diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
index 5135180f54..3913abf186 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
@@ -1064,52 +1064,3 @@ uint16_t do_RRCReconfiguration(
 
     return((enc_rval.encoded+7)/8);
 }
-
-
-uint8_t do_RRCSetupRequest(uint8_t Mod_id, uint8_t *buffer,uint8_t *rv) {
-  asn_enc_rval_t enc_rval;
-  uint8_t buf[5],buf2=0;
-  NR_UL_CCCH_Message_t ul_ccch_msg;
-  NR_RRCSetupRequest_t *rrcSetupRequest;
-  memset((void *)&ul_ccch_msg,0,sizeof(NR_UL_CCCH_Message_t));
-  ul_ccch_msg.message.present           = NR_UL_CCCH_MessageType_PR_c1;
-  ul_ccch_msg.message.choice.c1->present = NR_UL_CCCH_MessageType__c1_PR_rrcSetupRequest;
-  rrcSetupRequest          = ul_ccch_msg.message.choice.c1->choice.rrcSetupRequest;
-
-
-  if (1) {
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.present = NR_InitialUE_Identity_PR_randomValue;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.size = 5;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.bits_unused = 0;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf = buf;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf[0] = rv[0];
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf[1] = rv[1];
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf[2] = rv[2];
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf[3] = rv[3];
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.randomValue.buf[4] = rv[4];
-  } else {
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.present = NR_InitialUE_Identity_PR_ng_5G_S_TMSI_Part1;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.ng_5G_S_TMSI_Part1.size = 1;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.ng_5G_S_TMSI_Part1.bits_unused = 0;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.ng_5G_S_TMSI_Part1.buf = buf;
-    rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.ue_Identity.choice.ng_5G_S_TMSI_Part1.buf[0] = 0x12;
-  }
-
-  rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.establishmentCause = NR_EstablishmentCause_mo_Signalling; //EstablishmentCause_mo_Data;
-  rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.spare.buf = &buf2;
-  rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.spare.size=1;
-  rrcSetupRequest->rrcSetupRequest.spare.bits_unused = 7;
-
-  if ( LOG_DEBUGFLAG(DEBUG_ASN1) ) {
-    xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_NR_UL_CCCH_Message, (void *)&ul_ccch_msg);
-  }
-
-  enc_rval = uper_encode_to_buffer(&asn_DEF_NR_UL_CCCH_Message,
-                                   NULL,
-                                   (void *)&ul_ccch_msg,
-                                   buffer,
-                                   100);
-  AssertFatal (enc_rval.encoded > 0, "ASN1 message encoding failed (%s, %lu)!\n", enc_rval.failed_type->name, enc_rval.encoded);
-  LOG_D(RRC,"[UE] RRCSetupRequest Encoded %zd bits (%zd bytes)\n", enc_rval.encoded, (enc_rval.encoded+7)/8);
-  return((enc_rval.encoded+7)/8);
-}