diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_rrc_message_transfer.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_rrc_message_transfer.c
index 3a2f7ce725..4a3526dd0a 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_rrc_message_transfer.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_rrc_message_transfer.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "asn1_msg.h"
 #include "intertask_interface.h"
 #include "LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h"
-#include <openair3/ocp-gtpu/gtp_itf.h>
 
 #include "openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.h"
 
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ int DU_handle_DL_RRC_MESSAGE_TRANSFER(instance_t instance, sctp_assoc_t assoc_id
     /* strange: it is not named OLD_GNB_DU_UE... */
     old_gNB_DU_ue_id_stack = ie->value.choice.GNB_DU_UE_F1AP_ID_1;
     old_gNB_DU_ue_id = &old_gNB_DU_ue_id_stack;
-    gtpv1u_update_ue_id(getCxt(instance)->gtpInst, old_gNB_DU_ue_id_stack, du_ue_f1ap_id);
   }
 
   /* mandatory */
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
index 44c7839463..d537865de5 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
@@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ void dl_rrc_message_transfer(const f1ap_dl_rrc_message_t *dl_rrc)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&mac->sched_lock);
     nr_rlc_remove_ue(dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);
     nr_rlc_update_rnti(*dl_rrc->old_gNB_DU_ue_id, dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);
+    instance_t f1inst = get_f1_gtp_instance();
+    if (f1inst >= 0) // we actually use F1-U
+      gtpv1u_update_ue_id(f1inst, *dl_rrc->old_gNB_DU_ue_id, dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);
   }
 
   /* the DU ue id is the RNTI */