diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h
index 3597eb740ee38c3b360adc8e64088d3d9e09b868..fa0de8fd0d828b6b03e9b7dcbdffef548897a383 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_api.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
  *      contact@openairinterface.org
  */
 
+#ifndef E1AP_API_H
+#define E1AP_API_H
+
 #include "e1ap.h"
 #include "e1ap_common.h"
 #include "NR_DRB-ToAddModList.h"
@@ -37,3 +40,5 @@ void update_UL_UP_tunnel_info(e1ap_bearer_setup_req_t *req, instance_t instance,
 void CUUP_process_e1_bearer_context_setup_req(e1ap_bearer_setup_req_t *req, instance_t instance);
 
 void CUUP_process_bearer_context_mod_req(e1ap_bearer_setup_req_t *req, instance_t instance);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
index 4ca53c9a2059825d21980b6cc79a48b4de44d201..7fae7349e6e7aff194f79020dcbfd986cc3e8f6c 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap_common.c
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ int e1ap_decode_unsuccessful_outcome(E1AP_E1AP_PDU_t *pdu) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-int asn1_xer_print;
-
 int e1ap_decode_pdu(E1AP_E1AP_PDU_t *pdu, const uint8_t *const buffer, uint32_t length) {
   asn_dec_rval_t dec_ret;
   DevAssert(buffer != NULL);