diff --git a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli0T_cff.py b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli0T_cff.py
index 3efc11e01e7fa..795014d3ba079 100644
--- a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli0T_cff.py
+++ b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli0T_cff.py
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@
     usePixelQualityFlag = True #False
     )
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(SiPixelAliTrackerTrackHitFilter,usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 # Ingredient: SiPixelAliSiPixelAliTrackFitter
 import RecoTracker.TrackProducer.CTFFinalFitWithMaterial_cff as fitWithMaterial
 SiPixelAliTrackFitter = fitWithMaterial.ctfWithMaterialTracks.clone(
diff --git a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli_cff.py b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli_cff.py
index 366910788be41..d1cdac6c7ac99 100644
--- a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli_cff.py
+++ b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOPromptCalibProdSiPixelAli_cff.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
     usePixelQualityFlag = True #False
     )
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(SiPixelAliTrackerTrackHitFilter, usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 # Ingredient: SiPixelAliSiPixelAliTrackFitter
 import RecoTracker.TrackProducer.CTFFinalFitWithMaterial_cff as fitWithMaterial
 SiPixelAliTrackFitter = fitWithMaterial.ctfWithMaterialTracks.clone(
diff --git a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlCosmics0T_Skimmed_cff.py b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlCosmics0T_Skimmed_cff.py
index 68161c619a4e8..6694c23915d35 100644
--- a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlCosmics0T_Skimmed_cff.py
+++ b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlCosmics0T_Skimmed_cff.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
     PxlCorrClusterChargeCut=10000.0
     )
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(AlignmentHitFilterCTF, usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 # 3: produce track after NEW track hit filter
 
 import RecoTracker.TrackProducer.CTFFinalFitWithMaterialP5_cff
diff --git a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlMinBias_Skimmed_cff.py b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlMinBias_Skimmed_cff.py
index 1f5ea8c57ca36..8f0f0b739d5b9 100644
--- a/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlMinBias_Skimmed_cff.py
+++ b/Alignment/CommonAlignmentProducer/python/ALCARECOTkAlMinBias_Skimmed_cff.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
     PxlCorrClusterChargeCut=10000.0
     )
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(AlignmentHitFilterCTF, usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 # 3: produce track after NEW track hit filter
 
 import RecoTracker.TrackProducer.CTFFinalFitWithMaterial_cff
diff --git a/DPGAnalysis/SiStripTools/python/tkAlTrackRefitSequence_cff.py b/DPGAnalysis/SiStripTools/python/tkAlTrackRefitSequence_cff.py
index bb85f87229cf2..5afb488ea3574 100644
--- a/DPGAnalysis/SiStripTools/python/tkAlTrackRefitSequence_cff.py
+++ b/DPGAnalysis/SiStripTools/python/tkAlTrackRefitSequence_cff.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 TrackerTrackHitFilter.TrackAngleCut= 0.35 # in rads, starting from the module surface
 TrackerTrackHitFilter.usePixelQualityFlag= True
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(TrackerTrackHitFilter, usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 ################################################################################################
 #TRACK PRODUCER
 #now we give the TrackCandidate coming out of the TrackerTrackHitFilter to the track producer
diff --git a/DQM/TrackingMonitorSource/python/shortTrackResolution_cff.py b/DQM/TrackingMonitorSource/python/shortTrackResolution_cff.py
index b07c24d88cb99..5c481f0b796e7 100644
--- a/DQM/TrackingMonitorSource/python/shortTrackResolution_cff.py
+++ b/DQM/TrackingMonitorSource/python/shortTrackResolution_cff.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
                                                     rejectBadStoNHits = True,
                                                     usePixelQualityFlag = True)
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(ShortTrackCandidates, usePixelQualityFlag = False)
+
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_tracker_cff import phase2_tracker
 phase2_tracker.toModify(ShortTrackCandidates,
                         isPhase2 = True)
diff --git a/RecoTracker/FinalTrackSelectors/python/TrackerTrackHitFilter_cff.py b/RecoTracker/FinalTrackSelectors/python/TrackerTrackHitFilter_cff.py
index 1fd75c86247b9..4145e6cd5742e 100644
--- a/RecoTracker/FinalTrackSelectors/python/TrackerTrackHitFilter_cff.py
+++ b/RecoTracker/FinalTrackSelectors/python/TrackerTrackHitFilter_cff.py
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_tracker_cff import phase2_tracker
 phase2_tracker.toModify(TrackerTrackHitFilter,
                         isPhase2 = True)
+
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.PixelCPEGeneric_cff import PixelCPEGeneric
+PixelCPEGeneric.toModify(TrackerTrackHitFilter, usePixelQualityFlag = False)