diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/nr/sched_nr_ue.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/nr/sched_nr_ue.cc
index 914ca0bf0..bf7205bf8 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/nr/sched_nr_ue.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/nr/sched_nr_ue.cc
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ ue::ue(uint16_t rnti_, const ue_cfg_t& cfg, const sched_params& sched_cfg_) :
   rnti(rnti_), sched_cfg(sched_cfg_), buffers(srslog::fetch_basic_logger(sched_cfg_.sched_cfg.logger_name))
 {
   set_cfg(cfg);
-
-  mac_lc_ch_cfg_t lch{};
-  lch.direction = mac_lc_ch_cfg_t::BOTH;
-  buffers.config_lcid(0, lch);
 }
 
 void ue::set_cfg(const ue_cfg_t& cfg)