diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index 53d461cbecc97fd22bc3990d02d1dca736b09b7a..fc646020b78cb60046d39e0b42077f6c62086188 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ add_library(F1AP
   ${F1AP_DIR}/f1ap_encoder.c
   ${F1AP_DIR}/f1ap_decoder.c
   ${F1AP_DIR}/f1ap_handlers.c
+  ${F1AP_DIR}/f1ap_common.c
   ${F1AP_DIR}/sctp_du.c
   ${F1AP_DIR}/sctp_cu.c
   )
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/CU_F1AP.c b/openair2/F1AP/CU_F1AP.c
index c0bdeaf1a2a14d35f0eb24900c6f4263b2fadf43..0684c866b273cbe476248d5ce36f772ae3031ca5 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/CU_F1AP.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/CU_F1AP.c
@@ -80,17 +80,6 @@ typedef struct f1ap_info {
   
 } f1ap_info_t;
 
-// helper functions 
-#define F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER 3
-#define NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX 3
-
-uint8_t F1AP_get_next_transaction_identifier(module_id_t enb_mod_idP, module_id_t cu_mod_idP) {  
-  static uint8_t      transaction_identifier[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX];
-  transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP] = (transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP] + 1) % F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER;
-  //LOG_T(F1AP,"generated xid is %d\n",transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP]);
-  return transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP];
-}
-
 // ==============================================================================
 static
 void CU_handle_sctp_data_ind(sctp_data_ind_t *sctp_data_ind) {
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/DU_F1AP.c b/openair2/F1AP/DU_F1AP.c
index 359a2b94156e651ee0beb1658e12d97e7b630929..70420fd74f99dc64a2384ab7e574ac9465f666d2 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/DU_F1AP.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/DU_F1AP.c
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
 
 #include "T.h"
 
-// helper functions 
-#define F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER 3
-#define F1AP_UE_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER 3
-#define NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX 3
-
-// #include "common/ran_context.h"
-// extern RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
-
 /* This structure describes association of a DU to a CU */
 typedef struct f1ap_info {
 
@@ -86,13 +78,6 @@ typedef struct f1ap_info {
 void DU_handle_sctp_association_resp(instance_t instance, sctp_new_association_resp_t *sctp_new_association_resp);
 
 
-uint8_t F1AP_get_next_transaction_identifier(module_id_t enb_mod_idP, module_id_t du_mod_idP) {  
-  static uint8_t      transaction_identifier[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX];
-  transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+du_mod_idP] = (transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+du_mod_idP] + 1) % F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER;
-  //LOG_T(F1AP,"generated xid is %d\n",transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+du_mod_idP]);
-  return transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+du_mod_idP];
-}
-
 uint8_t F1AP_get_UE_identifier(module_id_t enb_mod_idP, int CC_idP, int UE_id) {  
   static uint8_t      UE_identifier[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX];
   UE_identifier[enb_mod_idP+CC_idP+UE_id] = (UE_identifier[enb_mod_idP+CC_idP+UE_id] + 1) % F1AP_UE_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER;
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.c
index 80c5b7b70da8869c49f1ea02b3e86f9d8b5abbca..22468ed054b05c3c5105772392cef28bf73c0df8 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.c
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 #include "f1ap_common.h"
 //#include "S1AP-PDU.h"
 
+#if defined(EMIT_ASN_DEBUG_EXTERN)
 int asn_debug = 0;
 int asn1_xer_print = 0;
 
-#if defined(EMIT_ASN_DEBUG_EXTERN)
 inline void ASN_DEBUG(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
   if (asn_debug) {
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ inline void ASN_DEBUG(const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
 ssize_t f1ap_generate_initiating_message(
   uint8_t               **buffer,
   uint32_t               *length,
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@ ssize_t f1ap_generate_initiating_message(
 
   if (asn1_xer_print) {
     xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, (void *)&pdu);
-  }
+  }*/
 
   /* We can safely free list of IE from sptr */
+/*
   ASN_STRUCT_FREE_CONTENTS_ONLY(*td, sptr);
 
   if ((encoded = aper_encode_to_new_buffer(&asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, 0, &pdu,
@@ -110,9 +112,10 @@ ssize_t f1ap_generate_successfull_outcome(
 
   if (asn1_xer_print) {
     xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, (void *)&pdu);
-  }
+  }*/
 
   /* We can safely free list of IE from sptr */
+/*
   ASN_STRUCT_FREE_CONTENTS_ONLY(*td, sptr);
 
   if ((encoded = aper_encode_to_new_buffer(&asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, 0, &pdu,
@@ -146,8 +149,9 @@ ssize_t f1ap_generate_unsuccessfull_outcome(
   if (asn1_xer_print) {
     xer_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, (void *)&pdu);
   }
-
+*/
   /* We can safely free list of IE from sptr */
+/*
   ASN_STRUCT_FREE_CONTENTS_ONLY(*td, sptr);
 
   if ((encoded = aper_encode_to_new_buffer(&asn_DEF_S1AP_PDU, 0, &pdu,
@@ -197,3 +201,13 @@ void f1ap_handle_criticality(F1ap_Criticality_t criticality)
 {
 
 }
+*/
+
+uint8_t F1AP_get_next_transaction_identifier(module_id_t enb_mod_idP, module_id_t cu_mod_idP)
+{
+  static uint8_t transaction_identifier[NUMBER_OF_eNB_MAX];
+  transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP] =
+      (transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP] + 1) % F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER;
+  //LOG_T(F1AP,"generated xid is %d\n",transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP]);
+  return transaction_identifier[enb_mod_idP+cu_mod_idP];
+}
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.h b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.h
index dbe675dd8a27a6423798be4da60b110e03d15e00..0defd872b6cd9d42dc59d97faaf98b974942ea5c 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.h
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_common.h
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@
 #ifndef F1AP_COMMON_H_
 #define F1AP_COMMON_H_
 
-/* Defined in asn_internal.h */
-// extern int asn_debug_indent;
-extern int asn_debug;
+#include "openairinterface5g_limits.h"
+
+#define F1AP_UE_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER 3
+#define F1AP_TRANSACTION_IDENTIFIER_NUMBER 3
 
 #if defined(EMIT_ASN_DEBUG_EXTERN)
 inline void ASN_DEBUG(const char *fmt, ...);
@@ -369,9 +370,6 @@ inline void ASN_DEBUG(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #define F1AP_UE_ID_FMT  "0x%06"PRIX32
 
-extern int asn_debug;
-extern int asn1_xer_print;
-
 #include "assertions.h"
 
 #if defined(ENB_MODE)
@@ -402,4 +400,7 @@ typedef int (*f1ap_message_decoded_callback)(
   F1AP_F1AP_PDU_t       *message_p
 );
 
+
+uint8_t F1AP_get_next_transaction_identifier(module_id_t enb_mod_idP, module_id_t cu_mod_idP);
+
 #endif /* F1AP_COMMON_H_ */