diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
index 379ca5272e..716d9dd626 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
@@ -337,12 +337,6 @@ int lte_sync_time(int **rxdata, ///rx data in time domain
                   int *eNB_id)
 {
 
-// [IRTMS debug]
-
-    static int num_calles=0;
-    printf("[IRTMS]lte_sync_time called %d times\n", num_calles);
-
-
 
   // perform a time domain correlation using the oversampled sync sequence
 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
index 8cda32b1b5..5af873acd5 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ int netlink_init(void)
 {
   int ret;
 
-  printf("[IRTMS] Opening socket...\n");
 
   nas_sock_fd = socket(PF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW,GRAAL_NETLINK_ID);
 
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
index d3b6447ea1..4910b09557 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -694,27 +694,13 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
   int ret;
 #endif
 
-  // [IRTMS] fix, see Merge branch 'issue-399-master-ue-hot-fix' into 'master'
-  configmodule_interface_t *config_mod;
-  // [IRTMS]  end fix
+   start_background_system();
 
-  start_background_system();
-
-  // [IRTMS] fix, see Merge branch 'issue-399-master-ue-hot-fix' into 'master'
-  /*
+  
   if ( load_configmodule(argc,argv,CONFIG_ENABLECMDLINEONLY) == NULL) {
     exit_fun("[SOFTMODEM] Error, configuration module init failed\n");
   }
-  */
-  config_mod = load_configmodule(argc, argv, CONFIG_ENABLECMDLINEONLY);
-
-  if (config_mod == NULL) {
-
-    exit_fun("[SOFTMODEM] Error, configuration module init failed\n");
-  }
-  // [IRTMS] end fix
-
-
+ 
   mode = normal_txrx;
   memset(&openair0_cfg[0],0,sizeof(openair0_config_t)*MAX_CARDS);
   set_latency_target();
@@ -731,9 +717,6 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     abort();
   }
 
-  printf("\n[IRTMS] Hello from main\n");
-
-
 
   printf("NFAPI_MODE value: %d \n", nfapi_mode);
 
@@ -831,12 +814,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
   } else init_openair0(frame_parms[0],(int)rx_gain[0][0]);
 
   if (simL1flag==1) {
-  // [IRTRMS] fix, see Merge branch 'issue-399-master-ue-hot-fix' into 'master'
-  /*
     AssertFatal(NULL!=load_configmodule(argc,argv,CONFIG_ENABLECMDLINEONLY),
                 "[SOFTMODEM] Error, configuration module init failed\n");
-  */
-  // [IRTMS] end fix
     RCConfig_sim();
   }