diff --git a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/interface/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.h b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/interface/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.h
index 58faf836b6594..9e89e76d8c295 100644
--- a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/interface/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.h
+++ b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/interface/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef RecoLocalCalo_EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos_EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG_H
 #define RecoLocalCalo_EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos_EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG_H
 
-#include "DataFormats/EcalRecHit/interface/EcalRecHit.h"
 #include "DataFormats/EcalRecHit/interface/EcalRecHitCollections.h"
 
 #include "DataFormats/EcalDetId/interface/EBDetId.h"
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ class EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG {
   ~EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG();
 
   void setParameters(const edm::ParameterSet &ps);
-  void setCaloTopology(const CaloTopology *topo) { topology_ = topo; };
+  void setCaloTopology(const CaloTopology *topo) { topology_ = topo; }
 
   double recover(
       const DetIdT id, const EcalRecHitCollection &hit_collection, double single8Cut, double sum8Cut, bool *acceptFlag);
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ class EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG {
   edm::FileInPath bdtWeightFileNoCracks_;
   edm::FileInPath bdtWeightFileCracks_;
 
-  TMVA::Reader *readerNoCrack;
-  TMVA::Reader *readerCrack;
+  std::unique_ptr<TMVA::Reader> readerNoCrack;
+  std::unique_ptr<TMVA::Reader> readerCrack;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/src/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.cc b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/src/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.cc
index 4a194135fcee3..8f2cee47c674c 100644
--- a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/src/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.cc
+++ b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryAlgos/src/EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG.cc
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ void EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG<EBDetId>::addVariables(TMVA::Reader *reader) {
 }
 template <>
 void EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG<EBDetId>::loadFile() {
-  readerNoCrack = new TMVA::Reader("!Color:!Silent");
-  readerCrack = new TMVA::Reader("!Color:!Silent");
+  readerNoCrack = std::unique_ptr<TMVA::Reader>(new TMVA::Reader("!Color:!Silent"));
+  readerCrack = std::unique_ptr<TMVA::Reader>(new TMVA::Reader("!Color:!Silent"));
 
-  this->addVariables(readerNoCrack);
-  this->addVariables(readerCrack);
+  addVariables(readerNoCrack.get());
+  addVariables(readerCrack.get());
 
-  reco::details::loadTMVAWeights(readerNoCrack, "BDTG", bdtWeightFileNoCracks_.fullPath());
-  reco::details::loadTMVAWeights(readerCrack, "BDTG", bdtWeightFileCracks_.fullPath());
+  reco::details::loadTMVAWeights(readerNoCrack.get(), "BDTG", bdtWeightFileNoCracks_.fullPath());
+  reco::details::loadTMVAWeights(readerCrack.get(), "BDTG", bdtWeightFileCracks_.fullPath());
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG<EBDetId>::setParameters(const edm::ParameterSet
   bdtWeightFileNoCracks_ = ps.getParameter<edm::FileInPath>("bdtWeightFileNoCracks");
   bdtWeightFileCracks_ = ps.getParameter<edm::FileInPath>("bdtWeightFileCracks");
 
-  this->loadFile();
+  loadFile();
 }
 
 template <>
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ double EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG<EBDetId>::recover(
   for (auto const &theCells : m3x3aroundDC) {
     EBDetId cell = EBDetId(theCells);
     if (cell == id) {
-      
       int iEtaCentral = std::abs(cell.ieta());
       int iPhiCentral = cell.iphi();
 
@@ -93,21 +92,21 @@ double EcalDeadChannelRecoveryBDTG<EBDetId>::recover(
     }
     if (!cell.null()) {
       EcalRecHitCollection::const_iterator goS_it = hit_collection.find(cell);
-      if (goS_it != hit_collection.end() &&  cell!=id) {
-      	if (goS_it->energy() < single8Cut) {
-	  *acceptFlag = false;
-	  return 0.;
-	} else {
-	  neighTotEn += goS_it->energy();
-	  mx_.rEn[cellIndex] = goS_it->energy();
-	  mx_.iphi[cellIndex] = cell.iphi();
-	  mx_.ieta[cellIndex] = cell.ieta();
-	  cellIndex++;
-	}
-      } else if (cell==id)  {  // the cell is the central one
-	mx_.rEn[cellIndex] = 0;
-	cellIndex++;
-      }else {  //goS_it is not in the rechitcollection
+      if (goS_it != hit_collection.end() && cell != id) {
+        if (goS_it->energy() < single8Cut) {
+          *acceptFlag = false;
+          return 0.;
+        } else {
+          neighTotEn += goS_it->energy();
+          mx_.rEn[cellIndex] = goS_it->energy();
+          mx_.iphi[cellIndex] = cell.iphi();
+          mx_.ieta[cellIndex] = cell.ieta();
+          cellIndex++;
+        }
+      } else if (cell == id) {  // the cell is the central one
+        mx_.rEn[cellIndex] = 0;
+        cellIndex++;
+      } else {  //goS_it is not in the rechitcollection
         *acceptFlag = false;
         return 0.;
       }
diff --git a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalRecProducers/python/ecalRecHit_cfi.py b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalRecProducers/python/ecalRecHit_cfi.py
index cab0a08e6ad4a..16ce8d61708c5 100644
--- a/RecoLocalCalo/EcalRecProducers/python/ecalRecHit_cfi.py
+++ b/RecoLocalCalo/EcalRecProducers/python/ecalRecHit_cfi.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                             
     # for channel recovery
     algoRecover = cms.string("EcalRecHitWorkerRecover"),
-                            recoverEBIsolatedChannels = cms.bool(True),##default is false
+    recoverEBIsolatedChannels = cms.bool(False),##default is false
     recoverEEIsolatedChannels = cms.bool(False),
     recoverEBVFE  = cms.bool(False),
     recoverEEVFE  = cms.bool(False),