diff --git a/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/interface/FastL1Region.h b/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/interface/FastL1Region.h
index 95a567acbc246..83751cd4ea17b 100644
--- a/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/interface/FastL1Region.h
+++ b/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/interface/FastL1Region.h
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ class FastL1Region {
   FastL1BitInfo BitInfo;
 
   void SetFGBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT);
-  void SetHCFGBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT);
   void SetHOEBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT);
 
  private:
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ class FastL1Region {
   void SetHOEBit();
   void SetQuietBit();
   void SetMIPBit();
-  void SetHCFGBit();
 
   // Save Tower info
   // 4x4 matrices (rows,columns):
diff --git a/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/src/FastL1Region.cc b/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/src/FastL1Region.cc
index 4167144b38b36..44b0df22a3b54 100644
--- a/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/src/FastL1Region.cc
+++ b/FastSimulation/L1CaloTriggerProducer/src/FastL1Region.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ FastL1Region::SetTowerBits()
 {
   SetFGBit();
   SetHOEBit();
-  SetHCFGBit();
 }
 
 //
@@ -134,13 +133,12 @@ FastL1Region::FillEMCrystals(const CaloTowerConstituentsMap* theTowerConstituent
   //la[1].second = "EcalRecHitsEE";
 
 
-  double ethres = Config.CrystalEBThreshold;
 
   // EB
   //e.getByLabel(la[0].first,la[0].second,ec);
   //e.getByLabel(Config.EmInputs.at(0),ec);
 
-  ethres = Config.CrystalEBThreshold;
+  double ethres = Config.CrystalEBThreshold;
   for(EcalRecHitCollection::const_iterator ecItr = ec0->begin();
       ecItr != ec0->end(); ++ecItr) {
     //CaloRecHit recHit = (CaloRecHit)(*ecItr);
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ FastL1Region::FillEMCrystals(const CaloTowerConstituentsMap* theTowerConstituent
       //int hiphi = m_RMap->convertFromECal_to_HCal_iphi(detId.tower_iphi());
       //int hiphi = m_RMap->convertFromHCal_to_ECal_iphi(detId.tower_iphi());
       int hiphi = detId.tower_iphi();
-      if ( !Towers[i].id().iphi()==hiphi ||  !Towers[i].id().ieta()==hieta ) continue;
+      if (!(Towers[i].id().iphi() == hiphi) || !(Towers[i].id().ieta() == hieta)) continue;
       EMCrystalEnergy[i][crIeta + 5*crIphi] = ecItr->energy();
     }  
   }
@@ -355,26 +353,22 @@ FastL1Region::FillTower_Scaled(const CaloTower& t, int& tid, bool doRCTTrunc,edm
   double hadScale = 1.0;
   //double outerScale = 1.0;
 
-  if (std::abs(t.eta()>1.3050) && std::abs(t.eta())<3.0) {
+  if ((std::abs(t.eta()) > 1.3050) && (std::abs(t.eta()) < 3.0)) {
     hadScale = Config.TowerHEScale;
     emScale = Config.TowerEEScale;
   }
-  if (std::abs(t.eta()<1.3050)) {
+  if (std::abs(t.eta()) < 1.3050) {
     hadScale = Config.TowerHBScale;
     emScale = Config.TowerEBScale;
   }
 
   double emet = emScale * t.emEt();
   double hadet = hadScale * t.hadEt();
-  double eme = emScale * t.emEnergy();
-  double hade = hadScale * t.hadEnergy();
 
   if (doRCTTrunc) {
     double upperThres = 1024.;
     emet = RCTEnergyTrunc(emet,Config.TowerEMLSB,upperThres);
     hadet = RCTEnergyTrunc(hadet,Config.TowerHadLSB,upperThres);
-    eme = RCTEnergyTrunc(eme,Config.TowerEMLSB,upperThres);
-    hade = RCTEnergyTrunc(hade,Config.TowerHadLSB,upperThres);
   }
   if ( emet<EThres) emet = 0.;
   if ( hadet<HThres) hadet = 0.;
@@ -426,23 +420,15 @@ FastL1Region::SetQuietBit()
     quietBit = true;
 }
 
-void 
-FastL1Region::SetHCFGBit()
-{
-  // temporary: check definition 
-  // if (Tower->hadEt>100GeV) hcfgBit = true; ????
-  //for (int i=0; i<16; i++) {
-  //}
-}
-
 void 
 FastL1Region::SetMIPBit()
 {
-  if (quietBit)
-  for (int i=0; i<16; i++) {
-    if (hcfgBit) {
-      mipBit = true;
-      return;
+  if (quietBit) {
+    for (unsigned int i = 0U; i < 16; i++) {
+      if (hcfgBit[i]) {
+        mipBit = true;
+        return;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -452,11 +438,7 @@ FastL1Region::SetFGBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT)
 {
   fgBit[twrid] = FGBIT;
 }
-void 
-FastL1Region::SetHCFGBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT)
-{
-  ;
-}
+
 void 
 FastL1Region::SetHOEBit(int twrid,bool FGBIT)
 {