diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index f392aec7ed9c875539e9b073f3a16ae4ae089c8f..9b8f329400fc4e135d72194787e959fc89d5dac5 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ void nr_schedule_uss_dlsch_phytest(module_id_t   module_idP,
                               UE_id,
                               0); // m
 
-  if (CCEIndex == -1) return;
-
   AssertFatal(CCEIndex>0,"CCEIndex is negative\n");
   int CCEIndices[2];
   CCEIndices[0] = CCEIndex;