Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36353)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36354)
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@
 # define USE_DELTA_PSF 0
 
-// TEST: factor to increase the convolution sigma. psphot modifies this global variable.
-// Should be removed before commitng to the tag
-psF32 BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR = 1.0;
-
 static void pmPCMdataFree (pmPCMdata *pcm) {
 
@@ -347,5 +343,5 @@
     }
     if (modelPSF->type == modelType_PS1_V1) {
-	*sigma = 0.5 * (axes.major + axes.minor) * BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR;
+	*sigma = 0.5 * (axes.major + axes.minor);
 	*kappa = PAR[PM_PAR_7];
     }
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c	(revision 36353)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotExtendedSourceFits.c	(revision 36354)
@@ -98,11 +98,4 @@
     assert (status && fitIter > 0);
 
-    float billsScaleFactor = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, recipe, "BILLS.SCALE.FACTOR");
-    if (isfinite(billsScaleFactor)) {
-        // this lives in psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c and defaults to 1.0
-        extern psF32 BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR;
-        BILLS_SCALE_FACTOR = billsScaleFactor;
-    }
-        
     float fitMinTol = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, recipe, "EXT_FIT_MIN_TOL"); // Fit tolerance
     if (!status || !isfinite(fitMinTol) || fitMinTol <= 0) {