diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index fc317593fb..1e5de41ab3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -2908,10 +2908,10 @@ void UL_tti_req_ahead_initialization(gNB_MAC_INST * gNB, NR_ServingCellConfigCom
   }
 }
 
-void send_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, int rnti, const uint8_t *sdu, sdu_size_t sdu_len, void *rawUE)
+void send_initial_ul_rrc_message(int rnti, const uint8_t *sdu, sdu_size_t sdu_len, void *data)
 {
-
-  NR_UE_info_t *UE = (NR_UE_info_t *)rawUE;
+  gNB_MAC_INST *mac = RC.nrmac[0];
+  NR_UE_info_t *UE = (NR_UE_info_t *)data;
   NR_SCHED_ENSURE_LOCKED(&mac->sched_lock);
 
   uint8_t du2cu[1024];
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ void prepare_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, NR_UE_info_t *UE)
   process_CellGroup(cellGroupConfig, UE);
 
   /* activate SRB0 */
-  nr_rlc_activate_srb0(UE->rnti, mac, UE, send_initial_ul_rrc_message);
+  nr_rlc_activate_srb0(UE->rnti, UE, send_initial_ul_rrc_message);
 
   /* the cellGroup sent to CU specifies there is SRB1, so create it */
   DevAssert(cellGroupConfig->rlc_BearerToAddModList->list.count == 1);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index b5c8ac4a97..cc649a28f3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ size_t dump_mac_stats(gNB_MAC_INST *gNB, char *output, size_t strlen, bool reset
 void process_CellGroup(NR_CellGroupConfig_t *CellGroup, NR_UE_info_t *UE);
 
 void prepare_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, NR_UE_info_t *UE);
-void send_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, int rnti, const uint8_t *sdu, sdu_size_t sdu_len, void *rawUE);
+void send_initial_ul_rrc_message(int rnti, const uint8_t *sdu, sdu_size_t sdu_len, void *data);
 
 void abort_nr_dl_harq(NR_UE_info_t* UE, int8_t harq_pid);
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
index 2aec005e6d..19bfeb683d 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
@@ -963,31 +963,27 @@ rlc_op_status_t rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req (const protocol_ctxt_t   * const ctxt_pP
 }
 
 struct srb0_data {
-  struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac;
   int rnti;
-  void *rawUE;
-  void (*send_initial_ul_rrc_message)(struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac,
-                                      int                    rnti,
+  void *data;
+  void (*send_initial_ul_rrc_message)(int                    rnti,
                                       const uint8_t         *sdu,
                                       sdu_size_t             sdu_len,
-                                      void                  *rawUE);
+                                      void                  *data);
 };
 
 void deliver_sdu_srb0(void *deliver_sdu_data, struct nr_rlc_entity_t *entity,
                       char *buf, int size)
 {
   struct srb0_data *s0 = (struct srb0_data *)deliver_sdu_data;
-  s0->send_initial_ul_rrc_message(s0->mac, s0->rnti, (unsigned char *)buf,
-                                  size, s0->rawUE);
+  s0->send_initial_ul_rrc_message(s0->rnti, (unsigned char *)buf, size, s0->data);
 }
 
-void nr_rlc_activate_srb0(int rnti, struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac, void *rawUE,
+void nr_rlc_activate_srb0(int rnti, void *data,
                           void (*send_initial_ul_rrc_message)(
-                                     struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac,
                                      int                    rnti,
                                      const uint8_t         *sdu,
                                      sdu_size_t             sdu_len,
-                                     void                  *rawUE))
+                                     void                  *data))
 {
   nr_rlc_entity_t            *nr_rlc_tm;
   nr_rlc_ue_t                *ue;
@@ -996,9 +992,8 @@ void nr_rlc_activate_srb0(int rnti, struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac, void *rawUE,
   srb0_data = calloc(1, sizeof(struct srb0_data));
   AssertFatal(srb0_data != NULL, "out of memory\n");
 
-  srb0_data->mac       = mac;
   srb0_data->rnti      = rnti;
-  srb0_data->rawUE     = rawUE;
+  srb0_data->data      = data;
   srb0_data->send_initial_ul_rrc_message = send_initial_ul_rrc_message;
 
   nr_rlc_manager_lock(nr_rlc_ue_manager);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
index be12b236e8..d8a0d66f00 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@ void nr_rlc_activate_avg_time_to_tx(
 
 void nr_rlc_srb_recv_sdu(const int rnti, const logical_chan_id_t channel_id, unsigned char *buf, int size);
 
-struct gNB_MAC_INST_s;
-void nr_rlc_activate_srb0(int rnti, struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac, void *rawUE,
+void nr_rlc_activate_srb0(int rnti, void *data,
                           void (*send_initial_ul_rrc_message)(
-                                     struct gNB_MAC_INST_s *mac,
                                      int                    rnti,
                                      const uint8_t         *sdu,
                                      sdu_size_t             sdu_len,
-                                     void                  *rawUE));
+                                     void                  *data));
 
 bool nr_rlc_get_statistics(int rnti, int srb_flag, int rb_id, nr_rlc_statistics_t *out);