diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
index b4b253a297..1913afab2d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
@@ -291,24 +291,8 @@ uint8_t generate_dci_top(uint8_t num_pdcch_symbols,
   y[0] = &yseq0[0];
   y[1] = &yseq1[0];
 
-  if (IS_SOFTMODEM_BASICSIM) {
-    /* this should be the normal case
-     * but it has to be validated for all the various cases
-     * so let's just do it for the basic simulator
-     */
-    //  memset(e, 2, DCI_BITS_MAX);
-  } else {
-    // reset all bits to <NIL>, here we set <NIL> elements as 2
-    // memset(e, 2, DCI_BITS_MAX);
-    // here we interpret NIL as a random QPSK sequence. That makes power estimation easier.
-    for (i=0; i<DCI_BITS_MAX; i++)
-      e[i]=taus()&1;
-
-    /* clear all bits, the above code may generate too much false detections
-     * (not sure about this, to be checked somehow)
-     */
-    //memset(e, 0, DCI_BITS_MAX);
-  }/* BASIC_SIMULATOR */
+  /* reset all bits to <NIL>, here we set <NIL> elements as 2 */
+  memset(e, 2, DCI_BITS_MAX);
 
   e_ptr = e;
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME(VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_GENERATE_DCI0,1);