diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
index b405026a0a..e313cdb190 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
@@ -266,23 +266,6 @@ nfapi_nr_pm_list_t init_DL_MIMO_codebook(gNB_MAC_INST *gNB, nr_pdsch_AntennaPort
   return mat;
 }
 
-void process_CellGroup(NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup, NR_UE_info_t *UE)
-{
-  /* we assume that this function is mutex-protected from outside */
-  NR_SCHED_ENSURE_LOCKED(&RC.nrmac[0]->sched_lock);
-
-   AssertFatal(CellGroup, "CellGroup is null\n");
-   NR_MAC_CellGroupConfig_t *mac_CellGroupConfig = CellGroup->mac_CellGroupConfig;
-
-   if (mac_CellGroupConfig) {
-     //process_drx_Config(sched_ctrl,mac_CellGroupConfig->drx_Config);
-     //process_schedulingRequestConfig(sched_ctrl,mac_CellGroupConfig->schedulingRequestConfig);
-     //process_bsrConfig(sched_ctrl,mac_CellGroupConfig->bsr_Config);
-     //process_tag_Config(sched_ctrl,mac_CellGroupConfig->tag_Config);
-     //process_phr_Config(sched_ctrl,mac_CellGroupConfig->phr_Config);
-   }
-}
-
 static void config_common(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, nr_pdsch_AntennaPorts_t pdsch_AntennaPorts, int pusch_AntennaPorts, NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc)
 {
   nfapi_nr_config_request_scf_t *cfg = &nrmac->config[0];
@@ -783,7 +766,6 @@ bool nr_mac_prepare_cellgroup_update(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, NR_UE_info_t *UE, NR_C
   /* we assume that this function is mutex-protected from outside */
   NR_SCHED_ENSURE_LOCKED(&nrmac->sched_lock);
 
-  process_CellGroup(CellGroup, UE);
   UE->reconfigCellGroup = CellGroup;
   UE->expect_reconfiguration = true;
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 004a48f6bd..b1d9f1bed6 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -2967,7 +2967,6 @@ static void nr_mac_apply_cellgroup(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, NR_UE_info_t *UE, frame_t
 
   NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc = mac->common_channels[0].ServingCellConfigCommon;
 
-  /* Note! we already did process_CellGroup(), so no need to do this again */
   NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE->UE_sched_ctrl;
   configure_UE_BWP(mac, scc, sched_ctrl, NULL, UE, -1, -1);
 
@@ -3132,7 +3131,6 @@ void prepare_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, NR_UE_info_t *UE)
   NR_CellGroupConfig_t *cellGroupConfig = get_initial_cellGroupConfig(UE->uid, scc, sccd, &mac->radio_config);
 
   UE->CellGroup = cellGroupConfig;
-  process_CellGroup(cellGroupConfig, UE);
 
   /* activate SRB0 */
   nr_rlc_activate_srb0(UE->rnti, UE, send_initial_ul_rrc_message);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 027b8d763a..fe8f47d442 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ static void _nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
         reset_dl_harq_list(UE_scheduling_control);
         reset_ul_harq_list(UE_scheduling_control);
         nr_clear_ra_proc(ra);
-        process_CellGroup(ra->CellGroup, UE);
         process_addmod_bearers_cellGroupConfig(&UE->UE_sched_ctrl, ra->CellGroup->rlc_BearerToAddModList);
       } else {
         LOG_A(NR_MAC, "[RAPROC] RA-Msg3 received (sdu_lenP %d)\n", sdu_lenP);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index 438bb9736f..9444c8887a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ void nr_sr_reporting(gNB_MAC_INST *nrmac, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP);
 
 size_t dump_mac_stats(gNB_MAC_INST *gNB, char *output, size_t strlen, bool reset_rsrp);
 
-void process_CellGroup(NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup, NR_UE_info_t *UE);
 long get_lcid_from_drbid(int drb_id);
 long get_lcid_from_srbid(int srb_id);