diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
index f86f646c5f..b0627c7bec 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_proto.h
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ typedef struct {
   enum { b_none, b_long, b_short, b_short_trunc, b_long_trunc } type_bsr;
 } type_bsr_t;
 
-int nr_write_ce_msg3_pdu(uint8_t *mac_ce, NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, rnti_t crnti, uint8_t *mac_ce_end);
-
 int nr_write_ce_ulsch_pdu(uint8_t *mac_ce,
                           NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
                           NR_SINGLE_ENTRY_PHR_MAC_CE *power_headroom,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
index ccf02df0c1..1a46e65eb2 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
@@ -142,11 +142,8 @@ bool init_RA(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, int frame)
       ra->Msg3_size = size_sdu + sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_SHORT) + sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_SHORT);
     }
 
-  } else if (!IS_SA_MODE(get_softmodem_params())) {
-    uint8_t temp_pdu[16] = {0};
-    size_sdu = nr_write_ce_msg3_pdu(temp_pdu, mac, mac->crnti, temp_pdu + sizeof(temp_pdu));
-    ra->Msg3_size = size_sdu;
-  }
+  } else if (!IS_SA_MODE(get_softmodem_params()))
+    ra->Msg3_size = sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_FIXED);
 
   // Random acces procedure initialization
   mac->state = UE_PERFORMING_RA;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
index d6f0226482..54f047f46d 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
@@ -3739,21 +3739,6 @@ void nr_ue_process_mac_pdu(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_i
   }
 }
 
-int nr_write_ce_msg3_pdu(uint8_t *mac_ce, NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, rnti_t crnti, uint8_t *mac_ce_end)
-{
-  uint8_t *pdu = mac_ce;
-  if (IS_SA_MODE(get_softmodem_params()) && mac->ra.ra_state != nrRA_SUCCEEDED) {
-    LOG_D(NR_MAC, "Generating C-RNTI MAC CE with C-RNTI %x\n", crnti);
-    *(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_FIXED *)mac_ce = (NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_FIXED){.R = 0, .LCID = UL_SCH_LCID_C_RNTI};
-    mac_ce += sizeof(NR_MAC_SUBHEADER_FIXED);
-    // C-RNTI MAC CE (2 octets)
-    memcpy(mac_ce, &crnti, sizeof(crnti));
-    // update pointer and length
-    mac_ce += sizeof(crnti);
-  }
-  return mac_ce - pdu;
-}
-
 /**
  * Function:      generating MAC CEs (MAC CE and subheader) for the ULSCH PDU
  * Parameters:
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/tests/test_nr_ue_ra_procedures.cpp b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/tests/test_nr_ue_ra_procedures.cpp
index 8b74a4a725..914d0ef984 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/tests/test_nr_ue_ra_procedures.cpp
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/tests/test_nr_ue_ra_procedures.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ softmodem_params_t *get_softmodem_params(void)
 void nr_mac_rrc_ra_ind(const module_id_t mod_id, int frame, bool success)
 {
 }
-int nr_write_ce_msg3_pdu(uint8_t *mac_ce, NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, rnti_t crnti, uint8_t *mac_ce_end)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
 tbs_size_t mac_rlc_data_req(const module_id_t module_idP,
                             const rnti_t rntiP,
                             const eNB_index_t eNB_index,