diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
index 28105d86c9..e2fd451f6e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
@@ -745,8 +745,6 @@ int init_nr_ue_signal(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   /////////////////////////PUSCH PTRS init/////////////////////////
   ///////////
 
-  ue->ptrs_configured = 0; // flag to be toggled by RCC
-
   //------------- config PTRS parameters--------------//
   // ptrs_Uplink_Config->timeDensity.ptrs_mcs1 = 2; // setting MCS values to 0 indicate abscence of time_density field in the configuration
   // ptrs_Uplink_Config->timeDensity.ptrs_mcs2 = 4;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
index 790a2622e1..160a8a4c67 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
   int16_t mod_ptrs[(nb_rb/2)*(NR_SYMBOLS_PER_SLOT-1)*2]; // assume maximum number of PTRS per pusch allocation
   K_ptrs = 0; // just to avoid a warning
 
-  if (UE->ptrs_configured == 1) {
+  if ((harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pdu_bit_map >> 2) & 0x01) {
 
     K_ptrs = (harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pusch_ptrs.ptrs_freq_density)?4:2;
     L_ptrs = 1<<harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pusch_ptrs.ptrs_time_density;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
             is_dmrs = 1;
         }
 
-        if (UE->ptrs_configured == 1){
+        if ((harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pdu_bit_map >> 2) & 0x01){
 
           if(k < start_sc)
             k_temp = k + frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
index 6f6c5ac8e9..b2d6a75265 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_nr_UE.h
@@ -954,9 +954,6 @@ typedef struct {
   /// PUSCH DMRS sequence
   uint32_t ****nr_gold_pusch_dmrs;
 
-  /// flag to indicate if PTRS is configured
-  uint8_t ptrs_configured;
-
   uint32_t X_u[64][839];
 
   uint32_t high_speed_flag;