diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem-common.h b/executables/nr-softmodem-common.h
index 589bc537f5..a87bc35cef 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem-common.h
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem-common.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_HLP_TNOFORK       "to ease debugging with gdb\n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_DISABLNBIOT   "disable nb-iot, even if defined in config\n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_DISABLETIMECORR "disable UE timing correction\n"
-#define CONFIG_HLP_RRC_CFG_PATH  "path for RRC configuration\n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_RE_CFG_FILE "filename for reconfig.raw in phy-test mode\n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_RB_CFG_FILE "filename for rbconfig.raw in phy-test mode\n"
 #define CONFIG_HLP_UECAP_FILE    "path for UE Capabilities file\n"
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 105ffdbbaa..67be7fd00e 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ double          rx_gain_off = 0.0;
 char             *usrp_args = NULL;
 char             *tx_subdev = NULL;
 char             *rx_subdev = NULL;
-char       *rrc_config_path = NULL;
 char *reconfig_file = NULL;
 char *rbconfig_file = NULL;
 char            *uecap_file = NULL;
@@ -221,9 +220,6 @@ static void get_options(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
   paramdef_t cmdline_params[] =CMDLINE_NRUEPARAMS_DESC ;
   int numparams = sizeofArray(cmdline_params);
   config_get(cfg, cmdline_params, numparams, NULL);
-
-  AssertFatal(rrc_config_path == NULL, "the option \"rrc_config_path\" is deprecated. Please use --reconfig-file and --rbconfig-file separately to point to files reconfig.raw and rbconfig.raw\n");
-
   if (vcdflag > 0)
     ouput_vcd = 1;
 }
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
index 779f0049d8..f455c04b06 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
   {"ldpc-offload-enable",      CONFIG_HLP_LDPC_OFFLOAD,        PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  .iptr=&(nrUE_params.ldpc_offload_flag),   .defintval=0,                   TYPE_INT,      0}, \
   {"V" ,                       CONFIG_HLP_VCD,                 PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  .iptr=&vcdflag,                           .defintval=0,                    TYPE_INT,      0}, \
   {"uecap_file",               CONFIG_HLP_UECAP_FILE,          0,               .strptr=&uecap_file,                      .defstrval="./uecap_ports1.xml", TYPE_STRING,   0}, \
-  {"rrc_config_path",          CONFIG_HLP_RRC_CFG_PATH,        0,               .strptr=&rrc_config_path,                 .defstrval=NULL,                 TYPE_STRING,   0}, \
   {"reconfig-file",            CONFIG_HLP_RE_CFG_FILE,         0,               .strptr=&reconfig_file,                   .defstrval="./reconfig.raw",     TYPE_STRING,   0}, \
   {"rbconfig-file",            CONFIG_HLP_RB_CFG_FILE,         0,               .strptr=&rbconfig_file,                   .defstrval="./rbconfig.raw",     TYPE_STRING,   0}, \
   {"ue-idx-standalone",        NULL,                           0,               .u16ptr=&ue_idx_standalone,               .defuintval=0xFFFF,              TYPE_UINT16,   0}, \