diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index cce6977a9e..60aa5af33c 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ typedef struct syncData_s {
   PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE;
 } syncData_t;
 
-extern const char *duplex_mode[];
-
 static void UE_synch(void *arg) {
   syncData_t *syncD=(syncData_t *) arg;
   int i, hw_slot_offset;
@@ -186,15 +184,9 @@ static void UE_synch(void *arg) {
 
     for (i=0; i<openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].rx_num_channels; i++) {
 
-      if (UE->frame_parms.frame_type == FDD)
-        openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].duplex_mode = duplex_mode_FDD;
-      else
-        openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].duplex_mode = duplex_mode_TDD;
-
-      LOG_I( PHY, "[SCHED][UE] Check absolute frequency DL %f, UL %f duplex mode %s (RF card %d, oai_exit %d, channel %d,  rx_num_channels %d)\n",
+      LOG_I( PHY, "[SCHED][UE] Check absolute frequency DL %f, UL %f (RF card %d, oai_exit %d, channel %d, rx_num_channels %d)\n",
         openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].rx_freq[UE->rf_map.chain+i],
         openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].tx_freq[UE->rf_map.chain+i],
-        duplex_mode[openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card].duplex_mode],
         UE->rf_map.card,
         oai_exit,
         i,
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 26d5887f76..45475d194f 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ unsigned short config_frames[4] = {2,9,11,13};
 #include "executables/softmodem-common.h"
 #include "executables/thread-common.h"
 
+extern const char *duplex_mode[];
+
 // Thread variables
 pthread_cond_t nfapi_sync_cond;
 pthread_mutex_t nfapi_sync_mutex;
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ void init_openair0(void) {
 
     if (frame_parms->frame_type==TDD)
       openair0_cfg[card].duplex_mode = duplex_mode_TDD;
-    else //FDD
+    else
       openair0_cfg[card].duplex_mode = duplex_mode_FDD;
 
     LOG_I(PHY, "HW: Configuring card %d, nb_antennas_tx/rx %hhu/%hhu\n",