diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index 96613a252a..7b6769cecf 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -575,6 +575,16 @@ static NR_RA_t *find_free_nr_RA(NR_RA_t *ra_base, int ra_count, uint16_t preambl
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static const NR_RA_t *find_nr_RA_rnti(const NR_RA_t *ra_base, int ra_count, rnti_t rnti)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < ra_count; ++i) {
+    const NR_RA_t *ra = &ra_base[i];
+    if (ra->ra_state != nrRA_gNB_IDLE && ra->rnti == rnti)
+      return ra;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 void nr_initiate_ra_proc(module_id_t module_idP,
                          int CC_id,
                          frame_t frameP,
@@ -608,7 +618,7 @@ void nr_initiate_ra_proc(module_id_t module_idP,
       while (trial < 1 || trial > 0xffef)
         trial = (taus() % 0xffef) + 1;
       exist_connected_ue = find_nr_UE(&nr_mac->UE_info, trial) != NULL;
-      exist_in_pending_ra_ue = find_nr_RA_id(module_idP, CC_id, trial) != -1;
+      exist_in_pending_ra_ue = find_nr_RA_rnti(cc->ra, sizeofArray(cc->ra), ra->rnti) != NULL;
       loop++;
     } while (loop < 100 && (exist_connected_ue || exist_in_pending_ra_ue) );
     if (loop == 100) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 851b9e3faa..9a1be26024 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -2071,20 +2071,6 @@ NR_UE_info_t *find_nr_UE(NR_UEs_t *UEs, rnti_t rntiP)
   return NULL;
 }
 
-int find_nr_RA_id(module_id_t mod_idP, int CC_idP, rnti_t rntiP)
-{
-  NR_RA_t *ra = RC.nrmac[mod_idP]->common_channels[CC_idP].ra;
-
-  for (int RA_id = 0; RA_id < NR_NB_RA_PROC_MAX; RA_id++) {
-    LOG_D(NR_MAC, "Checking RA_id %d for %x : state %s\n", RA_id, rntiP, nrra_text[ra[RA_id].ra_state]);
-
-    if (ra[RA_id].ra_state != nrRA_gNB_IDLE && ra[RA_id].rnti == rntiP)
-      return RA_id;
-  }
-
-  return -1;
-}
-
 int get_nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH(e_NR_PDSCH_ServingCellConfig__nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH n)
 {
   switch (n) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index d156663bc9..639d126220 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ void remove_front_nr_list(NR_list_t *listP);
 
 NR_UE_info_t * find_nr_UE(NR_UEs_t* UEs, rnti_t rntiP);
 
-int find_nr_RA_id(module_id_t mod_idP, int CC_idP, rnti_t rntiP);
-
 void configure_UE_BWP(gNB_MAC_INST *nr_mac,
                       NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc,
                       NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl,