diff --git a/include/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.h b/include/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.h
index 54951ec..9c86c33 100644
--- a/include/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.h
+++ b/include/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.h
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ class EcalDigiProducer : public framework::Producer {
    */
   bool zero_suppression_;
 
-  /// Store Average Noise RMS for no-zero-suppresion noise emulation mode
-  double avgNoiseRMS_;
-
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Other member variables
 
diff --git a/python/digi.py b/python/digi.py
index cd9af98..06080b7 100644
--- a/python/digi.py
+++ b/python/digi.py
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ def EcalHgcrocEmulator() :
     to a test readout of an ECal module and then thresholds to the
     default construction using 37k electrons as the number of
     electrons per MIP.
-
-    Noise RMS is calculated using the average readout pad capacitance (20pF),
-    noise at zero capacitance (700 electrons), and noise increase
-    per capacitance increase (25 electrons per pF).
     """
 
     from LDMX.Tools import HgcrocEmulator
@@ -42,7 +38,6 @@ def EcalHgcrocEmulator() :
     hgcroc.timeDnSlope = 87.7649
     hgcroc.timePeak    = 77.732
 
-    hgcroc.noiseRMS     = (700. + 25.*20.)*(0.1602/1000.)*(1./20.) #mV
     hgcroc.nADCs        = 10 
     hgcroc.iSOI         = 2
 
@@ -92,6 +87,7 @@ def __init__(self, instance_name = 'ecalDigis', si_thickness = 0.3) :
         avgGain = 0.3125/20.
         self.avgReadoutThreshold = 53.*avgGain
         self.avgPedestal = 50.*avgGain
+        self.avgNoiseRMS = 2.0*avgGain
 
         # Should we suppress noise "hits" below readout threshold?
         self.zero_suppression = True
diff --git a/python/ecal_hardcoded_conditions.py b/python/ecal_hardcoded_conditions.py
index 3b89a1f..ad2307f 100644
--- a/python/ecal_hardcoded_conditions.py
+++ b/python/ecal_hardcoded_conditions.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 EcalHgcrocConditionsHardcode=SimpleCSVDoubleTableProvider("EcalHgcrocConditions", [
             "PEDESTAL",
+            "NOISE",
             "MEAS_TIME",
             "PAD_CAPACITANCE",
             "TOT_MAX",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 
 EcalHgcrocConditionsHardcode.validForAllRows([
     50. , #PEDESTAL 
+    2.0, #NOISE
     0.0, #MEAS_TIME - ns
     20., #PAD_CAPACITANCE - pF
     200., #TOT_MAX - ns - maximum time chip would be in TOT mode
diff --git a/src/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.cxx b/src/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.cxx
index 015c38f..beea761 100644
--- a/src/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.cxx
+++ b/src/Ecal/EcalDigiProducer.cxx
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ void EcalDigiProducer::configure(framework::config::Parameters& ps) {
   // Configure generator that will produce noise hits in empty channels
   double readoutThreshold = ps.getParameter<double>("avgReadoutThreshold");
   double pedestal = ps.getParameter<double>("avgPedestal");
-  // saved because it might be used later
-  avgNoiseRMS_ = hgcrocParams.getParameter<double>("noiseRMS");
+  double noiseRMS = ps.getParameter<double>("avgNoiseRMS");
   // rms noise in mV
-  noiseGenerator_->setNoise(avgNoiseRMS_);
+  noiseGenerator_->setNoise(noiseRMS);
   // mean noise amplitude (if using Gaussian Model for the noise) in mV
   noiseGenerator_->setPedestal(pedestal);
   // threshold for readout in mV