diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem.c b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
index 47e2289f36..75a9e0dc24 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ unsigned short config_frames[4] = {2,9,11,13};
 #include "nfapi/oai_integration/vendor_ext.h"
 #include "gnb_config.h"
 #include "openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h"
-#include "openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h"
 
 #ifdef E2_AGENT
 #include "openair2/E2AP/flexric/src/agent/e2_agent_api.h"
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
index d6116309db..077c67ca98 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "e1ap.h"
 #include "e1ap_common.h"
-#include "e1ap_api.h"
 #include "gnb_config.h"
 #include "openair2/SDAP/nr_sdap/nr_sdap_entity.h"
 #include "openair3/UTILS/conversions.h"
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a3759399c7..0000000000
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
- * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
- * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
- * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
- * except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
- *
- * Author and copyright: Laurent Thomas, open-cells.com
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
- *      contact@openairinterface.org
- */
-
-#ifndef E1AP_API_H
-#define E1AP_API_H
-
-#include "platform_types.h"
-
-void cuup_init_n3(instance_t instance);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
index ed6dd2606c..e0aea6990f 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.h
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ void createE1inst(E1_t type, instance_t instance, e1ap_net_config_t *nc, e1ap_se
 int e1ap_encode_send(E1_t type, sctp_assoc_t assoc_id, struct E1AP_E1AP_PDU *pdu, uint16_t stream, const char *func);
 
 void e1ap_common_init();
+void cuup_init_n3(instance_t instance);
 
 #endif /* E1AP_COMMON_H_ */