1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.cpp b/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.cpp
index 424569c9a..c03ed00c2 100644
--- a/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particles/PhotonParticleContainer.cpp
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ void
 PhotonParticleContainer::EvolveOpticalDepth(
     WarpXParIter& pti,amrex::Real dt)
 {
-    //m_shr_p_bw_engine->are_lookup_tables_initialized() is necessary here if we want
-    //to perform just initialization tests of the optical depth without actually
-    //enabling QED effects (this requires lookup tables).
-     if(!has_breit_wheeler() ||  !m_shr_p_bw_engine->are_lookup_tables_initialized())
+     if(!has_breit_wheeler())
         return;
 
     auto& attribs = pti.GetAttribs();