diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
index 78fd2640a1..9b618cdbfb 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
@@ -434,20 +434,4 @@ void ue_dci_configuration(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_request_t *dl
 
     AssertFatal(1==0,"Handle DCI searching when CellGroup without dedicated BWP\n");
   }
-  // Search space 0, CORESET ID 0
-  /* DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DECODE SIB1 AFTER INITIAL SYNC
-  if (!get_softmodem_params()->nsa) {
-    NR_SearchSpace_t *ss0 = mac->search_space_zero;
-    if(ss0) {
-      fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t *rel15 = &dl_config->dl_config_list[dl_config->number_pdus].dci_config_pdu.dci_config_rel15;
-      rel15->num_dci_options = 1;
-      rel15->dci_format_options[0] = NR_DL_DCI_FORMAT_1_0;
-      config_dci_pdu(mac,
-                     rel15,
-                     dl_config,
-                     ((frame%2==mac->type0_PDCCH_CSS_config.sfn_c)&&(slot==mac->type0_PDCCH_CSS_config.n_0)) ? NR_RNTI_SI : NR_RNTI_C,
-                     -1);
-      fill_dci_search_candidates(ss0, rel15, -1, -1);
-    }
-  }*/
 }