diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/ngap_messages_types.h b/openair2/COMMON/ngap_messages_types.h
index c4bafcee85..d5a5aca5aa 100644
--- a/openair2/COMMON/ngap_messages_types.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/ngap_messages_types.h
@@ -545,8 +545,6 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef struct {
   // PDU Session ID
   uint8_t pdusession_id;
-  // Handover Required Transfer
-  byte_array_t ho_required_transfer;
 } pdusession_resource_t;
 
 /* 3GPP TS 38.413 9.2.3.1 */
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
index 6b6c579071..dba6fde8ae 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
@@ -1610,10 +1610,6 @@ void rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_HANDOVER_REQUIRED(gNB_RRC_INST *rrc,
       if (!pduSession)
         continue;
       pdusession_t *session = &pduSession->param;
-      // Handover Required Transfer (M)
-      uint8_t ho_required_transfer[128] = {0};
-      msg.pdusessions[i].ho_required_transfer.buf = ho_required_transfer;
-      msg.pdusessions[i].ho_required_transfer.len = sizeof(ho_required_transfer);
       // PDU Session ID
       msg.pdusessions[i].pdusession_id = session->pdusession_id;
       // PDU Session Resource Information List (O)
diff --git a/openair3/NGAP/ngap_gNB_mobility_management.c b/openair3/NGAP/ngap_gNB_mobility_management.c
index bfea97c8ff..a6ff4b39a1 100644
--- a/openair3/NGAP/ngap_gNB_mobility_management.c
+++ b/openair3/NGAP/ngap_gNB_mobility_management.c
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ NGAP_NGAP_PDU_t *encode_ng_handover_required(const ngap_handover_required_t *msg
     asn1cSequenceAdd(ie6->value.choice.PDUSessionResourceListHORqd.list, NGAP_PDUSessionResourceItemHORqd_t, hoRequiredPduSession);
     // PDU Session ID (M)
     hoRequiredPduSession->pDUSessionID = msg->pdusessions[i].pdusession_id;
-    // Handover Required Transfer (M)
+    // Handover Required Transfer (M) - ASN.1 encoding of empty transfer structure
+    // This is a mandatory field in the NGAP Handover Required message, however it contains
+    // only Direct Forwarding Path Availability IE, which is optional and is not sent
     NGAP_HandoverRequiredTransfer_t hoRequiredTransfer = {0};
     uint8_t ho_req_transfer_transparent_container_buffer[128] = {0};
     if (LOG_DEBUGFLAG(DEBUG_ASN1))