diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
index e8d9807024..dd5017dd2c 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
@@ -109,13 +109,6 @@ void e1_task_handle_sctp_data_ind(instance_t instance, sctp_data_ind_t *sctp_dat
   AssertFatal (result == EXIT_SUCCESS, "Failed to free memory (%d)!\n", result);
 }
 
-void e1ap_itti_send_sctp_close_association(bool isCu, instance_t instance) {
-  MessageDef *message = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_S1AP, 0, SCTP_CLOSE_ASSOCIATION);
-  sctp_close_association_t *sctp_close_association = &message->ittiMsg.sctp_close_association;
-  sctp_close_association->assoc_id      = e1ap_assoc_id(isCu,instance);
-  itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_SCTP, instance, message);
-}
-
 int e1ap_send_RESET(bool isCu, e1ap_setup_req_t *setupReq, E1AP_Reset_t *Reset)
 {
   AssertFatal(false,"Not implemented yet\n");
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
index eaa61330d1..4fae84d181 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ e1ap_upcp_inst_t *getCxtE1(instance_t instance)
   return e1ap_inst[instance];
 }
 
-int e1ap_assoc_id(E1_t type, instance_t instance) {
-  AssertFatal(e1ap_inst[instance] != NULL, "Trying to access uninitiated instance of CUCP\n");
-  return e1ap_inst[instance]->setupReq.assoc_id;
-}
-
 void createE1inst(E1_t type, instance_t instance, e1ap_setup_req_t *req) {
   AssertFatal(e1ap_inst[instance] == NULL, "Double call to E1 instance %d\n", (int)instance);
   e1ap_inst[instance] = calloc(1, sizeof(e1ap_upcp_inst_t));
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
index 5d66f3cc30..25b49fa9a1 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ E1AP_TransactionID_t E1AP_get_next_transaction_identifier();
 
 void createE1inst(E1_t type, instance_t instance, e1ap_setup_req_t *req);
 
-int e1ap_assoc_id(E1_t type, instance_t instance);
-
 int e1ap_encode_send(E1_t type, e1ap_setup_req_t *setupReq, E1AP_E1AP_PDU_t *pdu, uint16_t stream, const char *func);
 
 void e1ap_common_init();