diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/interfaces/enb_interfaces.h b/lib/include/srslte/interfaces/enb_interfaces.h
index fc5129424..f03b6514d 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/interfaces/enb_interfaces.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/interfaces/enb_interfaces.h
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ public:
 class phy_interface_mac_lte
 {
 public:
-  /**
-   * Interface for MAC to add or modify user in the active UE database setting. This function requires a primary cell
-   * (PCell) index and a list of secondary cells (SCell) for the UE. The elements in the list SCell list must follow the
-   * UE's SCell indexes order.
-   *
-   * @param rnti identifier of the user
-   * @param pcell_index Primary cell (PCell) index
-   */
-  virtual int add_rnti(uint16_t rnti, uint32_t pcell_index) = 0;
 
   /**
    * Removes an RNTI context from all the physical layer components, including secondary cells
diff --git a/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h b/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
index 598a75f0e..255d68e0e 100644
--- a/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
+++ b/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
   std::string get_type() override { return "lte"; };
 
   /* MAC->PHY interface */
-  int  add_rnti(uint16_t rnti, uint32_t pcell_index) override;
   void rem_rnti(uint16_t rnti) final;
   int  pregen_sequences(uint16_t rnti) override;
   void set_mch_period_stop(uint32_t stop) final;
diff --git a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
index 3c41077fb..48ef3d021 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
@@ -150,24 +150,6 @@ void phy::stop()
 }
 
 /***** MAC->PHY interface **********/
-int phy::add_rnti(uint16_t rnti, uint32_t pcell_index)
-{
-  if (SRSLTE_RNTI_ISUSER(rnti)) {
-    // Create default PHY configuration with the desired PCell index
-    phy_interface_rrc_lte::phy_rrc_cfg_list_t phy_rrc_dedicated_list(1);
-    phy_rrc_dedicated_list[0].enb_cc_idx = pcell_index;
-
-    workers_common.ue_db.addmod_rnti(rnti, phy_rrc_dedicated_list);
-  }
-
-  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < nof_workers; i++) {
-    if (workers[i].add_rnti(rnti, pcell_index) != SRSLTE_SUCCESS) {
-      return SRSLTE_ERROR;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return SRSLTE_SUCCESS;
-}
 
 void phy::rem_rnti(uint16_t rnti)
 {
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
index 1cd87cebd..74d97995c 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
@@ -491,12 +491,6 @@ void mac::rach_detected(uint32_t tti, uint32_t enb_cc_idx, uint32_t preamble_idx
     // Register new user in RRC
     rrc_h->add_user(rnti, ue_cfg);
 
-    // Add temporal rnti to the PHY
-    if (phy_h->add_rnti(rnti, enb_cc_idx) != SRSLTE_SUCCESS) {
-      Error("Registering temporal-rnti=0x%x to PHY\n", rnti);
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Trigger scheduler RACH
     scheduler.dl_rach_info(enb_cc_idx, rar_info);