diff --git a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars.h b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars.h
index 9fd186ec4f..d99a3016ba 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars.h
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ const double sinr_to_cqi[4][16]= { {-2.5051, -2.5051, -1.7451, -0.3655, 1.0812,
   { -4.1057, -4.1057, -3.3768, -2.2916, -1.1392, 0.1236, 1.2849, 3.1933, 5.9298, 6.4052, 9.6245, 10.9414, 13.5166, 14.9545, 14.9545, 14.9545}
 };
 
-//int cqi_to_mcs[16]={0, 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27, 27};
-const int cqi_to_mcs[16]= {0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27};
+const int cqi_to_mcs[16]= {0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28};
 
 //for SNR to MI conversion 7 th order Polynomial coeff
 const double q_qam16[8]= {3.21151853033897e-10,5.55435952230651e-09,-2.30760065362117e-07,-6.25587743817859e-06,4.62251036452795e-06,0.00224150813158937,0.0393723140344367,0.245486379182639};
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_nr_ue.h b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_nr_ue.h
index 303853add2..550a2f0394 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_nr_ue.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_nr_ue.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ const double sinr_to_cqi[4][16]= { {-2.5051, -2.5051, -1.7451, -0.3655, 1.0812,
   { -4.1057, -4.1057, -3.3768, -2.2916, -1.1392, 0.1236, 1.2849, 3.1933, 5.9298, 6.4052, 9.6245, 10.9414, 13.5166, 14.9545, 14.9545, 14.9545}
 };
 
-//int cqi_to_mcs[16]={0, 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27, 27};
-const int cqi_to_mcs[16]= {0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27};
-
 //for SNR to MI conversion 7 th order Polynomial coeff
 const double q_qam16[8]= {3.21151853033897e-10,5.55435952230651e-09,-2.30760065362117e-07,-6.25587743817859e-06,4.62251036452795e-06,0.00224150813158937,0.0393723140344367,0.245486379182639};
 const double q_qpsk[8]= {1.94491167814437e-09,8.40494123817774e-08,4.75527131198034e-07,-2.48946285301621e-05,-0.000347614016158364,0.00209252225437100,0.0742986115462510,0.488297879889425};
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_ue.h b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_ue.h
index 2c1334b80b..2cdec82f0f 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_ue.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/phy_vars_ue.h
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ const double sinr_to_cqi[4][16]= { {-2.5051, -2.5051, -1.7451, -0.3655, 1.0812,
   { -4.1057, -4.1057, -3.3768, -2.2916, -1.1392, 0.1236, 1.2849, 3.1933, 5.9298, 6.4052, 9.6245, 10.9414, 13.5166, 14.9545, 14.9545, 14.9545}
 };
 
-//int cqi_to_mcs[16]={0, 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27, 27};
-const int cqi_to_mcs[16]= {0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 27};
+const int cqi_to_mcs[16]= {0, 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 28};
 
 //for SNR to MI conversion 7 th order Polynomial coeff
 const double q_qam16[8]= {3.21151853033897e-10,5.55435952230651e-09,-2.30760065362117e-07,-6.25587743817859e-06,4.62251036452795e-06,0.00224150813158937,0.0393723140344367,0.245486379182639};