diff --git a/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band78.51prb.usrpb200.conf b/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band78.51prb.usrpb200.conf
index d42f6a36ab..c39f38d55e 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band78.51prb.usrpb200.conf
+++ b/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band78.51prb.usrpb200.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ gNBs =
       absoluteFrequencySSB                                             = 620736;
       dl_frequencyBand                                                 = 78;
       # this is 3300.30 MHz
-      dl_absoluteFrequencyPointA                                       = 620052;
+      dl_absoluteFrequencyPointA                                       = 620020;
       #scs-SpecificCarrierList
         dl_offstToCarrier                                              = 0;
 # subcarrierSpacing
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
index 5d3985b2d3..29c1f2ce83 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
@@ -540,13 +540,6 @@ static void config_common(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, nr_pdsch_AntennaPorts_t pdsch_Ant
        get_ssb_subcarrier_offset(*scc->downlinkConfigCommon->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencySSB,
                                  scc->downlinkConfigCommon->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencyPointA,
                                  *scc->ssbSubcarrierSpacing);
-
-  AssertFatal(cfg->ssb_table.ssb_subcarrier_offset.value < 16,
-              "cannot handle ssb_subcarrier_offset %d resulting from Point A %ld SSB %ld: please increase dl_absoluteFrequencyPointA "
-              "in the config by 16\n",
-              cfg->ssb_table.ssb_subcarrier_offset.value,
-              scc->downlinkConfigCommon->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencyPointA,
-              *scc->downlinkConfigCommon->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencySSB);
   cfg->ssb_table.ssb_subcarrier_offset.tl.tag = NFAPI_NR_CONFIG_SSB_SUBCARRIER_OFFSET_TAG;
   cfg->num_tlv++;