diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.c
index dd2f32dfff..7042c152fd 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.c
@@ -34,6 +34,33 @@
 #include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h"
 
 
+
+uint8_t allowed_xlsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(uint16_t k,
+                                        uint16_t start_sc,
+                                        uint8_t numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,
+                                        uint8_t dmrs_type) {
+  uint8_t delta;
+  uint16_t diff;
+  if (k>start_sc)
+    diff = k-start_sc;
+  else
+    diff = start_sc-k;
+  for (int i = 0; i<numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData; i++){
+    if  (dmrs_type==NFAPI_NR_DMRS_TYPE1) {
+      delta = i;
+      if (((diff)%2)  == delta)
+        return (0);
+    }
+    else {
+      delta = i<<1;
+      if ( (((diff)%6)  == delta) || (((k-start_sc)%6)  == (delta+1)) )
+        return (0);
+    }
+  }
+  return (1);
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************
 *
 * NAME :         pseudo_random_gold_sequence
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h
index 6badf71745..c76f58ad18 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ void lte_gold_new(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms, uint32_t lte_gold_table[20][2
 void generate_dmrs_pbch(uint32_t dmrs_pbch_bitmap[DMRS_PBCH_I_SSB][DMRS_PBCH_N_HF][DMRS_BITMAP_SIZE], uint16_t Nid_cell);
 uint16_t get_dmrs_freq_idx_ul(uint16_t n, uint8_t k_prime, uint8_t delta, uint8_t dmrs_type);
 
+uint8_t allowed_xlsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(uint16_t k,
+                                        uint16_t start_sc,
+                                        uint8_t numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,
+                                        uint8_t dmrs_type);
+
 #undef EXTERN
 
 #endif /* DMRS_NR_H */
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch.c
index 78d6619d6b..8df2139b3b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "nr_dci.h"
 #include "nr_sch_dmrs.h"
 #include "PHY/MODULATION/nr_modulation.h"
+#include "PHY/NR_REFSIG/dmrs_nr.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_DLSCH
 //#define DEBUG_DLSCH_MAPPING
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ uint8_t nr_generate_pdsch(NR_gNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch,
         }
 
         else {
-          if( (l != dmrs_symbol) || allowed_pdsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(k,start_sc,rel15->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,dmrs_Type)) {
+          if( (l != dmrs_symbol) || allowed_xlsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(k,start_sc,rel15->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,dmrs_Type)) {
             ((int16_t*)txdataF[ap])[((l*frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size + k)<<1) + (2*txdataF_offset)] = (amp * tx_layers[ap][m<<1]) >> 15;
             ((int16_t*)txdataF[ap])[((l*frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size + k)<<1) + 1 + (2*txdataF_offset)] = (amp * tx_layers[ap][(m<<1) + 1]) >> 15;
 #ifdef DEBUG_DLSCH_MAPPING
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.c
index d74819f87f..04045380eb 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.c
@@ -84,27 +84,6 @@ uint16_t get_dmrs_freq_idx(uint16_t n, uint8_t k_prime, uint8_t delta, uint8_t d
   return dmrs_idx;
 }
 
-
-uint8_t allowed_pdsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(uint16_t k,
-                                        uint16_t start_sc,
-                                        uint8_t numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,
-                                        uint8_t dmrs_type) {
-  uint8_t delta;
-  for (int i = 0; i<numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData; i++){
-    if  (dmrs_type==NFAPI_NR_DMRS_TYPE1) {
-      delta = i;
-      if (((k-start_sc)%2)  == delta)
-        return (0);
-    }
-    else {
-      delta = i<<1;
-      if ( (((k-start_sc)%6)  == delta) || (((k-start_sc)%6)  == (delta+1)) )
-        return (0);
-    }
-  }
-  return (1);
-}
-
 uint8_t get_l0(uint16_t dlDmrsSymbPos) {
 
   uint16_t mask=dlDmrsSymbPos;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.h b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.h
index 058459a135..491e24658e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_sch_dmrs.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ uint8_t get_delta(uint8_t ap, uint8_t config);
 
 uint16_t get_dmrs_freq_idx(uint16_t n, uint8_t k_prime, uint8_t delta, uint8_t dmrs_type);
 
-uint8_t allowed_pdsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(uint16_t k,
-                                        uint16_t start_sc,
-                                        uint8_t numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,
-                                        uint8_t dmrs_type);
-
 uint8_t get_l0(uint16_t dlDmrsSymbPos);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
index 77b2d84871..887a3b8a9e 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
 
           ptrs_idx++;
 
-        } else if (!is_dmrs_symbol || allowed_ulsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(k,start_sc,harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data,dmrs_type)) {
+        } else if (!is_dmrs_symbol || allowed_xlsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(k,start_sc,harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data,dmrs_type)) {
 
           ((int16_t*)txdataF[ap])[(sample_offsetF)<<1]       = ((int16_t *) ulsch_ue->y)[m<<1];
           ((int16_t*)txdataF[ap])[((sample_offsetF)<<1) + 1] = ((int16_t *) ulsch_ue->y)[(m<<1) + 1];
@@ -473,27 +473,6 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
 }
 
 
-uint8_t allowed_ulsch_re_in_dmrs_symbol(uint16_t k,
-                                        uint16_t start_sc,
-                                        uint8_t numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,
-                                        uint8_t dmrs_type) {
-  uint8_t delta;
-  for (int i = 0; i<numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData; i++){
-    if  (dmrs_type==NFAPI_NR_DMRS_TYPE1) {
-      delta = i;
-      if (((k-start_sc)%2)  == delta)
-        return (0);
-    }
-    else {
-      delta = i<<1;
-      if ( (((k-start_sc)%6)  == delta) || (((k-start_sc)%6)  == (delta+1)) )
-        return (0);
-    }
-  }
-  return (1);
-}
-
-
 uint8_t nr_ue_pusch_common_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
                                       uint8_t harq_pid,
                                       uint8_t slot,