diff --git a/CondTools/DQM/interface/DQMSummaryReader.h b/CondTools/DQM/interface/DQMSummaryReader.h
index cc8e0ce1f829d..752dff3a15741 100644
--- a/CondTools/DQM/interface/DQMSummaryReader.h
+++ b/CondTools/DQM/interface/DQMSummaryReader.h
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "CondFormats/DQMObjects/interface/DQMSummary.h"
 #include "CondTools/DQM/interface/TestBase.h"
-//#include "CondTools/DQM/interface/ReadBase.h"
 
-class DQMSummaryReader : virtual public TestBase /*ReadBase*/ {
+class DQMSummaryReader : virtual public TestBase {
 public:
   DQMSummaryReader(const std::string& connectionString, const std::string& user, const std::string& pass);
   ~DQMSummaryReader() override;
diff --git a/CondTools/DQM/interface/ReadBase.h b/CondTools/DQM/interface/ReadBase.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fab3e90c01b7..0000000000000
--- a/CondTools/DQM/interface/ReadBase.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef CondTools_DQM_ReadBase_h
-#define CondTools_DQM_ReadBase_h
-
-/*
- *  \class ReadBase
- *  
- *  needed for using  coral 
- *  
- *  
-*/
-
-#include <string>
-//#include "CoralKernel/Context.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/ConnectionService.h"
-#include "CoralBase/MessageStream.h"
-
-namespace coral {
-  //class IConnection;
-  class ISessionProxy;
-}  // namespace coral
-
-class ReadBase {
-public:
-  ReadBase();
-  virtual ~ReadBase();
-  virtual void run() = 0;
-  void setVerbosityLevel(coral::MsgLevel level);
-
-protected:
-  coral::ISessionProxy* connect(const std::string& connectionString,
-                                const std::string& user,
-                                const std::string& password);
-
-private:
-  //coral::IConnection* m_connection;
-  coral::ConnectionService m_connectionService;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/CondTools/DQM/src/DQMSummaryReader.cc b/CondTools/DQM/src/DQMSummaryReader.cc
index ef5bc2b18361a..321ec4fe03fa0 100644
--- a/CondTools/DQM/src/DQMSummaryReader.cc
+++ b/CondTools/DQM/src/DQMSummaryReader.cc
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@
 DQMSummaryReader::DQMSummaryReader(const std::string& connectionString,
                                    const std::string& user,
                                    const std::string& pass)
-    : TestBase(), /*ReadBase(),*/
-      m_connectionString(connectionString),
-      m_user(user),
-      m_pass(pass) {
+    : TestBase(), m_connectionString(connectionString), m_user(user), m_pass(pass) {
   m_tableToRead = "";
 }
 
diff --git a/CondTools/DQM/src/ReadBase.cc b/CondTools/DQM/src/ReadBase.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index ffbdfd448f8af..0000000000000
--- a/CondTools/DQM/src/ReadBase.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#include "CondTools/DQM/interface/ReadBase.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/IRelationalDomain.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/IConnection.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/IConnectionServiceConfiguration.h"
-//#include "RelationalAccess/ISession.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/ISessionProxy.h"
-#include "RelationalAccess/RelationalServiceException.h"
-//#include "CoralKernel/Context.h"
-#include <iostream>
-#include <cstdlib>
-
-ReadBase::ReadBase() : m_connectionService() {
-  //coral::Context& context = coral::Context::instance();
-  //context.loadComponent( "CORAL/RelationalPlugins/oracle" );
-  //coral::IHandle<coral::IRelationalDomain> domain = context.query<coral::IRelationalDomain>( "CORAL/RelationalPlugins/oracle" );
-  //if ( ! domain.isValid() )
-  //  throw std::runtime_error( "Could not load the OracleAccess plugin" );
-}
-
-ReadBase::~ReadBase() {
-  //if ( m_connection ) delete m_connection;
-}
-
-coral::ISessionProxy* ReadBase::connect(const std::string& connectionString,
-                                        const std::string& user,
-                                        const std::string& pass) {
-  //coral::Context& ctx = coral::Context::instance();
-  //coral::IHandle<coral::IRelationalDomain> iHandle=ctx.query<coral::IRelationalDomain>("CORAL/RelationalPlugins/oracle");
-  //if ( ! iHandle.isValid() )
-  //  throw std::runtime_error( "Could not load the OracleAccess plugin" );
-  //
-  //std::pair<std::string, std::string> connectionAndSchema = iHandle->decodeUserConnectionString( connectionString );
-  //if ( ! m_connection )
-  //  m_connection = iHandle->newConnection( connectionAndSchema.first );
-
-  //if ( ! m_connection->isConnected() )
-  //  m_connection->connect();
-
-  //coral::ISession* session = m_connection->newSession( connectionAndSchema.second );
-  //if ( session )
-  //  session->startUserSession( user, pass );
-  std::string userEnv("CORAL_AUTH_USER=" + user);
-  std::string passEnv("CORAL_AUTH_PASSWORD=" + pass);
-  ::putenv(const_cast<char*>(userEnv.c_str()));
-  ::putenv(const_cast<char*>(passEnv.c_str()));
-  m_connectionService.configuration().setAuthenticationService("CORAL/Services/EnvironmentAuthenticationService");
-  return m_connectionService.connect(connectionString);
-}
-
-void ReadBase::setVerbosityLevel(coral::MsgLevel level) { coral::MessageStream::setMsgVerbosity(level); }