diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.h b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.h
index f200bf36a7..90a57f57eb 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.h
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.h
@@ -41,13 +41,6 @@
 
 #include "openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h"
 
-typedef struct {
-  uint8_t num_msg;
-  uint8_t opaque_handle;
-  uint16_t message_id;
-  uint32_t message_length;
-} fapi_phy_api_msg;
-
 int get_cpu_msg_buf_size();
 int get_cpu_data_buf_size();
 bool allocate_msg(nv_ipc_msg_t* send_msg);