diff --git a/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes.h b/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes.h
index 43fa0f97bad63..4cd4ed95cb0a6 100644
--- a/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes.h
+++ b/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes.h
@@ -1,125 +1 @@
 #include "CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/headers.h"
-
-namespace CondFormats_HcalObjects {
-  struct dictionary {
-    HcalZDCLowGainFractions myfracs();
-    std::vector<HcalZDCLowGainFraction> myfracsVec;
-
-    HcalPedestals mypeds();
-    std::vector<HcalPedestal> mypedsVec;
-
-    HcalPedestalWidths mywidths();
-    std::vector<HcalPedestalWidth> mywidthsVec;
-
-    HcalGains mygains();
-    std::vector<HcalGain> mygainsVec;
-
-    HcalGainWidths mygwidths();
-    std::vector<HcalGainWidth> mygwidthsVec;
-
-    HcalPFCuts mypfcuts();
-    std::vector<HcalPFCut> mypfcutVec;
-
-    HcalQIEData myqie();
-    std::vector<HcalQIECoder> myqievec;
-
-    HcalCalibrationQIEData mycalqie();
-    std::vector<HcalCalibrationQIECoder> mycalqieVec;
-
-    HcalQIETypes myqietype();
-    std::vector<HcalQIEType> myqietypevec;
-
-    HcalSiPMParameters mySiPMParameter();
-    std::vector<HcalSiPMParameter> mySiPMParametervec;
-
-    HcalElectronicsMap mymap;
-    std::vector<HcalElectronicsMap::PrecisionItem> mymap2;
-    std::vector<HcalElectronicsMap::TriggerItem> mymap3;
-
-    HcalChannelQuality myquality;
-    std::vector<HcalChannelStatus> myqualityVec;
-
-    HcalZSThresholds myth;
-    std::vector<HcalZSThreshold> mythvec;
-
-    HcalRespCorrs mycorrs;
-    std::vector<HcalRespCorr> mycorrsVec;
-
-    HcalLUTCorrs mylutcorrs;
-    std::vector<HcalLUTCorr> mylutcorrsVec;
-
-    HcalPFCorrs mypfcorrs;
-    std::vector<HcalPFCorr> mypfcorrsVec;
-
-    HcalL1TriggerObjects myL1trigs;
-    std::vector<HcalL1TriggerObject> myL1trigsVec;
-
-    HcalTimeCorrs mytcorrs;
-    std::vector<HcalTimeCorr> mytcorrsVec;
-
-    HcalValidationCorrs myVcorrs;
-    std::vector<HcalValidationCorr> myVcorrsVec;
-
-    HcalLutMetadata myLutMetadata;
-    std::vector<HcalLutMetadatum> myLutMetadatumVec;
-    HcalLutMetadata::NonChannelData myLutNonChannelMetadata;
-
-    HcalDcsValues myDcsValues;
-    std::vector<HcalDcsValue> myDcsValueVec;
-
-    HcalDcsMap myDcsMap;
-    std::vector<HcalDcsMap::Item> myDcsMapVec;
-
-    HcalLongRecoParams myLongRecoParams;
-    std::vector<HcalLongRecoParam> myLongRecoParamVec;
-    std::vector<uint32_t> myUintVec;
-
-    HcalRecoParams myRecoParams;
-    std::vector<HcalRecoParam> myRecoParamVec;
-
-    HcalMCParams myMCParams;
-    std::vector<HcalMCParam> myMCParamsVec;
-
-    // HF noise DB objects
-    HcalFlagHFDigiTimeParams myHcalFlagHFDigiTimeParams;
-    std::vector<HcalFlagHFDigiTimeParam> myHcalFlagHFDigiTimeParamVec;
-
-    HcalTimingParams myTimingParams;
-    std::vector<HcalTimingParam> myTimingParamVec;
-
-    HcalFrontEndMap myfmap1;
-    std::vector<HcalFrontEndMap::PrecisionItem> myfmap2;
-
-    HcalSiPMCharacteristics mySiPMCharacteristics;
-    std::vector<HcalSiPMCharacteristics::PrecisionItem> mySiPMCharacteristicvec;
-
-    HcalTPParameters myTPParameters;
-
-    HcalTPChannelParameters myTPChannelParameters();
-    std::vector<HcalTPChannelParameter> myTPChannelParametervec;
-
-    // OOT pileup correction objects
-    std::map<std::string, AbsOOTPileupCorrection*> myInnerMap;
-    std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, AbsOOTPileupCorrection*> > myOuterMap;
-    ScalingExponential myScalingExponential;
-    PiecewiseScalingPolynomial myPiecewiseScalingPolynomial;
-    OOTPileupCorrDataFcn myOOTPileupCorrDataFcn;
-    OOTPileupCorrData myOOTPileupCorrData;
-    DummyOOTPileupCorrection myDummyOOTPileupCorrection;
-    OOTPileupCorrectionMapColl myOOTPileupCorrectionMapColl;
-    OOTPileupCorrectionBuffer myOOTPileupCorrectionBuffer;
-
-    // QIE8 input pulse representation objects
-    HcalInterpolatedPulse myHcalInterpolatedPulse;
-    std::vector<HcalInterpolatedPulse> myHcalInterpolatedPulseVec;
-    HBHEChannelGroups myHBHEChannelGroups;
-    HcalInterpolatedPulseColl myHcalInterpolatedPulseColl;
-
-    // HBHE negative energy filter
-    std::vector<PiecewiseScalingPolynomial> myPiecewiseScalingPolynomialVec;
-    HBHENegativeEFilter myHBHENegativeEFilter;
-
-    // Phase 1 HF algorithm configuration data
-    HFPhase1PMTParams myHFPhase1PMTParams;
-  };
-}  // namespace CondFormats_HcalObjects
diff --git a/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes_def.xml b/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes_def.xml
index 5b914714e2f56..1a5f77722e957 100644
--- a/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes_def.xml
+++ b/CondFormats/HcalObjects/src/classes_def.xml
@@ -476,5 +476,6 @@
  <class name="HcalInterpolatedPulseColl" class_version="1"/>
  <class name="std::vector<PiecewiseScalingPolynomial>"/>
  <class name="HBHENegativeEFilter" class_version="1"/>
+ <class name="AbsHcalAlgoData" class_version="1"/>
  <class name="HFPhase1PMTParams" class_version="1"/>
 </lcgdict>