diff --git a/PWGLF/TableProducer/Common/mcCentrality.cxx b/PWGLF/TableProducer/Common/mcCentrality.cxx
index a55ac09ef44..3e017c5808b 100644
--- a/PWGLF/TableProducer/Common/mcCentrality.cxx
+++ b/PWGLF/TableProducer/Common/mcCentrality.cxx
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ struct McCentrality {
           LOG(fatal) << "Could not open histogram " << name << " from TList";
         }
       }
-      hist->SetDirectory(0);
       return hist;
     };
     if (fillFt0M) {