diff --git a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
index d5d27ac5d8750576d061826e02961d110bbf8474..1d0d6f7156e84bf5afd4d7887227220be5cd977b 100644
--- a/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
+++ b/openair2/E1AP/e1ap.c
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ void extract_SETUP_REQUEST(const E1AP_E1AP_PDU_t *pdu,
                            e1ap_setup_req_t *req) {
   E1AP_GNB_CU_UP_E1SetupRequestIEs_t *ie;
   E1AP_GNB_CU_UP_E1SetupRequest_t *in = &pdu->choice.initiatingMessage->value.choice.GNB_CU_UP_E1SetupRequest;
-  /* assoc_id */
-  /* req->assoc_id = assoc_id; */
 
   /* transac_id */
   F1AP_FIND_PROTOCOLIE_BY_ID(E1AP_GNB_CU_UP_E1SetupRequestIEs_t, ie, in,