xvav, beta2;
+  double prvav, mpv, sigmaQ, kappa, xvav;
   float ysum[BYSIZE], xsum[BXSIZE], ysort[BYSIZE], xsort[BXSIZE];
   float ysig2[BYSIZE], xsig2[BXSIZE];
   float yw2[BYSIZE], xw2[BXSIZE], ysw[BYSIZE], xsw[BXSIZE];
@@ -602,9 +603,8 @@ int SiPixelTemplateSplit::PixelTempSplit(int id,
     assert((sigmaQ > 0.) && (mpv > 0.) && (kappa > 0.01) && (kappa < 10.));
 #endif
     xvav = ((double)qtotal - mpv) / sigmaQ;
-    beta2 = 1.;
     //  VVIObj is a private port of CERNLIB VVIDIS
-    VVIObj vvidist(kappa, beta2, 1);
+    VVIObj vvidist(kappa);
     prvav = vvidist.fcn(xvav);
     prob2Q = 1. - prvav;
     if (prob2Q < prob2Qmin) {
diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/VVIObjF.cc b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/VVIObjF.cc
index 358a8a22b23b7..a853779235e71 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/VVIObjF.cc
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiPixelRecHits/src/VVIObjF.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // V1.1 - make dzero call both fcns with a switch
 // V1.2 - remove inappriate initializers and add methods to return non-zero/normalized region
 // V2.0 - restructuring and speed improvements by V. Innocente
+// V3.0 - further simplification and speedup by Tamas Vami
 //
 
 #ifndef SI_PIXEL_TEMPLATE_STANDALONE
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace VVIObjFDetails {
 //! \param mode  - (input) set to 0 to calculate the density function and to 1 to calculate the distribution function
 // ***************************************************************************************************************************************
 
+// WARNING: if you change this, dont forget to change VVIObjF::VVIObjF(float kappa) too
 VVIObjF::VVIObjF(float kappa, float beta2, int mode) : mode_(mode) {
   const float xp[9] = {9.29, 2.47, .89, .36, .15, .07, .03, .02, 0.0};
   const float xq[7] = {.012, .03, .08, .26, .87, 3.83, 11.0};
@@ -132,6 +134,89 @@ VVIObjF::VVIObjF(float kappa, float beta2, int mode) : mode_(mode) {
 
 }  // VVIObjF
 
+// ***************************************************************************************************************************************
+//! Constructor
+//! Set Vavilov parameter kappa and calculate the distribution fcn
+//! \param kappa - (input) Vavilov kappa parameter [0.01 (Landau-like) < kappa < 10. (Gaussian-like)]
+// ***************************************************************************************************************************************
+
+// WARNING: if you change this, dont forget to change the full constructor too
+VVIObjF::VVIObjF(float kappa) : mode_(1) {
+  const float xp[9] = {9.29, 2.47, .89, .36, .15, .07, .03, .02, 0.0};
+  const float xq[7] = {.012, .03, .08, .26, .87, 3.83, 11.0};
+  float h_[5];
+  float q, u, x, c1, c2, c3, c4, d1, h4, h5, h6, q2, x1, d, ll, ul, xf1, xf2, rv;
+  int lp, lq, k, l, n;
+
+  // Make sure that the inputs are reasonable
+
+  if (kappa < 0.01f)
+    kappa = 0.01f;
+  if (kappa > 10.f)
+    kappa = 10.f;
+
+  float invKappa = 1.f / kappa;
+  h_[4] = 0.57721566f + (7.6f * invKappa);
+  h4 = -(7.6f * invKappa) - 1.57721566f;
+  h5 = vdt::fast_logf(kappa);
+  h6 = invKappa;
+  t0_ = (h4 - h_[4] * h5 - (h_[4] + 1.f) * (vdt::fast_logf(h_[4]) + VVIObjFDetails::expint(h_[4])) +
+         vdt::fast_expf(-h_[4])) /
+        h_[4];
+
+  // Set up limits for the root search
+
+  for (lp = 0; lp < 9; ++lp) {
+    if (kappa >= xp[lp])
+      break;
+  }
+  ll = -float(lp) - 1.5f;
+  for (lq = 0; lq < 7; ++lq) {
+    if (kappa <= xq[lq])
+      break;
+  }
+  ul = lq - 6.5f;
+  auto f2 = [h_](float x) { return h_[4] - x + (vdt::fast_logf(std::abs(x)) + VVIObjFDetails::expint(x)); };
+  VVIObjFDetails::dzero(ll, ul, u, rv, 1.e-3f, 100, f2);
+  q = 1. / u;
+  t1_ = h4 * q - h5 - (q + 1.f) * (vdt::fast_logf((fabs(u))) + VVIObjFDetails::expint(u)) + vdt::fast_expf(-u) * q;
+  t_ = t1_ - t0_;
+  omega_ = 6.2831853000000004f / t_;
+  h_[0] = kappa * 2.57721566f + 9.9166128600000008f;
+  if (kappa >= .07) {
+    h_[0] += 6.90775527f;
+  }
+  h_[1] = kappa;
+  h_[2] = h6 * omega_;
+  h_[3] = omega_ * 1.5707963250000001f;
+  auto f1 = [h_](float x) { return h_[0] + h_[1] * vdt::fast_logf(h_[2] * x) - h_[3] * x; };
+  VVIObjFDetails::dzero(5.f, 155.f, x0_, rv, 1.e-3f, 100, f1);
+  n = x0_ + 1.;
+  d = vdt::fast_expf(kappa * ((0.57721566f - h5) + 1.f)) * .31830988654751274f;
+  a_[n - 1] = 0.f;
+  q = -1.;
+  q2 = 2.;
+  for (k = 1; k < n; ++k) {
+    l = n - k;
+    x = omega_ * k;
+    x1 = h6 * x;
+    VVIObjFDetails::sincosint(x1, c2, c1);
+    c1 = vdt::fast_logf(x) - c1;
+    vdt::fast_sincosf(x1, c3, c4);
+    xf1 = kappa * (c1 - c4) - x * c2;
+    xf2 = x * c1 + kappa * (c3 + c2) + t0_ * x;
+    float s, c;
+    vdt::fast_sincosf(xf2, s, c);
+    d1 = q * d * vdt::fast_expf(xf1) / k;
+    a_[l - 1] = d1 * s;
+    b_[l - 1] = d1 * c;
+    a_[n - 1] += q2 * a_[l - 1];
+    q = -q;
+    q2 = -q2;
+  }
+
+}  // VVIObjF with kappa only
+
 // *************************************************************************************************************************************
 //! Vavilov function method
 //! Returns density fcn (mode=0) or distribution fcn (mode=1)