diff --git a/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.h b/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.h
index 5a49a4b..7dd9676 100644
--- a/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.h
+++ b/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
     double m_magneticFieldBz;  // necessary for determining track parameters
 
     std::string m_recoCollName;
-    std::string m_particleIDName;
     std::string m_recoMCLinkCollName;
 
     // map from UniqueIDs (delphes generated particles) to MCParticles
diff --git a/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepOutputConfiguration.h b/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepOutputConfiguration.h
index 571fddf..ae30960 100644
--- a/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepOutputConfiguration.h
+++ b/converter/include/k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepOutputConfiguration.h
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
      * generated to reconstructed particles.
      */
     std::string RecoMCParticleLinkCollectionName{"MCRecoAssociations"};
-
-    /**
-     * Name of the ParticleIDCollection holding the ctags / isolation variables.
-     */
-    std::string ParticleIDCollectionName{"ParticleIDs"};
   };
 
   template <typename T> std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, std::vector<T> const& container) {
diff --git a/converter/src/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.cc b/converter/src/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.cc
index 9d29e9e..e102547 100644
--- a/converter/src/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.cc
+++ b/converter/src/DelphesEDM4HepConverter.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
                                                    OutputSettings const& outputSettings, double magFieldBz)
       : m_magneticFieldBz(magFieldBz),
         m_recoCollName(outputSettings.RecoParticleCollectionName),
-        m_particleIDName(outputSettings.ParticleIDCollectionName),
         m_recoMCLinkCollName(outputSettings.RecoMCParticleLinkCollectionName) {
     for (const auto& branch : branches) {
       if (contains(PROCESSING_ORDER, branch.className)) {
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
     magFieldCollection->push_back(m_magneticFieldBz);
 
     auto* mcRecoRelations = getCollection<edm4hep::RecoMCParticleLinkCollection>(m_recoMCLinkCollName);
-    auto* idCollection    = getCollection<edm4hep::ParticleIDCollection>(m_particleIDName);
+    auto* idCollection    = createCollection<edm4hep::ParticleIDCollection>(branch + "_PID");
     auto* trackerHitColl  = getCollection<edm4hep::TrackerHit3DCollection>(TRACKERHIT_OUTPUT_NAME);
 
     for (auto iCand = 0; iCand < delphesCollection->GetEntries(); ++iCand) {
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
 
   void DelphesEDM4HepConverter::processJets(const TClonesArray* delphesCollection, std::string const& branch) {
     auto* jetCollection = createCollection<edm4hep::ReconstructedParticleCollection>(branch);
-    auto* idCollection  = getCollection<edm4hep::ParticleIDCollection>(m_particleIDName);
+    auto* idCollection  = createCollection<edm4hep::ParticleIDCollection>(branch + "_tags");
 
     for (auto iCand = 0; iCand < delphesCollection->GetEntries(); ++iCand) {
       auto* delphesCand = static_cast<Jet*>(delphesCollection->At(iCand));
@@ -510,9 +509,6 @@ namespace k4SimDelphes {
     if (m_collections.find(m_recoMCLinkCollName) == m_collections.end()) {
       createCollection<edm4hep::RecoMCParticleLinkCollection>(m_recoMCLinkCollName);
     }
-    if (m_collections.find(m_particleIDName) == m_collections.end()) {
-      createCollection<edm4hep::ParticleIDCollection>(m_particleIDName);
-    }
     if (m_collections.find(TRACKERHIT_OUTPUT_NAME) == m_collections.end()) {
       createCollection<edm4hep::TrackerHit3DCollection>(TRACKERHIT_OUTPUT_NAME);
     }