diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
index 64bbed571c..657706cb87 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
@@ -321,10 +321,6 @@ int init_nr_ue_signal(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, int nb_connected_gNB)
   }
 
   for (gNB_id = 0; gNB_id < ue->n_connected_gNB; gNB_id++) {
-    for (th_id=0; th_id<RX_NB_TH_MAX; th_id++) {
-      ue->pdcch_vars[th_id][gNB_id] = (NR_UE_PDCCH *)malloc16_clear(sizeof(NR_UE_PDCCH));
-    }
-
     prach_vars[gNB_id] = (NR_UE_PRACH *)malloc16_clear(sizeof(NR_UE_PRACH));
     pbch_vars[gNB_id] = (NR_UE_PBCH *)malloc16_clear(sizeof(NR_UE_PBCH));
     csiim_vars[gNB_id] = (NR_UE_CSI_IM *)malloc16_clear(sizeof(NR_UE_CSI_IM));
@@ -452,10 +448,6 @@ void term_nr_ue_signal(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, int nb_connected_gNB)
 
   for (int gNB_id = 0; gNB_id < ue->n_connected_gNB; gNB_id++) {
 
-    for (int th_id = 0; th_id < RX_NB_TH_MAX; th_id++) {
-      free_and_zero(ue->pdcch_vars[th_id][gNB_id]);
-    }
-
     for (int i=0; i<NR_MAX_NB_PORTS; i++) {
       free_and_zero(ue->nr_csi_info->csi_rs_generated_signal[i]);
     }
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
index 951050349e..caa2db2d88 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
   NR_UE_PDSCH     *pdsch_vars[RX_NB_TH_MAX][NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX+1]; // two RxTx Threads
   NR_UE_PBCH      *pbch_vars[NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX];
-  NR_UE_PDCCH     *pdcch_vars[RX_NB_TH_MAX][NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX];
   NR_UE_PRACH     *prach_vars[NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX];
   NR_UE_CSI_IM    *csiim_vars[NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX];
   NR_UE_CSI_RS    *csirs_vars[NUMBER_OF_CONNECTED_gNB_MAX];
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index c68702fa3f..a2e4cb317b 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ int nr_ue_pdcch_procedures(uint8_t gNB_id,
       dci_ind->dci_list[i].rnti,
       dci_ind->dci_list[i].dci_format);
   }
-  ue->pdcch_vars[proc->thread_id][gNB_id]->dci_received += dci_cnt;
 
   dci_ind->number_of_dcis = dci_cnt;