diff --git a/Processes/QGSJetII/Interaction.cc b/Processes/QGSJetII/Interaction.cc
index 578b11285c0badf4a07b92729f5d7daa4d7c1aca..f7f4ab7a07ee064c03119281601ca20a2d950c5a 100644
--- a/Processes/QGSJetII/Interaction.cc
+++ b/Processes/QGSJetII/Interaction.cc
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ namespace corsika::process::qgsjetII {
 
     // total momentum and energy
     HEPEnergyType Elab = vP.GetEnergy();
-    MomentumVector pTotLab(rootCS, {0_GeV, 0_GeV, 0_GeV});
-    pTotLab += vP.GetMomentum();
-    pTotLab += pTarget;
-    auto const pTotLabNorm = pTotLab.norm();
 
     cout << "Interaction: LambdaInt: \n"
          << " input energy: " << vP.GetEnergy() / 1_GeV << endl