diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index fb1c602dbb..e7db90af03 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
 
   // This schedule RA procedure if not in phy_test mode
   // Otherwise already consider 5G already connected
-  RC.nrmac[module_idP]->current_slot=slot;
   if (get_softmodem_params()->phy_test == 0) {
     nr_schedule_RA(module_idP, frame, slot);
   }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index cd5a1f87a6..1003573015 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void nr_preprocessor_phytest(module_id_t module_id,
   sched_ctrl->coreset = get_coreset(
       sched_ctrl->active_bwp, sched_ctrl->search_space, 1 /* dedicated */);
   const int cid = sched_ctrl->coreset->controlResourceSetId;
-  const uint16_t Y = UE_info->Y[UE_id][cid][RC.nrmac[module_id]->current_slot];
+  const uint16_t Y = UE_info->Y[UE_id][cid][slot];
   const int m = UE_info->num_pdcch_cand[UE_id][cid];
   sched_ctrl->cce_index = allocate_nr_CCEs(RC.nrmac[module_id],
                                   sched_ctrl->active_bwp,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 90740a15d0..e5ef16b83f 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@ typedef struct gNB_MAC_INST_s {
   time_stats_t schedule_pch;
   /// CCE lists
   int cce_list[MAX_NUM_BWP][MAX_NUM_CORESET][MAX_NUM_CCE];
-  /// current slot
-  int current_slot;
 
   /// DL preprocessor for differentiated scheduling
   nr_pp_impl_dl pre_processor_dl;