diff --git a/common/config/DOC/config/devusage/api.md b/common/config/DOC/config/devusage/api.md
index 170e9b61f8..5bac70bcd1 100644
--- a/common/config/DOC/config/devusage/api.md
+++ b/common/config/DOC/config/devusage/api.md
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ void end_configmodule(void)
 * Possibly calls the `config_<config source>_end` function
 This call should be used when all configurations have been read. The program will still be able to use parameter values allocated by the config module WHEN THE `PARAMFLAG_NOFREE` flag has been specified in the parameter definition. The config module can be reloaded later in the program (not fully tested as not used today)
 
-```c
-void free_configmodule(void)
-```
-This call should be used to definitely free all resources allocated by the config module. All parameters values allocated by the config module become unavailable and no further reload of the config module are allowed.
-
 ## Retrieving parameter's values
 
 ```c
diff --git a/common/config/config_load_configmodule.c b/common/config/config_load_configmodule.c
index 922126b688..3fedf3f0f9 100644
--- a/common/config/config_load_configmodule.c
+++ b/common/config/config_load_configmodule.c
@@ -352,34 +352,6 @@ void end_configmodule(void) {
   }
 }
 
-/* free all memory used by config module */
-/* should be called only at program exit */
-void free_configmodule(void) {
-  if (cfgptr != NULL) {
-    end_configmodule();
-
-    if( cfgptr->cfgmode != NULL) free(cfgptr->cfgmode);
-    int n=0;
-    for(int i=0; i<cfgptr->numptrs ; i++) {
-      if (cfgptr->ptrs[i] != NULL) {
-        free(cfgptr->ptrs[i]);
-        cfgptr->ptrs[i]=NULL;
-	    cfgptr->ptrsAllocated[i] = false;
-	    n++;
-      }
-    }
-    printf ("[CONFIG] %u/%u persistent config value pointers have been released\n",n,cfgptr->numptrs); 
-    cfgptr->numptrs=0;
-    printf ("[CONFIG] free %i config module parameter pointers\n",cfgptr->num_cfgP);
-
-    for (int i=0; i<cfgptr->num_cfgP; i++) {
-      if ( cfgptr->cfgP[i] != NULL) free(cfgptr->cfgP[i]);
-    }
-    free(cfgptr->argv_info);
-    free(cfgptr);
-    cfgptr=NULL;
-  }
-}
 
 
 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
index 9632c48208..21dadc1291 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     logInit();
     loader_reset();
     logTerm();
-    free_configmodule();
 
     return (n_errors);
 }