diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
index 691a161c0a..ed706d51f8 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ void ue_context_modification_request(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_req_t *req)
   // resp.du_to_cu_rrc_information can be either NULL or not
   DevAssert(resp.rrc_container == NULL && resp.rrc_container_length == 0);
 
-  mac->mac_rrc.ue_context_modification_response(req, &resp);
+  mac->mac_rrc.ue_context_modification_response(&resp);
 
   /* free the memory we allocated above */
   free(resp.srbs_to_be_setup);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul.h
index afce935185..6681b96032 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul.h
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ typedef void (*f1_setup_request_func_t)(const f1ap_setup_req_t* req);
 typedef void (*gnb_du_configuration_update_t)(const f1ap_gnb_du_configuration_update_t *upd);
 
 typedef void (*ue_context_setup_response_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_setup_t *resp);
-typedef void (*ue_context_modification_response_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_req_t *req,
-                                                        const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp);
+typedef void (*ue_context_modification_response_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp);
 typedef void (*ue_context_modification_required_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_required_t *t);
 typedef void (*ue_context_release_request_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_release_req_t* req);
 typedef void (*ue_context_release_complete_func_t)(const f1ap_ue_context_release_complete_t *complete);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_direct.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_direct.c
index ae672b5bfd..65e56aee10 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_direct.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_direct.c
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ static void ue_context_setup_response_direct(const f1ap_ue_context_setup_t *resp
   itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_RRC_GNB, 0, msg);
 }
 
-static void ue_context_modification_response_direct(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_req_t *req,
-                                                    const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp)
+static void ue_context_modification_response_direct(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp)
 {
-  (void)req; /* we don't need the request -- it is to set up GTP in F1 case */
   MessageDef *msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_MAC_GNB, 0, F1AP_UE_CONTEXT_MODIFICATION_RESP);
   msg->ittiMsgHeader.originInstance = -1; // means monolithic
   f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *f1ap_msg = &F1AP_UE_CONTEXT_MODIFICATION_RESP(msg);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
index 85a790b852..deb160a1a6 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void ue_context_setup_response_f1ap(const f1ap_ue_context_setup_t *resp)
   itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_DU_F1, 0, msg);
 }
 
-static void ue_context_modification_response_f1ap(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_req_t *req, const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp)
+static void ue_context_modification_response_f1ap(const f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *resp)
 {
   MessageDef *msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_MAC_GNB, 0, F1AP_UE_CONTEXT_MODIFICATION_RESP);
   f1ap_ue_context_modif_resp_t *f1ap_msg = &F1AP_UE_CONTEXT_MODIFICATION_RESP(msg);