diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
index d7d7b8f360..99e657aa4d 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
@@ -1327,10 +1327,6 @@ int rrc_gNB_process_NGAP_PDUSESSION_RELEASE_COMMAND(MessageDef *msg_p, instance_
   uint32_t gNB_ue_ngap_id;
   ngap_pdusession_release_command_t *cmd = &NGAP_PDUSESSION_RELEASE_COMMAND(msg_p);
   gNB_ue_ngap_id = cmd->gNB_ue_ngap_id;
-  if (cmd->nb_pdusessions_torelease > NGAP_MAX_PDU_SESSION) {
-    LOG_E(NR_RRC, "incorrect number of pdu session do release %d\n", cmd->nb_pdusessions_torelease);
-    return -1;
-  }
   gNB_RRC_INST *rrc = RC.nrrrc[instance];
   rrc_gNB_ue_context_t *ue_context_p = rrc_gNB_get_ue_context(rrc, gNB_ue_ngap_id);