diff --git a/configs/data_cfg.py b/configs/data_cfg.py
index 7f22f51..fa6891b 100644
--- a/configs/data_cfg.py
+++ b/configs/data_cfg.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 process = cms.Process("AOD2NanoAOD")
 process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryIdeal_cff")
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.MagneticField_cff")
-process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
+#process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
 
 process.load("FWCore.MessageLogger.MessageLogger_cfi")
 process.MessageLogger.cerr.threshold = "WARNING"
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "PoolSource", fileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(*files))
 
 # Set global tag
-process.GlobalTag.globaltag = "FT_R_53_V18::All"
+# We don't have set the global tag for the educational samples. This simplifies running the code since we don't have to access the database.
+#process.GlobalTag.globaltag = "FT_R_53_V18::All"
 
 # Apply JSON file with lumi mask (needs to be done after the process.source definition)
 goodJSON = "data/Cert_190456-208686_8TeV_22Jan2013ReReco_Collisions12_JSON.txt"
diff --git a/configs/simulation_cfg.py b/configs/simulation_cfg.py
index 0f8f156..089ea39 100644
--- a/configs/simulation_cfg.py
+++ b/configs/simulation_cfg.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 process = cms.Process("AOD2NanoAOD")
 process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryIdeal_cff")
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.MagneticField_cff")
-process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
+#process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
 
 process.load("FWCore.MessageLogger.MessageLogger_cfi")
 process.MessageLogger.cerr.threshold = "WARNING"
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "PoolSource", fileNames=cms.untracked.vstring(*files))
 
 # Set global tag
-process.GlobalTag.globaltag = "START53_V27::All"
+# We don't have set the global tag for the educational samples. This simplifies running the code since we don't have to access the database.
+#process.GlobalTag.globaltag = "START53_V27::All"
 
 # Number of events to be skipped (0 by default)
 process.source.skipEvents = cms.untracked.uint32(0)