diff --git a/PWGHF/TableProducer/candidateCreatorCascade.cxx b/PWGHF/TableProducer/candidateCreatorCascade.cxx
index 1bfe94031cb..74d78f6a00e 100644
--- a/PWGHF/TableProducer/candidateCreatorCascade.cxx
+++ b/PWGHF/TableProducer/candidateCreatorCascade.cxx
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
   double bz = 0.;
 
   using V0full = soa::Join<aod::V0Datas, aod::V0Covs>;
-  using V0fCfull = soa::Join<aod::V0fCDatas, aod::V0fCCovs>;
 
   std::shared_ptr<TH1> hCandidates;
   HistogramRegistry registry{"registry"};
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
                          aod::HfCascades const& rowsTrackIndexCasc,
                          aod::V0sLinked const&,
                          V0full const&,
-                         V0fCfull const&,
                          aod::TracksWCov const&,
                          aod::BCsWithTimestamps const& /*bcWithTimeStamps*/)
   {
@@ -224,42 +222,14 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
         dcaNegToPV = v0row.dcanegtopv();
         v0cosPA = v0row.v0cosPA();
 
+        int momIndSize = 6;
         constexpr int MomInd[6] = {9, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20}; // cov matrix elements for momentum component
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-          covV[MomInd[i]] = v0row.momentumCovMat()[i];
-          covV[i] = v0row.positionCovMat()[i];
-        }
-      } else if (v0index.has_v0fCData()) {
-        // this V0 passes only V0-for-cascade selections, use that instead
-        auto v0row = v0index.template v0fCData_as<V0fCfull>();
-        const auto& trackV0DaughPos = v0row.posTrack_as<aod::TracksWCov>();
-        const auto& trackV0DaughNeg = v0row.negTrack_as<aod::TracksWCov>();
-        posGlobalIndex = trackV0DaughPos.globalIndex();
-        negGlobalIndex = trackV0DaughNeg.globalIndex();
-        v0X = v0row.x();
-        v0Y = v0row.y();
-        v0Z = v0row.z();
-        v0px = v0row.px();
-        v0py = v0row.py();
-        v0pz = v0row.pz();
-        v0PosPx = v0row.pxpos();
-        v0PosPy = v0row.pypos();
-        v0PosPz = v0row.pzpos();
-        v0NegPx = v0row.pxneg();
-        v0NegPy = v0row.pyneg();
-        v0NegPz = v0row.pzneg();
-        dcaV0dau = v0row.dcaV0daughters();
-        dcaPosToPV = v0row.dcapostopv();
-        dcaNegToPV = v0row.dcanegtopv();
-        v0cosPA = v0row.v0cosPA();
-
-        constexpr int MomInd[6] = {9, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20}; // cov matrix elements for momentum component
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < momIndSize; i++) {
           covV[MomInd[i]] = v0row.momentumCovMat()[i];
           covV[i] = v0row.positionCovMat()[i];
         }
       } else {
-        LOGF(warning, "V0Data/V0fCData not there for V0 %d in HF cascade %d. Skipping candidate.", casc.v0Id(), casc.globalIndex());
+        LOGF(warning, "V0Data not there for V0 %d in HF cascade %d. Skipping candidate.", casc.v0Id(), casc.globalIndex());
         continue; // this was inadequately linked, should not happen
       }
 
@@ -363,11 +333,10 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
                      aod::HfCascades const& rowsTrackIndexCasc,
                      aod::V0sLinked const& v0sLinked,
                      V0full const& v0Full,
-                     V0fCfull const& v0fcFull,
                      aod::TracksWCov const& tracks,
                      aod::BCsWithTimestamps const& bcs)
   {
-    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::None>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, v0fcFull, tracks, bcs);
+    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::None>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, tracks, bcs);
   }
   PROCESS_SWITCH(HfCandidateCreatorCascade, processNoCent, " Run candidate creator w/o centrality selections", true);
 
@@ -376,11 +345,10 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
                        aod::HfCascades const& rowsTrackIndexCasc,
                        aod::V0sLinked const& v0sLinked,
                        V0full const& v0Full,
-                       V0fCfull const& v0fcFull,
                        aod::TracksWCov const& tracks,
                        aod::BCsWithTimestamps const& bcs)
   {
-    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::FT0C>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, v0fcFull, tracks, bcs);
+    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::FT0C>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, tracks, bcs);
   }
   PROCESS_SWITCH(HfCandidateCreatorCascade, processCentFT0C, " Run candidate creator w/ centrality selection on FT0C", false);
 
@@ -389,11 +357,10 @@ struct HfCandidateCreatorCascade {
                        aod::HfCascades const& rowsTrackIndexCasc,
                        aod::V0sLinked const& v0sLinked,
                        V0full const& v0Full,
-                       V0fCfull const& v0fcFull,
                        aod::TracksWCov const& tracks,
                        aod::BCsWithTimestamps const& bcs)
   {
-    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::FT0M>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, v0fcFull, tracks, bcs);
+    runCreatorCascade<CentralityEstimator::FT0M>(collisions, rowsTrackIndexCasc, v0sLinked, v0Full, tracks, bcs);
   }
   PROCESS_SWITCH(HfCandidateCreatorCascade, processCentFT0M, " Run candidate creator w/ centrality selection on FT0M", false);