diff --git a/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.c b/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.c
index 3e0cf9feb9..d1af56b477 100644
--- a/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.c
+++ b/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void initNamedTpool(char *params,tpool_t *pool, bool performanceMeas, char *name
   char *saveptr, * curptr;
   char *parms_cpy=strdup(params);
   pool->nbThreads=0;
-  pool->restrictRNTI=false;
   curptr=strtok_r(parms_cpy,",",&saveptr);
   struct one_thread * ptr;
   char *tname = (name == NULL ? "Tpool" : name);
@@ -131,10 +130,6 @@ void initNamedTpool(char *params,tpool_t *pool, bool performanceMeas, char *name
     int c=toupper(curptr[0]);
 
     switch (c) {
-      case 'U':
-        pool->restrictRNTI=true;
-        break;
-
       case 'N':
         pool->activated=false;
         break;
diff --git a/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.h b/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.h
index 1a06e4c655..0e4630117d 100644
--- a/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.h
+++ b/common/utils/threadPool/thread-pool.h
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ typedef struct thread_pool {
   uint64_t cpuCyclesMicroSec;
   uint64_t startProcessingUE;
   int nbThreads;
-  bool restrictRNTI;
   notifiedFIFO_t incomingFifo;
   struct one_thread *allthreads;
 } tpool_t;