diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
index 8a3b83f61b22cbfcde9a6cdfb988ffba7098dd26..9fa42573f93225f72ce3f372dadc4305aebe804c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@ void nr_csi_meas_reporting(int Mod_idP,
         }
         // verify resources are free
         for (int i = start; i < start + len; ++i) {
-          AssertFatal((vrb_map_UL[i] & mask) == 0,
-                      "cannot allocate CSI PUCCH for UE %04x: PRB %d used in symbs %lx\n",
-                      UE_info->rnti[UE_id],
-                      i,
-                      mask);
           vrb_map_UL[i] |= mask;
         }
         AssertFatal(!curr_pucch->simultaneous_harqcsi,