diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 7c836c9e725152e0054364cbdee3a6b980488b53..bed97e47c62bd694e71b9ad19901e5abcfb58fdf 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ schedule_ue_spec(module_id_t module_idP,slice_id_t slice_idP,
           LOG_D(MAC, "[eNB] Cannot find eNB_UE_stats\n");
           continue_flag = 1;
       }
-      if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_idP) == 0)
+      if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_idP))
                   continue;
 
       if (continue_flag != 1) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 046a823a870691b8c9bec995dfdbb5f5cb4018fa..341db67934ecfed3ace6cd1ece1b83a0177f0593 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ uint16_t flexran_nb_rbs_allowed_slice(float rb_percentage, int total_rbs)
     return (uint16_t) floor(rb_percentage * total_rbs);
 }
 
-int flexran_slice_member(int UE_id, int slice_id)
+int ue_slice_membership(int UE_id, int slice_id)
 {
   if ((slice_id < 0) || (slice_id > n_active_slices))
     LOG_W(MAC, "out of range slice id %d\n", slice_id);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b24a3f42ac1510355161b9216d62b88f6ac4bfa4..2403ec2d137d52a7584308fffb9f5632bcd1767c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ schedule_ulsch_rnti(module_id_t module_idP,
   for (UE_id = UE_list->head_ul; UE_id >= 0;
        UE_id = UE_list->next_ul[UE_id]) {
 
-    if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+    if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
         continue;
 
     // don't schedule if Msg4 is not received yet
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
index 12c80e9efea7fcd7affba9d09fac9b6b1e2c9dcd..c179c211b2928926e9836bca08e17d9e665070f6 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ store_dlsch_buffer(module_id_t Mod_id, slice_id_t slice_id, frame_t frameP,
 	if (UE_list->active[UE_id] != TRUE)
 	    continue;
 
-	if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+	if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
 	    continue;
 
 	UE_template =
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ assign_rbs_required(module_id_t Mod_id,
     for (UE_id = 0; UE_id < NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX; UE_id++) {
 	if (UE_list->active[UE_id] != TRUE)
 	    continue;
-	if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+	if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
 	    continue;
 	pCCid = UE_PCCID(Mod_id, UE_id);
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ dlsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t Mod_id,
 	    if (UE_list->active[i] != TRUE)
 		continue;
 
-            if (!flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id))
+            if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
                 continue;
 
 	    UE_id = i;
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ dlsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t Mod_id,
 		if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
 			continue;
 		UE_id = i;
-		if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+		if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
 			continue;
 
 		for (ii = 0; ii < UE_num_active_CC(UE_list, UE_id); ii++) {
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ dlsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t Mod_id,
 		if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
 			continue;
 		UE_id = i;
-		if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+		if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
 			continue;
 
 		for (ii = 0; ii < UE_num_active_CC(UE_list, UE_id); ii++) {
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ dlsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t Mod_id,
 	    continue;
 	if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
 	    continue;
-	if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+	if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
 		continue;
 
 	for (ii = 0; ii < UE_num_active_CC(UE_list, i); ii++) {
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ dlsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t Mod_id,
 			continue;
 		    if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
 			continue;
-                    if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+                    if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
                         continue;
 
 		    transmission_mode = get_tmode(Mod_id, CC_id, UE_id);
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ ulsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t module_idP,
         // This is the actual CC_id in the list
         CC_id = UE_list->ordered_ULCCids[n][i];
         UE_template = &UE_list->UE_template[CC_id][i];
-        if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+        if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
           continue;
         if (UE_template->pre_allocated_nb_rb_ul[slice_id] > 0) {
           total_ue_count[CC_id] += 1;
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ ulsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t module_idP,
       if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
         continue;
 
-      if (flexran_slice_member(UE_id, slice_id) == 0)
+      if (!ue_slice_membership(UE_id, slice_id))
           continue;
 
       LOG_D(MAC, "In ulsch_preprocessor: handling UE %d/%x\n", UE_id,
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ ulsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t module_idP,
         continue;
       if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
         continue;
-      if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+      if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
         continue;
 
 
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ ulsch_scheduler_pre_processor(module_id_t module_idP,
         continue;
       if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
         continue;
-      if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+      if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
         continue;
 
       UE_id = i;
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ assign_max_mcs_min_rb(module_id_t module_idP, int slice_id, int frameP,
       continue;
     if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].ul_out_of_sync == 1)
       continue;
-    if (flexran_slice_member(i, slice_id) == 0)
+    if (!ue_slice_membership(i, slice_id))
       continue;
 
     if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[i].phr_received == 1)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/proto.h
index ba13f45e267e1b287aa360db80cada650585758e..c0d294ded6bbcabc3e22b9fd1d9aa0bcea26015c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/proto.h
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ int l2_init_ue(int eMBMS_active, char *uecap_xer, uint8_t cba_group_active,
 /*Slice related functions */
 uint16_t flexran_nb_rbs_allowed_slice(float rb_percentage, int total_rbs);
 
-int flexran_slice_member(int UE_id, int slice_id);
+int ue_slice_membership(int UE_id, int slice_id);
 
 #endif
 /** @}*/