diff --git a/srsue/hdr/phy/phch_common.h b/srsue/hdr/phy/phch_common.h
index b036f3869..11f974791 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/phy/phch_common.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/phy/phch_common.h
@@ -67,13 +67,11 @@ public:
   float avg_rsrp;
   float avg_rsrp_cqi;
   float avg_rsrp_dbm;
-  float avg_rsrp_sync_dbm;
   float avg_rsrq_db;
   float avg_rssi_dbm;
   float last_radio_rssi;
   float rx_gain_offset;
   float avg_snr_db_cqi;
-  float avg_snr_db_sync;
   float avg_noise;
 
   uint32_t pcell_report_period;
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phch_common.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phch_common.cc
index 120f2ee51..afd131958 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phch_common.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phch_common.cc
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ void phch_common::reset() {
   sr_last_tx_tti = -1;
   cur_pusch_power = 0;
   avg_snr_db_cqi = 0;
-  avg_snr_db_sync = 0;
   avg_rsrp = 0;
   avg_rsrp_cqi = 0;
   avg_rsrp_dbm = 0;
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phch_worker.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phch_worker.cc
index d5c586fd7..1aedde814 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phch_worker.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phch_worker.cc
@@ -407,13 +407,13 @@ void phch_worker::work_imp()
   update_measurements();
 
   if (chest_ok) {
-    if (phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm > -130.0 && phy->avg_snr_db_sync > -10.0) {
+    if (phy->avg_rsrp_dbm > -130.0 && phy->avg_snr_db_cqi > 0.0) {
       log_h->debug("SNR=%.1f dB, RSRP=%.1f dBm sync=in-sync from channel estimator\n",
-                   phy->avg_snr_db_sync, phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm);
+                   phy->avg_snr_db_cqi, phy->avg_rsrp_dbm);
       chest_loop->in_sync();
     } else {
       log_h->warning("SNR=%.1f dB RSRP=%.1f dBm, sync=out-of-sync from channel estimator\n",
-                     phy->avg_snr_db_sync, phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm);
+                     phy->avg_snr_db_cqi, phy->avg_rsrp_dbm);
       chest_loop->out_of_sync();
     }
   }
@@ -1482,19 +1482,8 @@ void phch_worker::update_measurements()
         phy->avg_rsrp_cqi = rsrp_lin_cqi;
       }
     }
-    float rsrp_sync_dbm = 10*log10(rsrp_lin_cqi) + 30 - phy->rx_gain_offset;
-    if (isnormal(rsrp_sync_dbm)) {
-      if (!phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm) {
-        phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm = rsrp_sync_dbm;
-      } else {
-        phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm = SRSLTE_VEC_EMA(rsrp_sync_dbm, phy->avg_rsrp_sync_dbm, snr_ema_coeff);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // We compute 2 SNR metrics, 1 for deciding in-sync/out-of-sync and another for CQI measurements
-    phy->avg_snr_db_cqi  = 10*log10(phy->avg_rsrp_cqi/phy->avg_noise); // this for CQI
-    phy->avg_snr_db_sync = 10*log10(phy->avg_rsrp/phy->avg_noise);     // this for sync
 
+    phy->avg_snr_db_cqi  = 10*log10(phy->avg_rsrp_cqi/phy->avg_noise); 
 
     // Store metrics
     dl_metrics.n      = phy->avg_noise;