diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
index 0acc6fe0d2..e7c43ed204 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ void mac_top_init_gNB(ngran_node_t node_type,
       RC.nrmac[i]->tag = (NR_TAG_t*)malloc(sizeof(NR_TAG_t));
       memset((void*)RC.nrmac[i]->tag,0,sizeof(NR_TAG_t));
         
-      RC.nrmac[i]->ul_handle = 0;
-
       RC.nrmac[i]->common_channels[0].ServingCellConfigCommon = scc;
       RC.nrmac[i]->radio_config = *config;
       RC.nrmac[i]->rlc_config = *default_rlc_config;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 3918e0215c..49a18d3eac 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -848,10 +848,6 @@ typedef struct gNB_MAC_INST_s {
 
   NR_UEs_t UE_info;
 
-  /// UL handle
-  uint32_t ul_handle;
-  //UE_info_t UE_info;
-
   // MAC function execution peformance profiler
   /// processing time of eNB scheduler
   time_stats_t eNB_scheduler;