diff --git a/SimG4Components/src/SimG4SmearGenParticles.cpp b/SimG4Components/src/SimG4SmearGenParticles.cpp
index ce75a25..6e824c5 100644
--- a/SimG4Components/src/SimG4SmearGenParticles.cpp
+++ b/SimG4Components/src/SimG4SmearGenParticles.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ StatusCode SimG4SmearGenParticles::execute(const EventContext&) const {
       particle.setSimulatorStatus(j.getSimulatorStatus());
       particle.setMomentumAtEndpoint(j.getMomentumAtEndpoint());
       particle.setSpin(j.getSpin());
-      particle.setColorFlow(j.getColorFlow());
       particle.setVertex(j.getVertex());