diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index a7b8f4c01755c026bd2f280e6fa5ec617effb86b..f443854e41d6ae4de5d78133345a1210ba38ac27 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -415,17 +415,13 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
   }
 
   // This schedules the DCI for Uplink and subsequently PUSCH
-
-  // The decision about whether to schedule is done for each UE independently
-  // inside
-  if (UE_info->active[UE_id] && slot < 10) {
+  if (slot < 10) {
     nr_schedule_ulsch(module_idP, frame, slot, num_slots_per_tdd, nr_ulmix_slots, ulsch_in_slot_bitmap);
   }
 
-  if (UE_info->active[UE_id]
-      && (is_xlsch_in_slot(dlsch_in_slot_bitmap, slot % num_slots_per_tdd))
+  // This schedules the DCI for Downlink and PDSCH
+  if (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;
     nr_schedule_ue_spec(module_idP, frame, slot, num_slots_per_tdd);
   }