diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_extern.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_extern.h
index 8145a37b45..5b4ebe2397 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_extern.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_extern.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
 extern const uint8_t nr_slots_per_frame[5];
 
-extern dci_pdu_rel15_t def_dci_pdu_rel15[8];
-
 /* extern const uint32_t BSR_TABLE[BSR_TABLE_SIZE];
 extern const uint32_t Extended_BSR_TABLE[BSR_TABLE_SIZE];
 extern const uint8_t cqi2fmt0_agg[MAX_SUPPORTED_BW][CQI_VALUE_RANGE];
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_extern.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_extern.h
index 7dd2a740f6..7959b07694 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_extern.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_extern.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ extern const uint8_t table_7_3_2_3_3_4_twoCodeword[6][10];
 
 extern const uint16_t table_7_2_1[16];
 
-extern dci_pdu_rel15_t def_dci_pdu_rel15[8];
-
 extern void mac_rlc_data_ind(const module_id_t         module_idP,
                              const rnti_t              rntiP,
                              const eNB_index_t         eNB_index,
diff --git a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
index 2aeb289b41..d816d294cf 100644
--- a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ int nr_ue_dl_indication(nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info, NR_UL_TIME_ALIGNMENT_
           fill_scheduled_response(&scheduled_response, dl_config, NULL, NULL, dl_info->module_id, dl_info->cc_id, dl_info->frame, dl_info->slot, dl_info->thread_id);
           nr_ue_if_module_inst[module_id]->scheduled_response(&scheduled_response);
         }
+        memset(def_dci_pdu_rel15, 0, sizeof(*def_dci_pdu_rel15));
       }
     }