diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_transport_proto_ue.h b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_transport_proto_ue.h
index c68de8e3b1..b0df82c467 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_transport_proto_ue.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_transport_proto_ue.h
@@ -260,17 +260,7 @@ bool nr_search_ssb_common(nr_ssb_search_params_t *params);
   @param dl_Carrier Pointer to DL carrier to be set
   @param ul_Carrier Pointer to UL carrier to be set
 */
-void nr_get_carrier_frequencies(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
-                                uint64_t *dl_Carrier,
-                                uint64_t *ul_Carrier);
-
-/*!
-  \brief This function gets the carrier frequencies either from FP or command-line-set global variables, depending on the availability of the latter
-  @param ue         Pointer to PHY UE
-  @param sl_Carrier Pointer to SL carrier to be set
-*/
-void nr_get_carrier_frequencies_sl(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
-                                   uint64_t *sl_Carrier);
+void nr_get_carrier_frequencies(const PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, uint64_t *dl_Carrier, uint64_t *ul_Carrier);
 
 /*!
   \brief This function sets the OAI RF card rx/tx params
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ue_rf_helpers.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ue_rf_helpers.c
index 73b6e35253..1649c05aef 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ue_rf_helpers.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ue_rf_helpers.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 
 extern PHY_VARS_NR_UE ***PHY_vars_UE_g;
 
-void nr_get_carrier_frequencies(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, uint64_t *dl_carrier, uint64_t *ul_carrier){
-
-  NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *fp = &ue->frame_parms;
+void nr_get_carrier_frequencies(const PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, uint64_t *dl_carrier, uint64_t *ul_carrier)
+{
+  const NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *fp = &ue->frame_parms;
   if (ue->if_freq!=0) {
     *dl_carrier = ue->if_freq;
     *ul_carrier = *dl_carrier + ue->if_freq_off;
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ void nr_get_carrier_frequencies(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, uint64_t *dl_carrier, uint64
   }
 }
 
-
-
-
 void nr_rf_card_config_gain(openair0_config_t *openair0_cfg)
 {
   uint8_t mod_id     = 0;