diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index f96bcc922e1f9ebad9c02ea1196aeaaed56c2bd3..e14afacf097e5ce85fa935a3fa68c35a6351b7bd 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -428,230 +428,6 @@ void config_uldci(NR_BWP_Uplink_t *ubwp,
 
 }
     
-void configure_fapi_dl_Tx(module_id_t Mod_idP,
-                          frame_t       frameP,
-                          sub_frame_t   slotP,
-                          nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_body_t *dl_req,
-                          nfapi_nr_pdu_t *tx_req,
-                          int tbs_bytes,
-                          int16_t pdu_index){
-
-  int CC_id = 0;
-
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_pdu_t  *dl_tti_pdsch_pdu = &dl_req->dl_tti_pdu_list[dl_req->nPDUs+1];
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdsch_pdu_rel15_t *pdsch_pdu_rel15 = &dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->pdsch_pdu.pdsch_pdu_rel15;
-  gNB_MAC_INST *nr_mac  = RC.nrmac[Mod_idP];
-
-  LOG_D(MAC, "DLSCH PDU: start PRB %d n_PRB %d start symbol %d nb_symbols %d nb_layers %d nb_codewords %d mcs %d TBS (bytes): %d\n",
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbStart,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbSize,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfSymbols,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->nrOfLayers,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfCodewords,
-        pdsch_pdu_rel15->mcsIndex[0],
-        tbs_bytes);
-
-  dl_req->nPDUs+=2;
-
-  tx_req->PDU_length = pdsch_pdu_rel15->TBSize[0];
-  tx_req->PDU_index  = nr_mac->pdu_index[0]++;
-  tx_req->num_TLV = 1;
-  tx_req->TLVs[0].length = tbs_bytes +2;
-
-  memcpy((void*)&tx_req->TLVs[0].value.direct[0], (void*)&nr_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[0][0].payload[0], tbs_bytes);
-
-  nr_mac->TX_req[CC_id].Number_of_PDUs++;
-  nr_mac->TX_req[CC_id].SFN = frameP;
-  nr_mac->TX_req[CC_id].Slot = slotP;
-}
-
-void nr_schedule_uss_dlsch_phytest(module_id_t   module_idP,
-                                   frame_t       frameP,
-                                   sub_frame_t   slotP,
-                                   NR_sched_pucch *pucch_sched,
-                                   nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdsch_pdu_rel15_t *dlsch_config){
-
-  LOG_D(MAC, "In nr_schedule_uss_dlsch_phytest frame %d slot %d\n",frameP,slotP);
-
-  int post_padding = 0, header_length_total = 0, sdu_length_total = 0, num_sdus = 0;
-  int lcid, offset, i, header_length_last, TBS_bytes = 0;
-  int UE_id = 0, CC_id = 0;
-
-  gNB_MAC_INST *gNB_mac = RC.nrmac[module_idP];
-  //NR_COMMON_channels_t                *cc           = nr_mac->common_channels;
-  //NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc=cc->ServingCellConfigCommon;
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_body_t *dl_req = &gNB_mac->DL_req[CC_id].dl_tti_request_body;
-  nfapi_nr_pdu_t *tx_req = &gNB_mac->TX_req[CC_id].pdu_list[gNB_mac->TX_req[CC_id].Number_of_PDUs];
-
-  mac_rlc_status_resp_t rlc_status;
-
-  NR_UE_info_t *UE_info = &gNB_mac->UE_info;
- 
-  if (UE_info->num_UEs ==0) return;
- 
-  unsigned char sdu_lcids[NB_RB_MAX] = {0};
-  uint16_t sdu_lengths[NB_RB_MAX] = {0};
-  uint16_t rnti = UE_info->rnti[UE_id];
-  NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *ue_sched_ctl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
-
-  uint8_t mac_sdus[MAX_NR_DLSCH_PAYLOAD_BYTES];
-  
-  LOG_D(MAC, "Scheduling UE specific search space DCI type 1\n");
-
-  int ta_len = (ue_sched_ctl->ta_apply)?2:0;
-
-  TBS_bytes = configure_fapi_dl_pdu_phytest(
-      module_idP,
-      dl_req,
-      pucch_sched,
-      dlsch_config != NULL ? dlsch_config->mcsIndex : NULL,
-      dlsch_config != NULL ? &dlsch_config->rbSize : NULL,
-      dlsch_config != NULL ? &dlsch_config->rbStart : NULL);
-
-  if (TBS_bytes == 0)
-   return;
-
-  lcid = DL_SCH_LCID_DTCH;
-
-  //for (lcid = NB_RB_MAX - 1; lcid >= DTCH; lcid--) {
-
-  // TODO: check if the lcid is active
-
-  LOG_D(MAC, "[gNB %d], Frame %d, DTCH%d->DLSCH, Checking RLC status (TBS %d bytes, len %d)\n",
-      module_idP, frameP, lcid, TBS_bytes, TBS_bytes - ta_len - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - 3);
-
-  //if (TBS_bytes - ta_len - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - 3 > 0) {
-  rlc_status = mac_rlc_status_ind(module_idP,
-      rnti,
-      module_idP,
-      frameP,
-      slotP,
-      ENB_FLAG_YES,
-      MBMS_FLAG_NO,
-      lcid,
-      0,
-      0);
-
-  if (rlc_status.bytes_in_buffer > 0) {
-
-    LOG_I(MAC, "configure fapi due to data availability \n");
-
-    LOG_I(MAC, "[gNB %d][USER-PLANE DEFAULT DRB] Frame %d : DTCH->DLSCH, Requesting %d bytes from RLC (lcid %d total hdr len %d), TBS_bytes: %d \n \n",
-        module_idP, frameP, TBS_bytes - ta_len - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - 3,
-        lcid, header_length_total, TBS_bytes);
-
-    sdu_lengths[num_sdus] = mac_rlc_data_req(module_idP,
-        rnti,
-        module_idP,
-        frameP,
-        ENB_FLAG_YES,
-        MBMS_FLAG_NO,
-        lcid,
-        TBS_bytes - ta_len - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - 3,
-        (char *)&mac_sdus[sdu_length_total],
-        0,
-        0);
-
-    LOG_W(MAC, "[gNB %d][USER-PLANE DEFAULT DRB] Got %d bytes for DTCH %d \n", module_idP, sdu_lengths[num_sdus], lcid);
-
-    sdu_lcids[num_sdus] = lcid;
-    sdu_length_total += sdu_lengths[num_sdus];
-    header_length_last = 1 + 1 + (sdu_lengths[num_sdus] >= 128);
-    header_length_total += header_length_last;
-
-    num_sdus++;
-
-    //ue_sched_ctl->uplane_inactivity_timer = 0;
-  }
-
-  else {
-
-    LOG_D(MAC,"Configuring DL_TX in %d.%d\n", frameP, slotP);
-
-    // fill dlsch_buffer with random data
-    for (i = 0; i < TBS_bytes; i++){
-      mac_sdus[i] = (unsigned char) (lrand48()&0xff);
-      //((uint8_t *)gNB_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[0][0].payload[0])[i] = (unsigned char) (lrand48()&0xff);
-    }
-    //Sending SDUs with size 1
-    //Initialize elements of sdu_lcids and sdu_lengths
-    sdu_lcids[0] = 0x3f; // DRB
-    sdu_lengths[0] = TBS_bytes - ta_len - 3;
-    header_length_total += 2 + (sdu_lengths[0] >= 128);
-    sdu_length_total += sdu_lengths[0];
-    num_sdus +=1;
-
-    #if defined(ENABLE_MAC_PAYLOAD_DEBUG)
-    if (frameP%100 == 0){
-      LOG_I(MAC, "Printing first 10 payload bytes at the gNB side, Frame: %d, slot: %d, TBS size: %d \n", frameP, slotP, TBS_bytes);
-      for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-        LOG_I(MAC, "%x. ", ((uint8_t *)gNB_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[CC_id][0][0].payload[0])[i]);
-      }
-    }
-    #endif
-
-  }
-
-  UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].lc_bytes_tx[lcid] += sdu_length_total;
-
-  // there is at least one SDU or TA command
-  // if (num_sdus > 0 ){
-  if (ta_len + sdu_length_total + header_length_total > 0) {
-
-    // Check if there is data from RLC or CE
-    if (TBS_bytes >= 2 + header_length_total + sdu_length_total + ta_len) {
-      // we have to consider padding
-      // padding param currently not in use
-      //padding = TBS_bytes - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - ta_len - 1;
-      post_padding = 1;
-    } else {
-      //padding = 0;
-      post_padding = 0;
-    }
-
-    offset = nr_generate_dlsch_pdu(module_idP,
-                                   &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id],
-                                   (unsigned char *) mac_sdus,
-                                   (unsigned char *) gNB_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[0][0].payload[0][TB1],
-                                   num_sdus, //num_sdus
-                                   sdu_lengths,
-                                   sdu_lcids,
-                                   255, // no drx
-                                   NULL, // contention res id
-                                   post_padding);
-
-    // Padding: fill remainder of DLSCH with 0
-    if (post_padding > 0){
-      for (int j = 0; j < (TBS_bytes - offset); j++)
-        gNB_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[0][0].payload[0][TB1][offset + j] = 0; // mac_pdu[offset + j] = 0;
-    }
-
-    configure_fapi_dl_Tx(module_idP, frameP, slotP, dl_req, tx_req, TBS_bytes, gNB_mac->pdu_index[CC_id]);
-
-    if(IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1){
-      #if defined(ENABLE_MAC_PAYLOAD_DEBUG)
-        LOG_I(MAC, "Printing first 10 payload bytes at the gNB side, Frame: %d, slot: %d, TBS size: %d \n \n", frameP, slotP, TBS_bytes);
-        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { // TBS_bytes dlsch_pdu_rel15->transport_block_size/8 6784/8
-          LOG_I(MAC, "%x. ", mac_payload[i]);
-        }
-      #endif
-    } else {
-#if defined(ENABLE_MAC_PAYLOAD_DEBUG)
-      if (frameP%100 == 0){
-        LOG_I(MAC, "Printing first 10 payload bytes at the gNB side, Frame: %d, slot: %d, TBS size: %d \n", frameP, slotP, TBS_bytes);
-        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-          LOG_I(MAC, "byte %d : %x\n", i,((uint8_t *)gNB_mac->UE_info.DLSCH_pdu[0][0].payload[0][TB1])[i]); //LOG_I(MAC, "%x. ", mac_payload[i]);
-        }
-      }
-#endif
-    }
-  }
-  else {  // There is no data from RLC or MAC header, so don't schedule
-  }
-
-}
-
 int8_t select_ul_harq_pid(NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl) {
 
   uint8_t hrq_id;