diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index 083692e0e3e18918b5667f3d0d1663a3cf3dd9b3..c89bbc8b67a1fb5697a8b6c0a5b85ed5d9d358a9 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
       && (is_xlsch_in_slot(dlsch_in_slot_bitmap, slot % num_slots_per_tdd))
       && slot < 10) {
     ue_sched_ctl->current_harq_pid = slot % num_slots_per_tdd;
-    //int pucch_sched;
-    //nr_update_pucch_scheduling(module_idP, UE_id, frame, slot, num_slots_per_tdd,&pucch_sched);
-    //nr_schedule_uss_dlsch_phytest(module_idP, frame, slot, &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].sched_pucch[pucch_sched], NULL);
     nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_idP, frame, slot, num_slots_per_tdd);
   }
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 30bd41bb586448485d8fc72cc5a04fce1996991f..cc5134677c0ca3497dd11abcd3274b6ae3149e18 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -785,8 +785,6 @@ void nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_id_t module_id,
         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 if (get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
         LOG_D(MAC, "Configuring DL_TX in %d.%d: random data\n", frame, slot);
@@ -803,10 +801,7 @@ void nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_id_t module_id,
       UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].dlsch_total_bytes += TBS;
       UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].lc_bytes_tx[lcid] += sdu_length_total;
 
-      // Check if there is data from RLC or CE
       const int post_padding = TBS >= 2 + header_length_total + sdu_length_total + ta_len;
-      // padding param currently not in use
-      //padding = TBS - header_length_total - sdu_length_total - ta_len - 1;
 
       const int ntx_req = gNB_mac->TX_req[CC_id].Number_of_PDUs;
       nfapi_nr_pdu_t *tx_req = &gNB_mac->TX_req[CC_id].pdu_list[ntx_req];
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index 858245c09657413e7282750b1767be2220117ff2..665c12e6914e40d44ad47063b21d65f4b3596573 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -352,241 +352,6 @@ void nr_preprocessor_phytest(module_id_t module_id,
     vrb_map[rb + sched_ctrl->rbStart] = 1;
 }
 
-int configure_fapi_dl_pdu_phytest(int Mod_idP,
-                                  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_body_t *dl_req,
-                                  NR_sched_pucch *pucch_sched,
-                                  uint8_t *mcsIndex,
-                                  uint16_t *rbSize,
-                                  uint16_t *rbStart) {
-  gNB_MAC_INST                        *nr_mac  = RC.nrmac[Mod_idP];
-  NR_COMMON_channels_t                *cc      = nr_mac->common_channels;
-  NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t        *scc     = cc->ServingCellConfigCommon;
-
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_pdu_t  *dl_tti_pdcch_pdu;
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_pdu_t  *dl_tti_pdsch_pdu;
-
-  int TBS;
-  int bwp_id=1;
-  int UE_id = 0;
-
-  NR_UE_info_t *UE_info = &RC.nrmac[Mod_idP]->UE_info;
-
-  NR_CellGroupConfig_t *secondaryCellGroup = UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id];
-  AssertFatal(secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList->list.count == 1,
-	      "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-	      secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList->list.count);
-  NR_BWP_Downlink_t *bwp=secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList->list.array[bwp_id-1];
-
-  AssertFatal(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList!=NULL,"searchPsacesToAddModList is null\n");
-  AssertFatal(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count>0,
-              "searchPsacesToAddModList is empty\n");
-
-  dl_tti_pdcch_pdu = &dl_req->dl_tti_pdu_list[dl_req->nPDUs];
-  memset((void*)dl_tti_pdcch_pdu,0,sizeof(nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_pdu_t));
-  dl_tti_pdcch_pdu->PDUType = NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDCCH_PDU_TYPE;
-  dl_tti_pdcch_pdu->PDUSize = (uint8_t)(2+sizeof(nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdcch_pdu));
-  
-  dl_tti_pdsch_pdu = &dl_req->dl_tti_pdu_list[dl_req->nPDUs+1];
-  memset((void*)dl_tti_pdsch_pdu,0,sizeof(nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_pdu_t));
-  dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->PDUType = NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDSCH_PDU_TYPE;
-  dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->PDUSize = (uint8_t)(2+sizeof(nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdsch_pdu));
-
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdcch_pdu_rel15_t *pdcch_pdu_rel15 = &dl_tti_pdcch_pdu->pdcch_pdu.pdcch_pdu_rel15;
-  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdsch_pdu_rel15_t *pdsch_pdu_rel15 = &dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->pdsch_pdu.pdsch_pdu_rel15;
-
-
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->pduBitmap = 0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->rnti = UE_info->rnti[UE_id];
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->pduIndex = 0;
-
-  // BWP
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->BWPSize  = NRRIV2BW(bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.locationAndBandwidth,275);
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->BWPStart = NRRIV2PRBOFFSET(bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.locationAndBandwidth,275);
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->SubcarrierSpacing = bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.subcarrierSpacing;
-  if (bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.cyclicPrefix) pdsch_pdu_rel15->CyclicPrefix = *bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.cyclicPrefix;
-  else pdsch_pdu_rel15->CyclicPrefix=0;
-
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfCodewords = 1;
-  int mcs = (mcsIndex!=NULL) ? *mcsIndex : 9;
-  int current_harq_pid = UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].current_harq_pid;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->targetCodeRate[0] = nr_get_code_rate_dl(mcs,0);
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->qamModOrder[0] = 2;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->mcsIndex[0] = mcs;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->mcsTable[0] = 0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->rvIndex[0] = nr_rv_round_map[UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].round];
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->dataScramblingId = *scc->physCellId;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->nrOfLayers = 1;    
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->transmissionScheme = 0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->refPoint = 0; // Point A
-  UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].dlsch_rounds[UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].round]++;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->dmrsConfigType = bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type == NULL ? 0 : 1;  
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->dlDmrsScramblingId = *scc->physCellId;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->SCID = 0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData = 1;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->dmrsPorts = 1;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->resourceAlloc = 1;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbStart = (rbStart!=NULL) ? *rbStart : 0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbSize = (rbSize!=NULL) ? *rbSize : pdsch_pdu_rel15->BWPSize;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->VRBtoPRBMapping = 1; // non-interleaved, check if this is ok for initialBWP
-
-  int startSymbolAndLength=0;
-  int time_domain_assignment=2;
-  int StartSymbolIndex,NrOfSymbols;
-
-  AssertFatal(time_domain_assignment<bwp->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.count,"time_domain_assignment %d>=%d\n",time_domain_assignment,bwp->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.count);
-  startSymbolAndLength = bwp->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.array[time_domain_assignment]->startSymbolAndLength;
-  SLIV2SL(startSymbolAndLength,&StartSymbolIndex,&NrOfSymbols);
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex = StartSymbolIndex;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfSymbols      = NrOfSymbols;
- 
-  //  k0 = *bwp->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.array[i]->k0;
-  pdsch_pdu_rel15->dlDmrsSymbPos    = fill_dmrs_mask(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup,
-						     scc->dmrs_TypeA_Position,
-						     pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfSymbols);
-
-  dci_pdu_rel15_t *dci_pdu_rel15 = calloc(MAX_DCI_CORESET,sizeof(dci_pdu_rel15_t));
-  
-  // bwp indicator
-  int n_dl_bwp = secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList->list.count;
-  if (n_dl_bwp < 4)
-    dci_pdu_rel15[0].bwp_indicator.val = bwp_id;
-  else
-    dci_pdu_rel15[0].bwp_indicator.val = bwp_id - 1; // as per table 7.3.1.1.2-1 in 38.212
-  // frequency domain assignment
-  if (bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->resourceAllocation==NR_PDSCH_Config__resourceAllocation_resourceAllocationType1)
-    dci_pdu_rel15[0].frequency_domain_assignment.val = PRBalloc_to_locationandbandwidth0(pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbSize,
-                                                                                         pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbStart,
-										         NRRIV2BW(bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.locationAndBandwidth,275));
-  else
-    AssertFatal(1==0,"Only frequency resource allocation type 1 is currently supported\n");
-  // time domain assignment
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].time_domain_assignment.val = time_domain_assignment; // row index used here instead of SLIV;
-  // mcs and rv
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].mcs = pdsch_pdu_rel15->mcsIndex[0];
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].rv = pdsch_pdu_rel15->rvIndex[0];
-  // harq pid and ndi
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].harq_pid = current_harq_pid;
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].ndi = UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].ndi;
-  // DAI
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].dai[0].val = (pucch_sched->dai_c-1)&3;
-  // TPC for PUCCH
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].tpc = UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].tpc1; // table 7.2.1-1 in 38.213
-  // PUCCH resource indicator
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].pucch_resource_indicator = pucch_sched->resource_indicator;
-  // PDSCH to HARQ TI
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].pdsch_to_harq_feedback_timing_indicator.val = pucch_sched->timing_indicator;
-  UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].feedback_slot = pucch_sched->ul_slot;
-  UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].is_waiting = 1;
-  // antenna ports
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].antenna_ports.val = 0;  // nb of cdm groups w/o data 1 and dmrs port 0
-  // dmrs sequence initialization
-  dci_pdu_rel15[0].dmrs_sequence_initialization.val = pdsch_pdu_rel15->SCID;
-  LOG_D(MAC, "[gNB scheduler phytest] DCI type 1 payload: freq_alloc %d (%d,%d,%d), time_alloc %d, vrb to prb %d, mcs %d tb_scaling %d ndi %d rv %d\n",
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].frequency_domain_assignment.val,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbStart, 
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbSize,	
-	NRRIV2BW(bwp->bwp_Common->genericParameters.locationAndBandwidth,275),
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].time_domain_assignment.val,
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].vrb_to_prb_mapping.val,
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].mcs,
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].tb_scaling,
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].ndi, 
-	dci_pdu_rel15[0].rv);
-
-  NR_SearchSpace_t *ss;
-  int target_ss = NR_SearchSpace__searchSpaceType_PR_ue_Specific;
-
-  AssertFatal(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList!=NULL,"searchPsacesToAddModList is null\n");
-  AssertFatal(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count>0,
-              "searchPsacesToAddModList is empty\n");
-
-  int found=0;
-
-  for (int i=0;i<bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count;i++) {
-    ss=bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList->list.array[i];
-    AssertFatal(ss->controlResourceSetId != NULL,"ss->controlResourceSetId is null\n");
-    AssertFatal(ss->searchSpaceType != NULL,"ss->searchSpaceType is null\n");
-    if (ss->searchSpaceType->present == target_ss) {
-      found=1;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  AssertFatal(found==1,"Couldn't find an adequate searchspace\n");
-
-  uint8_t nr_of_candidates, aggregation_level;
-  find_aggregation_candidates(&aggregation_level, &nr_of_candidates, ss);
-  NR_ControlResourceSet_t *coreset = get_coreset(bwp, ss, 1 /* dedicated */);
-  const int cid = coreset->controlResourceSetId;
-  const uint16_t Y = UE_info->Y[UE_id][cid][nr_mac->current_slot];
-  const int m = UE_info->num_pdcch_cand[UE_id][cid];
-  int CCEIndex = allocate_nr_CCEs(nr_mac,
-                                  bwp,
-                                  coreset,
-                                  aggregation_level,
-                                  Y,
-                                  m,
-                                  nr_of_candidates);
-  if (CCEIndex < 0) {
-    LOG_E(MAC, "%s(): CCE list not empty, couldn't schedule PDSCH\n", __func__);
-    free(dci_pdu_rel15);
-    return 0;
-  }
-  UE_info->num_pdcch_cand[UE_id][cid]++;
-
-  nr_configure_pdcch(nr_mac,
-                     pdcch_pdu_rel15,
-                     UE_info->rnti[UE_id],
-                     ss,
-                     coreset,
-                     scc,
-                     bwp,
-                     aggregation_level,
-                     CCEIndex);
-
-  int dci_formats[2];
-  int rnti_types[2];
-  
-  if (ss->searchSpaceType->choice.ue_Specific->dci_Formats)
-    dci_formats[0]  = NR_DL_DCI_FORMAT_1_1;
-  else
-    dci_formats[0]  = NR_DL_DCI_FORMAT_1_0;
-
-  rnti_types[0]   = NR_RNTI_C;
-
-  fill_dci_pdu_rel15(scc,secondaryCellGroup,pdcch_pdu_rel15,dci_pdu_rel15,dci_formats,rnti_types,pdsch_pdu_rel15->BWPSize,bwp_id);
-
-  LOG_D(MAC, "DCI params: rnti %x, rnti_type %d, dci_format %d\n \
-	                      coreset params: FreqDomainResource %llx, start_symbol %d  n_symb %d\n",
-	pdcch_pdu_rel15->dci_pdu.RNTI[0],
-	rnti_types[0],
-	dci_formats[0],
-	(unsigned long long)pdcch_pdu_rel15->FreqDomainResource,
-	pdcch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex,
-	pdcch_pdu_rel15->DurationSymbols);
-
-  int x_Overhead = 0; // should be 0 for initialBWP
-  nr_get_tbs_dl(&dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->pdsch_pdu,x_Overhead,pdsch_pdu_rel15->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData,0);
-
-  // Hardcode it for now
-  TBS = dl_tti_pdsch_pdu->pdsch_pdu.pdsch_pdu_rel15.TBSize[0];
-  if (UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].harq_processes[current_harq_pid].round==0)
-    UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].dlsch_total_bytes += TBS;
-
-  LOG_D(MAC, "DLSCH PDU: start PRB %d n_PRB %d startSymbolAndLength %d start symbol %d nb_symbols %d nb_layers %d nb_codewords %d mcs %d TBS: %d\n",
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbStart,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->rbSize,
-	startSymbolAndLength,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfSymbols,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->nrOfLayers,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfCodewords,
-	pdsch_pdu_rel15->mcsIndex[0],
-	TBS);
-
-  free(dci_pdu_rel15);
-  return TBS; //Return TBS in bytes
-}
-
 void config_uldci(NR_BWP_Uplink_t *ubwp,
                   nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t *pusch_pdu,
                   nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdcch_pdu_rel15_t *pdcch_pdu_rel15,
@@ -663,231 +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],
-                                   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][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])[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;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 86c16d76dec788869f953bcefe46f32838577307..6553a3572c1d4114111a4c97682a02415214379c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ void nr_fill_nfapi_dl_pdu(int Mod_idP,
   pdsch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex = StartSymbolIndex;
   pdsch_pdu_rel15->NrOfSymbols      = NrOfSymbols;
 
-  //  k0 = *bwp->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.array[i]->k0;
   pdsch_pdu_rel15->dlDmrsSymbPos =
       fill_dmrs_mask(bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup,
                      scc->dmrs_TypeA_Position,
@@ -618,17 +617,6 @@ void nr_fill_nfapi_dl_pdu(int Mod_idP,
         pdcch_pdu_rel15->StartSymbolIndex,
         pdcch_pdu_rel15->DurationSymbols);
 
-  // I don't know why the following is not needed, but in this case we don't
-  // need additional calculations:
-  //const uint16_t N_RE_prime = NR_NB_SC_PER_RB * N_sh_symb - N_PRB_DMRS - N_PRB_oh;
-  //LOG_D(MAC,
-  //      "N_RE_prime %d for %d symbols %d DMRS per PRB and %d overhead\n",
-  //      N_RE_prime,
-  //      N_sh_symb,
-  //      N_PRB_DMRS,
-  //      N_PRB_oh);
-  //pdsch_pdu_rel15->nb_mod_symbols = N_RE_prime*pdsch_pdu_rel15->n_prb*pdsch_pdu_rel15->nb_codewords;
-
   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: %d\n",
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index 86d97b2ce5424fa15d63cdbbed1f30cbd1e4ab0b..1f6adea0aabe48f1ee52a268efde01246f370833 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -167,13 +167,6 @@ void nr_fill_nfapi_dl_pdu(int Mod_id,
                           int ndi,
                           int round);
 
-int configure_fapi_dl_pdu_phytest(int Mod_id,
-                                  nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_body_t *dl_req,
-                                  NR_sched_pucch *pucch_sched,
-                                  uint8_t *mcsIndex,
-                                  uint16_t *rbSize,
-                                  uint16_t *rbStart);
-
 void nr_rx_acknack(nfapi_nr_uci_pusch_pdu_t *uci_pusch,
                    nfapi_nr_uci_pucch_pdu_format_0_1_t *uci_01,
                    nfapi_nr_uci_pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4_t *uci_234,
@@ -187,20 +180,6 @@ void config_uldci(NR_BWP_Uplink_t *ubwp,
                   int time_domain_assignment, uint8_t tpc,
                   int n_ubwp, int bwp_id);
 
-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);
-
-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 *pdsch_config);
-
 void nr_schedule_pusch(int Mod_idP,
                        int UE_id,
                        int num_slots_per_tdd,