diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
index 1980986144..176b5b8e7b 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
@@ -1676,77 +1676,6 @@ void set_monitoring_periodicity_offset(NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,
 }
 
 
-void find_monitoring_periodicity_offset_common(NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,
-                                               uint16_t *slot_period,
-                                               uint16_t *offset) {
-
-  switch(ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->present) {
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl1:
-      *slot_period = 1;
-      *offset = 0;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl2:
-      *slot_period = 2;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl2;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl4:
-      *slot_period = 4;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl4;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl5:
-      *slot_period = 5;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl5;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl8:
-      *slot_period = 8;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl8;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl10:
-      *slot_period = 10;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl10;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl16:
-      *slot_period = 16;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl16;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl20:
-      *slot_period = 20;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl20;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl40:
-      *slot_period = 40;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl40;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl80:
-      *slot_period = 80;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl80;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl160:
-      *slot_period = 160;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl160;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl320:
-      *slot_period = 320;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl320;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl640:
-      *slot_period = 640;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl640;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl1280:
-      *slot_period = 1280;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl1280;
-      break;
-    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl2560:
-      *slot_period = 2560;
-      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl2560;
-      break;
-  default:
-    AssertFatal(1==0,"Invalid monitoring slot periodicity and offset value\n");
-    break;
-  }
-}
-
 int get_nr_prach_occasion_info_from_index(uint8_t index,
                                  uint32_t pointa,
                                  uint8_t mu,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
index 33077c6ce2..60af5706ae 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.h
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ void find_aggregation_candidates(uint8_t *aggregation_level,
                                  const NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,
                                  int maxL);
 
-void find_monitoring_periodicity_offset_common(NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,
-                                               uint16_t *slot_period,
-                                               uint16_t *offset);
-
 int get_nr_prach_info_from_index(uint8_t index,
                                  int frame,
                                  int slot,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index 39940110f2..84d5bd2619 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -585,6 +585,75 @@ static const NR_RA_t *find_nr_RA_rnti(const NR_RA_t *ra_base, int ra_count, rnti
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static void find_monitoring_periodicity_offset_common(const NR_SearchSpace_t *ss, uint16_t *slot_period, uint16_t *offset)
+{
+  switch (ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->present) {
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl1:
+      *slot_period = 1;
+      *offset = 0;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl2:
+      *slot_period = 2;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl2;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl4:
+      *slot_period = 4;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl4;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl5:
+      *slot_period = 5;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl5;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl8:
+      *slot_period = 8;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl8;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl10:
+      *slot_period = 10;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl10;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl16:
+      *slot_period = 16;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl16;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl20:
+      *slot_period = 20;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl20;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl40:
+      *slot_period = 40;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl40;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl80:
+      *slot_period = 80;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl80;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl160:
+      *slot_period = 160;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl160;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl320:
+      *slot_period = 320;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl320;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl640:
+      *slot_period = 640;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl640;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl1280:
+      *slot_period = 1280;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl1280;
+      break;
+    case NR_SearchSpace__monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset_PR_sl2560:
+      *slot_period = 2560;
+      *offset = ss->monitoringSlotPeriodicityAndOffset->choice.sl2560;
+      break;
+    default:
+      AssertFatal(1 == 0, "Invalid monitoring slot periodicity and offset value\n");
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
 void nr_initiate_ra_proc(module_id_t module_idP,
                          int CC_id,
                          frame_t frameP,