diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 47cfc53d06..70b6329ee0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -779,11 +779,8 @@ static void configure_logicalChannelBearer(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
         if (id == mac->lc_ordered_list.array[j]->lcid)
           break;
       }
-      if (j < mac->lc_ordered_list.count) {
-        nr_lcordered_info_t *lc_info = mac->lc_ordered_list.array[j];
-        asn_sequence_del(&mac->lc_ordered_list, j, 0);
-        free(lc_info);
-      }
+      if (j < mac->lc_ordered_list.count)
+        asn_sequence_del(&mac->lc_ordered_list, j, 1);
       else
         LOG_E(NR_MAC, "Element not present in the list, impossible to release\n");
     }
@@ -1302,10 +1299,10 @@ static void configure_dedicated_BWP_dl(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int bwp_id, NR_BWP
     }
     if (dl_dedicated->pdcch_Config) {
       if (dl_dedicated->pdcch_Config->present == NR_SetupRelease_PDCCH_Config_PR_release) {
-        for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i++)
-          asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i, 1);
-        for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_SS.count; i++)
-          asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i, 1);
+        for (int i = pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+          asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i - 1, 1);
+        for (int i = pdcch->list_SS.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+          asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i - 1, 1);
       }
       if (dl_dedicated->pdcch_Config->present == NR_SetupRelease_PDCCH_Config_PR_setup)
         configure_ss_coreset(pdcch, dl_dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup);
@@ -2060,10 +2057,10 @@ void release_dl_BWP(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int index)
 
   NR_BWP_PDCCH_t *pdcch = &mac->config_BWP_PDCCH[bwp_id];
   release_common_ss_cset(pdcch);
-  for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i++)
-    asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i, 1);
-  for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_SS.count; i++)
-    asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i, 1);
+  for (int i = pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+    asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i - 1, 1);
+  for (int i = pdcch->list_SS.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+    asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i - 1, 1);
 }
 
 void release_ul_BWP(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int index)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
index be7f83bf92..a7185ee7d2 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
@@ -231,11 +231,8 @@ void release_mac_configuration(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
     asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_ControlResourceSet, mac->coreset0);
     asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_SI_SchedulingInfo, mac->si_SchedulingInfo);
     asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_TDD_UL_DL_ConfigCommon, mac->tdd_UL_DL_ConfigurationCommon);
-    for (int i = 0; i < mac->lc_ordered_list.count; i++) {
-      nr_lcordered_info_t *lc_info = mac->lc_ordered_list.array[i];
-      asn_sequence_del(&mac->lc_ordered_list, i, 0);
-      free(lc_info);
-    }
+    for (int i = mac->lc_ordered_list.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+      asn_sequence_del(&mac->lc_ordered_list, i - 1, 1);
   }
 
   asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_CrossCarrierSchedulingConfig, sc->crossCarrierSchedulingConfig);
@@ -263,10 +260,10 @@ void release_mac_configuration(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
     // release dedicated BWP0 config
     NR_UE_DL_BWP_t *bwp = mac->dl_BWPs.array[0];
     NR_BWP_PDCCH_t *pdcch = &mac->config_BWP_PDCCH[0];
-    for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i++)
-      asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i, 1);
-    for (int i = 0; pdcch->list_SS.count; i++)
-      asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i, 1);
+    for (int i = pdcch->list_Coreset.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+      asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_Coreset, i - 1, 1);
+    for (int i = pdcch->list_SS.count; i > 0 ; i--)
+      asn_sequence_del(&pdcch->list_SS, i - 1, 1);
     asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_PDSCH_Config, bwp->pdsch_Config);
     NR_UE_UL_BWP_t *ubwp = mac->ul_BWPs.array[0];
     asn1cFreeStruc(asn_DEF_NR_PUCCH_Config, ubwp->pucch_Config);