diff --git a/pylot/core/pick/compare.py b/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
index 39f43a3a..3116f137 100644
--- a/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
+++ b/pylot/core/pick/compare.py
@@ -382,24 +382,16 @@ class PDFstatistics(object):
     def getQD(self,value):
         QDlist = []
         for pdf in self:
-            try:
-                QD = pdf.quantile_distance(value)
-                QDlist.append(QD)
-            except AttributeError as e:
-                if e.message == "'float' object has no attribute 'quantile_distance'":
-                    continue
+            QD = pdf.quantile_distance(value)
+            QDlist.append(QD)
         return QDlist
 
 
     def getQDQ(self,value):
         QDQlist = []
         for pdf in self:
-            try:
-                QDQ = pdf.qtile_dist_quot(value)
-                QDQlist.append(QDQ)
-            except AttributeError as e:
-                if e.message == "'float' object has no attribute 'quantile_distance'":
-                    continue
+            QDQ = pdf.qtile_dist_quot(value)
+            QDQlist.append(QDQ)
         return QDQlist
 
 
@@ -413,6 +405,7 @@ class PDFstatistics(object):
         std = np.array(std)
         self.set_stdarray(std)
 
+
     def set_stdarray(self, array):
         if self.return_phase == 'P':
             self.p_stdarray = array
@@ -471,7 +464,6 @@ def main():
     Insheim.getSTD()
     qdlist = Insheim.getQDQ(0.3)
     binlist = Insheim.getBinList(0.,3.)
-    Insheim.histplot(qdlist,binlist)
     print qdlist