diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 2536e90060..27f9654aa4 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ void init_nr_ue_vars(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, uint8_t UE_id)
   ue->ntn_config_message = CALLOC(1, sizeof(*ue->ntn_config_message));
   ue->ntn_config_message->update = false;
 
-  config_position_coordinates(UE_id);
   // initialize all signal buffers
   init_nr_ue_signal(ue, nb_connected_gNB);
 
diff --git a/executables/position_interface.c b/executables/position_interface.c
index 4aecf16604..73ce2f4cd7 100644
--- a/executables/position_interface.c
+++ b/executables/position_interface.c
@@ -22,32 +22,22 @@
 #include "position_interface.h"
 
 extern uint16_t NB_UE_INST;
-static position_t **positionArray = 0;
 
-void config_position_coordinates(int Mod_id)
+static position_t read_position_coordinates(char *sectionName)
 {
-  AssertFatal(Mod_id < NB_UE_INST, "Mod_id must be less than NB_UE_INST. Mod_id:%d NB_UE_INST:%d", Mod_id, NB_UE_INST);
-  if (positionArray == NULL) {
-    positionArray = (position_t **)calloc(1, sizeof(position_t *) * NB_UE_INST);
-  }
-  if (!positionArray[Mod_id]) {
-    char positionName[64];
-    sprintf(positionName, "position%d", Mod_id);
-    positionArray[Mod_id] = (void *) init_position_coordinates(positionName);
-  }
-}
-
-position_t *init_position_coordinates(char *sectionName)
-{
-  position_t *position = (position_t *)calloc(sizeof(position_t), 1);
+  position_t p;
+  position_t *position = &p;
   paramdef_t position_params[] = POSITION_CONFIG_PARAMS_DEF;
   int ret = config_get(config_get_if(), position_params, sizeofArray(position_params), sectionName);
   AssertFatal(ret >= 0, "configuration couldn't be performed for position name: %s", sectionName);
   
-  return position;
+  return p;
 }
 
-position_t *get_position_coordinates(int Mod_id)
+position_t get_position_coordinates(int Mod_id)
 {
-  return positionArray[Mod_id];
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  AssertFatal(Mod_id < NB_UE_INST, "Mod_id must be less than NB_UE_INST. Mod_id:%d NB_UE_INST:%d", Mod_id, NB_UE_INST);
+  char positionName[64];
+  snprintf(positionName, sizeof(positionName), "position%d", Mod_id);
+  return read_position_coordinates(positionName);
+}
diff --git a/executables/position_interface.h b/executables/position_interface.h
index 8d8ad70d91..058d94173a 100644
--- a/executables/position_interface.h
+++ b/executables/position_interface.h
@@ -53,7 +53,5 @@ typedef struct position {
   double positionZ;
 } position_t;
 
-void config_position_coordinates(int Mod_id);
-position_t *init_position_coordinates(char *sectionName);
-position_t *get_position_coordinates(int Mod_id);
+position_t get_position_coordinates(int Mod_id);
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 44534a5cb0..8c12e47739 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ static void nr_decode_SI(NR_UE_RRC_SI_INFO *SI_info, NR_SystemInformation_t *si,
         SI_info->SInfo_r17.sib19_validity = true;
         if (g_log->log_component[NR_RRC].level >= OAILOG_DEBUG)
           xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_NR_SIB19_r17, (const void *)typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
-        position_t *p = get_position_coordinates(0);
-        nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(ue_id, p, typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
+        position_t p = get_position_coordinates(0);
+        nr_rrc_mac_config_req_sib19_r17(ue_id, &p, typeandinfo->choice.sib19_v1700);
         nr_timer_start(&SI_info->SInfo_r17.sib19_timer);
         break;
       default: