diff --git a/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRoot.xsd b/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRoot.xsd
index 781be24b..bd856985 100644
--- a/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRoot.xsd
+++ b/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRoot.xsd
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
     	<xs:element name="Run_Stop_Time" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Run_Duration" type="TMusrRunPhysicalQuantity"/>
     	<xs:element name="Laboratory" type="TString"/>
-      <xs:element name="Area" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Instrument" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Muon_Beam_Momentum" type="TMusrRunPhysicalQuantity"/>
     	<xs:element name="Muon_Species" type="TString"/>
diff --git a/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRootLEM.xsd b/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRootLEM.xsd
index fabc927e..a19822d7 100644
--- a/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRootLEM.xsd
+++ b/src/external/MusrRoot/MusrRootLEM.xsd
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
     	<xs:element name="Run_Stop_Time" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Run_Duration" type="TMusrRunPhysicalQuantity"/>
     	<xs:element name="Laboratory" type="TString"/>
-      <xs:element name="Area" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Instrument" type="TString"/>
     	<xs:element name="Muon_Beam_Momentum" type="TMusrRunPhysicalQuantity"/>
     	<xs:element name="Muon_Species" type="TString"/>