diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index b76a781491..c83882935e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -2148,11 +2148,6 @@ int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellG
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
     memset(sched_ctrl, 0, sizeof(*sched_ctrl));
     sched_ctrl->set_mcs = TRUE;
-    sched_ctrl->lcid_mask = 0;
-    if (!get_softmodem_params()->phy_test && !get_softmodem_params()->do_ra && !get_softmodem_params()->sa) {
-      sched_ctrl->lcid_mask = 1<<DL_SCH_LCID_DTCH;
-    }
-    sched_ctrl->dl_lc_num = 0;
     sched_ctrl->ta_frame = 0;
     sched_ctrl->ta_update = 31;
     sched_ctrl->ta_apply = false;