diff --git a/DPG/Tasks/AOTEvent/eventSelectionQa.cxx b/DPG/Tasks/AOTEvent/eventSelectionQa.cxx
index 26791093c1b..6abd8bedb20 100644
--- a/DPG/Tasks/AOTEvent/eventSelectionQa.cxx
+++ b/DPG/Tasks/AOTEvent/eventSelectionQa.cxx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ struct EventSelectionQaTask {
   std::bitset<o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches> bcPatternA;
   std::bitset<o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches> bcPatternC;
   std::bitset<o2::constants::lhc::LHCMaxBunches> bcPatternB;
-  o2::itsmft::TimeDeadMap* itsDeadMap = nullptr;
   SliceCache cache;
   Partition<aod::Tracks> tracklets = (aod::track::trackType == static_cast<uint8_t>(o2::aod::track::TrackTypeEnum::Run2Tracklet));
 
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ struct EventSelectionQaTask {
         // fill ITS dead maps
         std::map<std::string, std::string> metadata;
         metadata["runNumber"] = Form("%d", run);
-        itsDeadMap = ccdb->getSpecific<o2::itsmft::TimeDeadMap>("ITS/Calib/TimeDeadMap", (tsSOR + tsEOR) / 2, metadata);
+        o2::itsmft::TimeDeadMap* itsDeadMap = ccdb->getSpecific<o2::itsmft::TimeDeadMap>("ITS/Calib/TimeDeadMap", (tsSOR + tsEOR) / 2, metadata);
 
         std::vector<uint64_t> itsDeadMapOrbits = itsDeadMap->getEvolvingMapKeys(); // roughly every second, ~350 TFs = 350x32 orbits
         std::vector<double> itsDeadMapOrbitsDouble(itsDeadMapOrbits.begin(), itsDeadMapOrbits.end());
@@ -1122,13 +1121,6 @@ struct EventSelectionQaTask {
 
       histos.fill(HIST("hNcontribAccFromData"), nContrib);
     }
-
-    // ITS deadzone checks
-    std::vector<uint16_t> closestVec;
-    for (auto& bc : bcs) {
-      uint64_t orbit = bc.globalBC() / nBCsPerOrbit;
-      itsDeadMap->getMapAtOrbit(orbit, closestVec);
-    }
   }
   PROCESS_SWITCH(EventSelectionQaTask, processRun3, "Process Run3 event selection QA", false);