diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
index a6ec2d9148347..e7bb930d7e77b 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/interface/HGCalTypes.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdint>
-#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 class HGCalTypes {
@@ -20,12 +19,12 @@ class HGCalTypes {
 
   static constexpr int32_t UnknownPosition = -1;
   static constexpr int32_t WaferCenter = 0;
-  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterB = 1;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYp = 2;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYm = 3;
-  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterR = 4;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXp = 5;
-  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXm = 6;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYp = 1;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterYm = 2;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXp = 3;
+  static constexpr int32_t CornerCenterXm = 4;
+  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterB = 5;
+  static constexpr int32_t WaferCenterR = 6;
 
   static constexpr int32_t WaferTypeUndefined = -1;
   static constexpr int32_t WaferHD120 = 0;
@@ -140,9 +139,6 @@ class HGCalTypes {
   // LD vs HD and Fullvs Partial wafer
   static constexpr bool waferHD(int32_t type) { return ((type == WaferHD120) || (type == WaferHD200)); }
   static constexpr bool waferFull(int32_t type) { return (type == WaferFull); }
-  static std::string layerTypeX(int32_t type);
-  static std::string waferType(int32_t type);
-  static std::string waferTypeX(int32_t type);
 
 private:
   static constexpr int32_t facu_ = 1;
diff --git a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
index d19036f9b7a69..5bcbdaec7a1cc 100644
--- a/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
+++ b/Geometry/HGCalCommonData/src/HGCalTypes.cc
@@ -40,31 +40,10 @@ int32_t HGCalTypes::getUnpackedCellType6(int id) { return (id / faccell6_); }
 int32_t HGCalTypes::getUnpackedCell6(int id) { return (id % faccell6_); }
 
 int32_t HGCalTypes::layerType(int type) {
-  static const int32_t layerTypeX[7] = {HGCalTypes::WaferCenter,
-                                        HGCalTypes::WaferCenterB,
-                                        HGCalTypes::WaferCenterR,
-                                        HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYp,
-                                        HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYm,
-                                        HGCalTypes::CornerCenterXp,
-                                        HGCalTypes::CornerCenterXm};
-  return ((type >= 0) && (type < 7)) ? layerTypeX[type] : HGCalTypes::WaferCenter;
-}
-
-std::string HGCalTypes::layerTypeX(int32_t type) {
-  static const std::string layerTypes[7] = {
-      "Center", "CenterB", "CenterYp", "CenterYm", "CenterR", "CenterXp", "CenterXm"};
-  return layerTypes[layerType(type)];
-}
-
-std::string HGCalTypes::waferType(int32_t type) {
-  static const std::string waferType[4] = {"HD120", "LD200", "LD300", "HD200"};
-  return (((type >= 0) && (type < 4)) ? waferType[type] : "Undefined");
-}
-
-std::string HGCalTypes::waferTypeX(int32_t type) {
-  static const std::string waferTypeX[27] = {
-      "Full",      "Five",      "ChopTwo",   "ChopTwoM", "Half",     "Semi",    "Semi2",   "Three",   "Half2",
-      "Five2",     "Unknown10", "LDTop",     "LDBottom", "LDLeft",   "LDRight", "LDFive",  "LDThree", "Unknown17",
-      "Unknown18", "Unknown19", "Unknown20", "HDTop",    "HDBottom", "HDLeft",  "HDRight", "HDFive",  "Out"};
-  return (((type >= 0) && (type < 27)) ? waferTypeX[type] : "UnknownXX");
+  static constexpr int32_t types[5] = {HGCalTypes::WaferCenter,
+                                       HGCalTypes::WaferCenterB,
+                                       HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYp,
+                                       HGCalTypes::CornerCenterYm,
+                                       HGCalTypes::WaferCenterR};
+  return ((type >= 0 && type < 5) ? types[type] : HGCalTypes::WaferCenter);
 }