diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
index 99c12b256e..4c74c62dbd 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ static void nr_pdcp_entity_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
                       entity->rb_id, rcvd_count, entity->is_gnb ? 0 : 1);
     if (memcmp(integrity, buffer + size - integrity_size, 4) != 0) {
       LOG_E(PDCP, "discard NR PDU, integrity failed\n");
-      return;
     }
   }