diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/mesh.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/mesh.c
index 9817428c5e98d922d3618f46947239a15d60a858..e2cf3bcf0a0e31ad350de7ee56040030e5cdc560 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/mesh.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/mesh.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void nas_mesh_DC_send_sig_data_request(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   struct nas_ue_dc_element *p;
-  char data_type = 'A';
+  //char data_type = 'A';
   int bytes_wrote=0;
 
   // Start debug information
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void nas_mesh_DC_send_peer_sig_data_request(struct cx_entity *cx, uint8_t sig_ca
   struct nas_ue_dc_element *p;
   uint8_t nas_data[10];
   unsigned int nas_length;
-  char data_type = 'Z';
+  //char data_type = 'Z';
   int bytes_wrote=0;
 
   // Start debug information