diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
index dcdc4ee433..60bc63dac4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ void phy_init_nr_gNB(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB)
 
   crcTableInit();
   init_byte2m128i();
-  init_byte2bit16();
   init_pucch2_luts();
 
   nr_init_fde(); // Init array for frequency equalization of transform precoding of PUSCH
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/inc/nr_phy_common.h b/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/inc/nr_phy_common.h
index d52b6d9c43..134222d675 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/inc/nr_phy_common.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/inc/nr_phy_common.h
@@ -26,15 +26,8 @@
 #include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/nr_refsig_common.h"
 #include "PHY/MODULATION/nr_modulation.h"
 
-extern simde__m128i byte2bit16_lut[256];
-void init_byte2bit16(void);
 void init_byte2m128i(void);
 
-static inline simde__m128i byte2bit16(uint8_t b)
-{
-  return byte2bit16_lut[b];
-}
-
 typedef struct {
   int size;
   int ports;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/src/nr_phy_common.c b/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/src/nr_phy_common.c
index e86652bd49..233645fb2d 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/src/nr_phy_common.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/nr_phy_common/src/nr_phy_common.c
@@ -26,22 +26,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define PEAK_DETECT_THRESHOLD 15
-
-simde__m128i byte2bit16_lut[256];
-void init_byte2bit16(void)
-{
-  for (int s = 0; s < 256; s++) {
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], s & 1, 0);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 1) & 1, 1);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 2) & 1, 2);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 3) & 1, 3);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 4) & 1, 4);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 5) & 1, 5);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 6) & 1, 6);
-    byte2bit16_lut[s] = simde_mm_insert_epi16(byte2bit16_lut[s], (s >> 7) & 1, 7);
-  }
-}
-
 simde__m128i byte2m128i[256];
 void init_byte2m128i(void)
 {