diff --git a/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx b/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
index a033e9a2032..e2a58ff5bf2 100644
--- a/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
+++ b/PWGDQ/Tasks/dqEfficiency_withAssoc.cxx
@@ -2159,11 +2159,16 @@ struct AnalysisSameEventPairing {
         continue;
       }
 
-      auto groupedMCTracks = mcTracks.sliceBy(perReducedMcGenEvent, event.reducedMCeventId());
-      groupedMCTracks.bindInternalIndicesTo(&mcTracks);
-      for (auto& track : groupedMCTracks) {
+      // auto groupedMCTracks = mcTracks.sliceBy(perReducedMcGenEvent, event.reducedMCeventId());
+      // groupedMCTracks.bindInternalIndicesTo(&mcTracks);
+      // for (auto& track : groupedMCTracks) {
+      for (auto& track : mcTracks) {
+        if (track.reducedMCeventId() != event.reducedMCeventId()) {
+          continue;
+        }
         VarManager::FillTrackMC(mcTracks, track);
-        auto track_raw = groupedMCTracks.rawIteratorAt(track.globalIndex());
+        auto track_raw = mcTracks.rawIteratorAt(track.globalIndex());
+        // auto track_raw = groupedMCTracks.rawIteratorAt(track.globalIndex());
         for (auto& sig : fGenMCSignals) {
           if (sig->CheckSignal(true, track_raw)) {
             fHistMan->FillHistClass(Form("MCTruthGenSel_%s", sig->GetName()), VarManager::fgValues);