diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
index 04c1186f6e..02002e31c0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static nr_rlc_entity_t *get_rlc_entity_from_lcid(nr_rlc_ue_t *ue, logical_chan_i
   }
 }
 
-void nr_release_rlc_entity(int rnti, logical_chan_id_t channel_id)
+void nr_rlc_release_entity(int rnti, logical_chan_id_t channel_id)
 {
   nr_rlc_manager_lock(nr_rlc_ue_manager);
   nr_rlc_ue_t *ue = nr_rlc_manager_get_ue(nr_rlc_ue_manager, rnti);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
index c40e5c923a..1583d2203b 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool nr_rlc_update_rnti(int from_rnti, int to_rnti);
 /* test function for CI to trigger reestablishments */
 void nr_rlc_test_trigger_reestablishment(int rnti);
 
-void nr_release_rlc_entity(int rnti, logical_chan_id_t channel_id);
+void nr_rlc_release_entity(int rnti, logical_chan_id_t channel_id);
 
 void nr_rlc_reconfigure_entity(int rnti, int lc_id, struct NR_RLC_Config *rlc_Config, struct NR_LogicalChannelConfig *lc_Config);
 
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 4482651d4c..a6a0d9dd07 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void nr_rrc_manage_rlc_bearers(const NR_CellGroupConfig_t *cellGroupConfig,
     for (int i = 0; i < cellGroupConfig->rlc_BearerToReleaseList->list.count; i++) {
       NR_LogicalChannelIdentity_t *lcid = cellGroupConfig->rlc_BearerToReleaseList->list.array[i];
       AssertFatal(lcid, "LogicalChannelIdentity shouldn't be null here\n");
-      nr_release_rlc_entity(rnti, *lcid);
+      nr_rlc_release_entity(rnti, *lcid);
     }
   }