diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/lte_init_ru.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/lte_init_ru.c
index 8c5f412bbc..2a6d67f81d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/lte_init_ru.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/lte_init_ru.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ int phy_init_RU(RU_t *ru) {
 
   if (ru->is_slave == 1) {
  	 generate_ul_ref_sigs_rx();
-       	 init_dfts();
   }
 
   if (ru->if_south <= REMOTE_IF5) { // this means REMOTE_IF5 or LOCAL_RF, so allocate memory for time-domain signals