diff --git a/corsika/detail/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.inl b/corsika/detail/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.inl
index e806626865655616b9e00e9d4183dbd54c322a30..4b40f19f40da8eba02ba6dac1735d913c641cd91 100644
--- a/corsika/detail/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.inl
+++ b/corsika/detail/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.inl
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ namespace corsika::urqmd {
     }
   }
 
-  template <typename TParticle> // need template here, as this is called both with
-                                // SetupParticle as well as SetupProjectile
+  template <typename TParticle>
   inline CrossSectionType UrQMD::getCrossSection(TParticle const& projectile,
                                                  Code targetCode) const {
     auto const projectileCode = projectile.getPID();
diff --git a/corsika/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.hpp b/corsika/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.hpp
index 69cb4a93750b3389749c279cdc0b6f8f84765ad5..ca857e170ac5007367b16f9f526cd0e719434ddb 100644
--- a/corsika/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.hpp
+++ b/corsika/modules/urqmd/UrQMD.hpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <corsika/framework/random/RNGManager.hpp>
 #include <corsika/framework/utility/CorsikaData.hpp>
 
-#include <corsika/setup/SetupStack.hpp>
-
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_array.hpp>