diff --git a/executables/lte-softmodem.c b/executables/lte-softmodem.c
index 2a0b73c019..6a7e607586 100644
--- a/executables/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ void handle_nr_srs_measurements(const module_id_t module_id,
 /* forward declarations */
 void set_default_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms[MAX_NUM_CCs]);
 
+/* TODO these declarations are to be removed */
+void nr_schedule_dl_tti_req(void) {};
+void nr_schedule_ul_dci_req() {};
+void nr_schedule_tx_req() {};
+void nr_schedule_ul_tti_req() {};
+void nr_slot_select() {};
+void NR_UL_indication(NR_UL_IND_t *UL_INFO) {};
+void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler() {};
+
 /*---------------------BMC: timespec helpers -----------------------------*/
 
 struct timespec min_diff_time = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 0 };
diff --git a/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
index 0a4a4e8d0e..ea48edd801 100644
--- a/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/lte-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ double cpuf;
 extern char uecap_xer[1024];
 char uecap_xer_in=0;
 
+/* TODO these declarations are to be removed */
+void nr_schedule_dl_tti_req(void) {};
+void nr_schedule_ul_dci_req() {};
+void nr_schedule_tx_req() {};
+void nr_schedule_ul_tti_req() {};
+void nr_slot_select() {};
 
 /* see file openair2/LAYER2/MAC/main.c for why abstraction_flag is needed
  * this is very hackish - find a proper solution