diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index 012375e66888995bfc4ded98d7a99e5307022455..195ab17877697c75fcc0183440d696e9b5933353 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void RCconfig_L1(void) {
         LOG_I(PHY,"%s() NFAPI PNF mode - RC.nb_CC[0]=%d for init_eNB_afterRU()\n", __FUNCTION__, RC.nb_CC[0]);
         LOG_I(PHY,"%s() NFAPI PNF mode - RC.nb_macrlc_inst:%d because used by mac_top_init_eNB()\n", __FUNCTION__, RC.nb_macrlc_inst);
 
-        mac_top_init_eNB();
+        //mac_top_init_eNB();
 
         configure_nfapi_pnf(RC.eNB[j][0]->eth_params_n.remote_addr, RC.eNB[j][0]->eth_params_n.remote_portc, RC.eNB[j][0]->eth_params_n.my_addr, RC.eNB[j][0]->eth_params_n.my_portd, RC.eNB[j][0]->eth_params_n     .remote_portd);
       }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config.c
index a7bf532b09bf0fdee5928d1d59b538c30e7a0282..5331f07a6883a7ebbbb0b0bf4f432711a3660e38 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ rrc_mac_config_req_eNB(module_id_t Mod_idP,
     if (RC.mac == NULL)
       l2_init_eNB();
 
-    mac_top_init_eNB();
+    //mac_top_init_eNB();
 
     RC.mac[Mod_idP]->common_channels[CC_idP].mib = mib;
     RC.mac[Mod_idP]->common_channels[CC_idP].physCellId = physCellId;