diff --git a/common/ran_context.h b/common/ran_context.h
index 91baa78d84..f6784c733a 100644
--- a/common/ran_context.h
+++ b/common/ran_context.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ typedef struct {
   int nb_nr_macrlc_inst;
   /// Number of component carriers per instance in this node
   int *nb_mac_CC;
-  /// Number of component carriers per instance in this node
-  int *nb_nr_mac_CC;
   /// Number of L1 instances in this node
   int nb_L1_inst;
   /// Number of NB_IoT L1 instances in this node
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index df97840e24..b83d11db98 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -799,9 +799,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   };
 
   RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst = 1;
-  RC.nb_nr_mac_CC = (int*)malloc(RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst*sizeof(int));
-  for (i = 0; i < RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst; i++)
-    RC.nb_nr_mac_CC[i] = 1;
   mac_top_init_gNB(ngran_gNB, scc, &conf, &rlc_config);
   gNB_mac = RC.nrmac[0];
   nr_mac_config_scc(RC.nrmac[0], scc, &conf);
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
index fa8643023f..3e6cbac8b6 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulsim.c
@@ -832,9 +832,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   };
 
   RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst = 1;
-  RC.nb_nr_mac_CC = (int*)malloc(RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst*sizeof(int));
-  for (i = 0; i < RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst; i++)
-    RC.nb_nr_mac_CC[i] = 1;
   mac_top_init_gNB(ngran_gNB, scc, &conf, &rlc_config);
   nr_mac_config_scc(RC.nrmac[0], scc, &conf);
 
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index d3618bdaaf..0fab7b6dfa 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1498,10 +1498,8 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
 
     ngran_node_t node_type = get_node_type();
     mac_top_init_gNB(node_type, scc, &config, &default_rlc_config);
-    RC.nb_nr_mac_CC = (int *)malloc(RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst * sizeof(int));
 
     for (j = 0; j < RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst; j++) {
-      RC.nb_nr_mac_CC[j] = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_CC_IDX].iptr);
       RC.nrmac[j]->pusch_target_snrx10 = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_PUSCHTARGETSNRX10_IDX].iptr);
       RC.nrmac[j]->pusch_rssi_threshold = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_PUSCH_RSSI_THRES_IDX].iptr);
       RC.nrmac[j]->pucch_rssi_threshold = *(MacRLC_ParamList.paramarray[j][MACRLC_PUCCH_RSSI_THRES_IDX].iptr);