diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
index 861c392a54..0ca7e05f96 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
@@ -653,58 +653,7 @@ bool nr_mac_update_cellgroup(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupCon
     exit(1);
   }
 
-  nr_mac_update_RA(nrmac, rnti, CellGroup);
   process_CellGroup(CellGroup, &UE->UE_sched_ctrl);
 
   return true;
 }
-
-bool nr_mac_update_RA(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup)
-{
-  // Checking for free RA process
-  NR_COMMON_channels_t *cc = &nrmac->common_channels[0];
-  uint8_t ra_index = 0;
-  for (; ra_index < NR_NB_RA_PROC_MAX; ra_index++) {
-    if ((cc->ra[ra_index].state == RA_IDLE) && (!cc->ra[ra_index].cfra))
-      break;
-  }
-  if (ra_index == NR_NB_RA_PROC_MAX) {
-    LOG_E(NR_MAC, "%s() %s:%d RA processes are not available for CFRA RNTI :%x\n", __FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, rnti);
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  NR_RA_t *ra = &cc->ra[ra_index];
-  if (CellGroup->spCellConfig && CellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync
-      && CellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->rach_ConfigDedicated != NULL) {
-    if (CellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->rach_ConfigDedicated->choice.uplink->cfra != NULL) {
-      ra->cfra = true;
-      ra->rnti = rnti;
-      ra->CellGroup = CellGroup;
-      struct NR_CFRA *cfra = CellGroup->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync->rach_ConfigDedicated->choice.uplink->cfra;
-      uint8_t num_preamble = cfra->resources.choice.ssb->ssb_ResourceList.list.count;
-      ra->preambles.num_preambles = num_preamble;
-      ra->preambles.preamble_list = (uint8_t *)malloc(num_preamble * sizeof(uint8_t));
-      for (int i = 0; i < cc->num_active_ssb; i++) {
-        for (int j = 0; j < num_preamble; j++) {
-          if (cc->ssb_index[i] == cfra->resources.choice.ssb->ssb_ResourceList.list.array[j]->ssb) {
-            // One dedicated preamble for each beam
-            ra->preambles.preamble_list[i] = cfra->resources.choice.ssb->ssb_ResourceList.list.array[j]->ra_PreambleIndex;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    ra->cfra = false;
-    ra->rnti = 0;
-    if (ra->preambles.preamble_list == NULL) {
-      ra->preambles.num_preambles = MAX_NUM_NR_PRACH_PREAMBLES;
-      ra->preambles.preamble_list = (uint8_t *)malloc(MAX_NUM_NR_PRACH_PREAMBLES * sizeof(uint8_t));
-      for (int i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_NR_PRACH_PREAMBLES; i++)
-        ra->preambles.preamble_list[i] = i;
-    }
-  }
-  LOG_I(NR_MAC, "Added new %s process for UE RNTI %04x with initial CellGroup\n", ra->cfra ? "CFRA" : "CBRA", rnti);
-
-  return true;
-}
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index 01036ea82b..c2cbe8799d 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ void nr_mac_config_sib1(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, NR_BCCH_DL_SCH_Message_t *sib1);
 bool nr_mac_add_test_ue(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup);
 bool nr_mac_prepare_ra_nsa_ue(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup);
 bool nr_mac_update_cellgroup(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup);
-bool nr_mac_update_RA(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, uint32_t rnti, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup);
 
 void clear_nr_nfapi_information(gNB_MAC_INST *gNB,
                                 int CC_idP,