diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/abstract_inst.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/abstract_inst.py
index 9b66ecd9ac7ac815e2b527ef89666f56d2661bd5..f8d390702aa81f8fa693a213a1da105c07d24377 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/abstract_inst.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/abstract_inst.py
@@ -107,16 +107,6 @@ class AbstractInst(object):
# the instrument override the optional behaviour
raise NotImplementedError("spline_vanadium_ws must be implemented per instrument")
- # Optional overrides
- @staticmethod
- def _can_auto_gen_vanadium_cal():
- """
- Can be overridden and returned true by instruments who can automatically run generate vanadium calculation
- if the splines cannot be found during the focus routine
- :return: False by default, True by instruments who can automatically generate these
- """
- return False
-
def _crop_banks_to_user_tof(self, focused_banks):
"""
Crops to a user specified TOF range on a bank-by-bank basis. This is called after focusing a sample and
@@ -161,17 +151,6 @@ class AbstractInst(object):
"""
return None
- def _generate_auto_vanadium_calibration(self, run_details):
- """
- Used by focus if a vanadium spline was not found to automatically generate said spline if the instrument
- has indicated support by overriding can_auto_gen_vanadium_cal
- :param run_details: The run details of the current run
- :return: None
- """
- # If the instrument overrides can_auto_gen_vanadium_cal it needs to implement this method to perform the
- # automatic calibration
- raise NotImplementedError("Automatic vanadium corrections have not been implemented for this instrument.")
-
def _get_input_batching_mode(self):
"""
Returns the user specified input batching (e.g. summed or individual processing). This is set to summed
diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/gem.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/gem.py
index 129ba712953ed2f68291479b0ede80ebbf158f35..e798877b73701cf05a9e91a6ec21d017bbf51c57 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/gem.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/gem.py
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ class Gem(AbstractInst):
run_number_string=run_number_string, inst_settings=self._inst_settings, is_vanadium_run=self._is_vanadium)
return self._cached_run_details[run_number_string_key]
- def _generate_auto_vanadium_calibration(self, run_details):
- raise NotImplementedError()
-
def _generate_output_file_name(self, run_number_string):
return self._generate_input_file_name(run_number_string)
diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/pearl.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/pearl.py
index ab8e14a97a2889dcb8e7436d45bb55625032ddc8..0db5123de79c6add279f7366993f07aae1a0a1dd 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/pearl.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/pearl.py
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ class Pearl(AbstractInst):
common.remove_intermediate_workspace(monitor_ws)
return normalised_ws
- def _generate_auto_vanadium_calibration(self, run_details):
- # The instrument scientists prefer everything to be explicit on this instrument so
- # instead we don't try to run this automatically
- raise NotImplementedError("You must run the create_vanadium method manually on Pearl")
-
def _get_current_tt_mode(self):
return self._inst_settings.tt_mode
diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/polaris.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/polaris.py
index 4a93ffe71cd91fe617bb6c85e544c4c04e1f628e..7744107bd6e716aab036843e6f998237c902eac9 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/polaris.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/polaris.py
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ class Polaris(AbstractInst):
ws_to_correct=ws_to_correct, multiple_scattering=self._inst_settings.multiple_scattering,
sample_details_obj=self._sample_details)
- @staticmethod
- def _can_auto_gen_vanadium_cal():
- return True
-
def _crop_banks_to_user_tof(self, focused_banks):
return common.crop_banks_using_crop_list(focused_banks, self._inst_settings.focused_cropping_values)
@@ -69,9 +65,6 @@ class Polaris(AbstractInst):
crop_values_list=self._inst_settings.van_crop_values)
return cropped_ws
- def _generate_auto_vanadium_calibration(self, run_details):
- self.create_vanadium(run_in_range=run_details.run_number)
-
@staticmethod
def _generate_input_file_name(run_number):
polaris_old_name = "POL"
diff --git a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
index 71b3098f619124009bb03ba73b57128b5c232db5..ac61a3b82319f6c197a69a4be0cc239e8d46cd65 100644
--- a/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
+++ b/scripts/Diffraction/isis_powder/routines/focus.py
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ def _individual_run_focusing(instrument, perform_vanadium_norm, run_number, abso
def _test_splined_vanadium_exists(instrument, run_details):
# Check the necessary splined vanadium file has been created
if not os.path.isfile(run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path):
- if instrument._can_auto_gen_vanadium_cal():
- warnings.warn("\nAttempting to automatically generate vanadium calibration at this path: "
- + str(run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path) + " for these settings.\n")
- instrument._generate_auto_vanadium_calibration(run_details=run_details)
- else:
- raise ValueError("Processed vanadium runs not found at this path: "
- + str(run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path) +
- " \nHave you created a vanadium calibration with these settings yet?\n")
+ raise ValueError("Processed vanadium runs not found at this path: "
+ + str(run_details.splined_vanadium_file_path) +
+ " \nHave you run the method to create a Vanadium spline with these settings yet?\n")