diff --git a/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc b/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
index 4db9a2c1e2..88445935fd 100644
--- a/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
+++ b/src/services/io/podio/JEventProcessorPODIO.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "CentralTrackerTruthSeeds",
       "CentralTrackingRecHits",
       "CentralTrackingRawHitLinks",
-      "CentralTrackingRawHitAssociations",
       "CentralTrackSeeds",
       "CentralTrackSeedParameters",
       "CentralTrackerMeasurements",
@@ -95,11 +94,8 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "TrackerEndcapHits",
 
       "SiBarrelRawHitLinks",
-      "SiBarrelRawHitAssociations",
       "SiBarrelVertexRawHitLinks",
-      "SiBarrelVertexRawHitAssociations",
       "SiEndcapTrackerRawHitLinks",
-      "SiEndcapTrackerRawHitAssociations",
 
       // TOF
       "TOFBarrelHits",
@@ -107,22 +103,18 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "TOFBarrelSharedRawHits",
       "TOFBarrelSharedRecHits",
       "TOFBarrelSharedRawHitLinks",
-      "TOFBarrelSharedRawHitAssociations",
       "TOFBarrelClusterHits",
       "TOFEndcapHits",
       "TOFEndcapSharedHits",
       "TOFEndcapSharedRawHits",
       "TOFEndcapSharedRecHits",
       "TOFEndcapSharedRawHitLinks",
-      "TOFEndcapSharedRawHitAssociations",
       "TOFEndcapClusterHits",
       "TOFBarrelADCTDC",
       "TOFEndcapADCTDC",
 
       "TOFBarrelRawHitLinks",
-      "TOFBarrelRawHitAssociations",
       "TOFEndcapRawHitLinks",
-      "TOFEndcapRawHitAssociations",
 
       "CombinedTOFTruthSeededParticleIDs",
       "CombinedTOFParticleIDs",
@@ -141,7 +133,6 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       // PFRICH
       "RICHEndcapNRawHits",
       "RICHEndcapNRawHitsLinks",
-      "RICHEndcapNRawHitsAssociations",
       "RICHEndcapNTruthSeededParticleIDs",
       "RICHEndcapNParticleIDs",
 
@@ -162,13 +153,9 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "ForwardMPGDEndcapHits",
 
       "MPGDBarrelRawHitLinks",
-      "MPGDBarrelRawHitAssociations",
       "OuterMPGDBarrelRawHitLinks",
-      "OuterMPGDBarrelRawHitAssociations",
       "BackwardMPGDEndcapRawHitLinks",
-      "BackwardMPGDEndcapRawHitAssociations",
       "ForwardMPGDEndcapRawHitLinks",
-      "ForwardMPGDEndcapRawHitAssociations",
 
       // LOWQ2 hits
       "TaggerTrackerHits",
@@ -178,7 +165,6 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "TaggerTrackerCombinedPulsesWithNoise",
       "TaggerTrackerRawHits",
       "TaggerTrackerRawHitLinks",
-      "TaggerTrackerRawHitAssociations",
       "TaggerTrackerM1L0ClusterPositions",
       "TaggerTrackerM1L1ClusterPositions",
       "TaggerTrackerM1L2ClusterPositions",
@@ -190,15 +176,11 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "TaggerTrackerM1LocalTracks",
       "TaggerTrackerM2LocalTracks",
       "TaggerTrackerM1LocalTrackLinks",
-      "TaggerTrackerM1LocalTrackAssociations",
       "TaggerTrackerM2LocalTrackLinks",
-      "TaggerTrackerM2LocalTrackAssociations",
       "TaggerTrackerLocalTracks",
       "TaggerTrackerLocalTrackLinks",
-      "TaggerTrackerLocalTrackAssociations",
       "TaggerTrackerReconstructedParticles",
       "TaggerTrackerReconstructedParticleLinks",
-      "TaggerTrackerReconstructedParticleAssociations",
 
       // Forward & Far forward hits
       "B0TrackerTruthSeeds",
@@ -206,7 +188,6 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "B0TrackerRawHits",
       "B0TrackerHits",
       "B0TrackerRawHitLinks",
-      "B0TrackerRawHitAssociations",
       "B0TrackerSeeds",
       "B0TrackerSeedParameters",
       "B0TrackerMeasurements",
@@ -221,21 +202,17 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "ForwardRomanPotHits",
       "ForwardRomanPotRawHits",
       "ForwardRomanPotRawHitLinks",
-      "ForwardRomanPotRawHitAssociations",
       "ForwardOffMTrackerHits",
       "ForwardOffMTrackerRawHits",
       "ForwardOffMTrackerRawHitLinks",
-      "ForwardOffMTrackerRawHitAssociations",
 
       // Reconstructed data
       "GeneratedParticles",
       "GeneratedBreitFrameParticles",
       "ReconstructedParticles",
       "ReconstructedParticleLinks",
-      "ReconstructedParticleAssociations",
       "ReconstructedTruthSeededChargedParticles",
       "ReconstructedTruthSeededChargedParticleLinks",
-      "ReconstructedTruthSeededChargedParticleAssociations",
       "ReconstructedChargedRealPIDParticles",
       "ReconstructedChargedRealPIDParticleIDs",
       "ReconstructedChargedParticles",
@@ -249,7 +226,6 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
 
       "ReconstructedNeutralParticles",
       "ReconstructedNeutralParticleLinks",
-      "ReconstructedNeutralParticleAssociations",
       "ReconstructedNeutralJets",
 
       // Central tracking
@@ -258,49 +234,41 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrajectories",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTracks",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackLinks",
-      "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackAssociations",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackParameters",
       "CentralCKFTrajectories",
       "CentralCKFTracks",
       "CentralCKFTrackLinks",
-      "CentralCKFTrackAssociations",
       "CentralCKFTrackParameters",
       // tracking properties - true seeding
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrajectoriesUnfiltered",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTracksUnfiltered",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackUnfilteredLinks",
-      "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackUnfilteredAssociations",
       "CentralCKFTruthSeededTrackParametersUnfiltered",
       // tracking properties - realistic seeding
       "CentralCKFTrajectoriesUnfiltered",
       "CentralCKFTracksUnfiltered",
       "CentralCKFTrackUnfilteredLinks",
-      "CentralCKFTrackUnfilteredAssociations",
       "CentralCKFTrackParametersUnfiltered",
 
       // B0 tracking
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrajectories",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTracks",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackLinks",
-      "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackAssociations",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackParameters",
       "B0TrackerCKFTrajectories",
       "B0TrackerCKFTracks",
       "B0TrackerCKFTrackLinks",
-      "B0TrackerCKFTrackAssociations",
       "B0TrackerCKFTrackParameters",
       // tracking properties - true seeding
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrajectoriesUnfiltered",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTracksUnfiltered",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackUnfilteredLinks",
-      "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackUnfilteredAssociations",
       "B0TrackerCKFTruthSeededTrackParametersUnfiltered",
       // tracking properties - realistic seeding
       "B0TrackerCKFTrajectoriesUnfiltered",
       "B0TrackerCKFTrackParametersUnfiltered",
       "B0TrackerCKFTracksUnfiltered",
       "B0TrackerCKFTrackUnfilteredLinks",
-      "B0TrackerCKFTrackUnfilteredAssociations",
 
       "CentralAndB0TrackVertices",
 
@@ -338,39 +306,29 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "EcalEndcapNRecHits",
       "EcalEndcapNTruthClusters",
       "EcalEndcapNTruthClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapNTruthClusterAssociations",
       "EcalEndcapNClusters",
       "EcalEndcapNClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapNClusterAssociations",
       "EcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusters",
       "EcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusterAssociations",
       "EcalEndcapPRawHits",
       "EcalEndcapPRecHits",
       "EcalEndcapPTruthClusters",
       "EcalEndcapPTruthClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapPTruthClusterAssociations",
       "EcalEndcapPClusters",
       "EcalEndcapPClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapPClusterAssociations",
       "EcalEndcapPSplitMergeClusters",
       "EcalEndcapPSplitMergeClusterLinks",
-      "EcalEndcapPSplitMergeClusterAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelClusters",
       "EcalBarrelClusterLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelClusterAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelTruthClusters",
       "EcalBarrelTruthClusterLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelTruthClusterAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelImagingProcessedHits",
       "EcalBarrelImagingProcessedHitContributions",
       "EcalBarrelImagingRawHits",
       "EcalBarrelImagingRawHitLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelImagingRawHitAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelImagingRecHits",
       "EcalBarrelImagingClusters",
       "EcalBarrelImagingClusterLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelImagingClusterAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelScFiPAttenuatedHits",
       "EcalBarrelScFiPAttenuatedHitContributions",
       "EcalBarrelScFiNAttenuatedHits",
@@ -383,71 +341,55 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "EcalBarrelScFiRecHits",
       "EcalBarrelScFiClusters",
       "EcalBarrelScFiClusterLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelScFiClusterAssociations",
       "EcalBarrelScFiTopoClusters",
       "EcalBarrelScFiTopoClusterLinks",
-      "EcalBarrelScFiTopoClusterAssociations",
       "EcalLumiSpecRawHits",
       "EcalLumiSpecRecHits",
       "EcalLumiSpecTruthClusters",
       "EcalLumiSpecTruthClusterLinks",
-      "EcalLumiSpecTruthClusterAssociations",
       "EcalLumiSpecClusters",
       "EcalLumiSpecClusterLinks",
-      "EcalLumiSpecClusterAssociations",
       "HcalEndcapNRawHits",
       "HcalEndcapNRecHits",
       "HcalEndcapNMergedHits",
       "HcalEndcapNClusters",
       "HcalEndcapNClusterLinks",
-      "HcalEndcapNClusterAssociations",
       "HcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusters",
       "HcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusterLinks",
-      "HcalEndcapNSplitMergeClusterAssociations",
       "HcalEndcapPInsertRawHits",
       "HcalEndcapPInsertRecHits",
       "HcalEndcapPInsertMergedHits",
       "HcalEndcapPInsertClusters",
       "HcalEndcapPInsertClusterLinks",
-      "HcalEndcapPInsertClusterAssociations",
       "LFHCALRawHits",
       "LFHCALRecHits",
       "LFHCALClusters",
       "LFHCALClusterLinks",
-      "LFHCALClusterAssociations",
       "LFHCALSplitMergeClusters",
       "LFHCALSplitMergeClusterLinks",
-      "LFHCALSplitMergeClusterAssociations",
       "HcalBarrelRawHits",
       "HcalBarrelRecHits",
       "HcalBarrelMergedHits",
       "HcalBarrelClusters",
       "HcalBarrelClusterLinks",
-      "HcalBarrelClusterAssociations",
       "HcalBarrelSplitMergeClusters",
       "HcalBarrelSplitMergeClusterLinks",
-      "HcalBarrelSplitMergeClusterAssociations",
       "B0ECalRawHits",
       "B0ECalRecHits",
       "B0ECalClusters",
       "B0ECalClusterLinks",
-      "B0ECalClusterAssociations",
       "HcalEndcapNTruthClusters",
       "HcalEndcapNTruthClusterLinks",
-      "HcalEndcapNTruthClusterAssociations",
       "HcalBarrelTruthClusters",
       "HcalBarrelTruthClusterLinks",
-      "HcalBarrelTruthClusterAssociations",
 
       //ZDC Ecal
       "EcalFarForwardZDCRawHits",
       "EcalFarForwardZDCRecHits",
       "EcalFarForwardZDCClusters",
       "EcalFarForwardZDCClusterLinks",
-      "EcalFarForwardZDCClusterAssociations",
       "EcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusters",
       "EcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusterLinks",
-      "EcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusterAssociations",
 
       //ZDC HCal
       "HcalFarForwardZDCRawHits",
@@ -455,13 +397,10 @@ JEventProcessorPODIO::JEventProcessorPODIO() {
       "HcalFarForwardZDCSubcellHits",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCClusters",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCClusterLinks",
-      "HcalFarForwardZDCClusterAssociations",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCClustersBaseline",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCClusterLinksBaseline",
-      "HcalFarForwardZDCClusterAssociationsBaseline",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusters",
       "HcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusterLinks",
-      "HcalFarForwardZDCTruthClusterAssociations",
       "ReconstructedHcalFarForwardZDCNeutrals",
       "ReconstructedB0EcalNeutrals",
       "ReconstructedEcalEndcapPNeutrals",