diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
index 26c59c8301..9acd67147d 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p5.c
@@ -335,12 +335,6 @@ int aerial_nr_config_resp_cb(nfapi_vnf_config_t *config, int p5_idx, nfapi_nr_co
 int aerial_nr_start_resp_cb(nfapi_vnf_config_t *config, int p5_idx, nfapi_nr_start_response_scf_t *resp)
 {
   NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "[VNF] Received NFAPI_START_RESP idx:%d phy_id:%d\n", p5_idx, resp->header.phy_id);
-  vnf_info *vnf = (vnf_info *)(config->user_data);
-  pnf_info *pnf = vnf->pnfs;
-  phy_info *phy = pnf->phys;
-  vnf_p7_info *p7_vnf = vnf->p7_vnfs;
-
-  nfapi_vnf_p7_add_pnf((p7_vnf->config), phy->remote_addr, phy->remote_port, phy->id);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
index 1da5f66a52..17c431fa67 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
@@ -1690,12 +1690,6 @@ int start_resp_cb(nfapi_vnf_config_t *config, int p5_idx, nfapi_start_response_t
 
 int nr_start_resp_cb(nfapi_vnf_config_t *config, int p5_idx, nfapi_nr_start_response_scf_t *resp) {
   NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "[VNF] Received NFAPI_START_RESP idx:%d phy_id:%d\n", p5_idx, resp->header.phy_id);
-  vnf_info *vnf = (vnf_info *)(config->user_data);
-  pnf_info *pnf = vnf->pnfs;
-  phy_info *phy = pnf->phys;
-  vnf_p7_info *p7_vnf = vnf->p7_vnfs;
-
- nfapi_vnf_p7_add_pnf((p7_vnf->config), phy->remote_addr, phy->remote_port, phy->id);
   return 0;
 }