diff --git a/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/MESH/netlink.c b/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/MESH/netlink.c
index 8b6a1e6ff35ee874146b81afb50cfdd3c59444b2..088ce40c1a3f9d0e8600190384440125424654a3 100644
--- a/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/MESH/netlink.c
+++ b/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/MESH/netlink.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static inline void nasmesh_unlock(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&nasmesh_mutex);
 }
 
-#ifdef KERNEL_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_2629
 // This can also be implemented using thread to get the data from PDCP without blocking.
 static void nas_nl_data_ready (struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -99,58 +98,6 @@ static void nas_nl_data_ready (struct sk_buff *skb)
   }
 
 }
-#else
-
-static struct task_struct *netlink_rx_thread;
-
-// this thread is used to avoid blocking other system calls from entering the kernel
-static int nas_netlink_rx_thread(void *data) { 
-
-  int err;
-  struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
-  struct nlmsghdr *nlh = NULL;
-  
-  printk("[NAS][NETLINK] Starting RX Thread \n");
-
-  while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-    
-    if (nas_nl_sk) {
-      skb = skb_recv_datagram(nas_nl_sk, 0, 0, &err);   
-
-      if (skb) {
-	
-#ifdef NETLINK_DEBUG
-	printk("[NAS][NETLINK] Received socket from PDCP\n");
-#endif //NETLINK_DEBUG
-	nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;
-	
-	nas_COMMON_QOS_receive(nlh);
-	
-	skb_free_datagram(nas_nl_sk,skb);
-      }
-      
-    }
-    else {
-      if (exit_netlink_thread == 1) {
-	printk("[NAS][NETLINK] exit_netlink_thread\n");
-	break;
-      }
-    }
-  } // while
-  
-  printk("[NAS][NETLINK] Exiting RX thread\n");
-  
-  return(0);
-  
-}
-
-static void nas_nl_data_ready (struct sock *sk, int len)
-
-{ 
-  wake_up_interruptible(sk->sk_sleep);
-}
-#endif
-
 
 int nas_netlink_init()
 {
@@ -172,15 +119,11 @@ int nas_netlink_init()
       &oai_netlink_cfg);
 #else /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,6,0) */
   nas_nl_sk = netlink_kernel_create(
-# ifdef KERNEL_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_2622
                     &init_net,
-# endif
                     NAS_NETLINK_ID,
                     0, 
                     nas_nl_data_ready,
-# ifdef KERNEL_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_2622
                     &nasmesh_mutex, // NULL
-# endif
                     THIS_MODULE);
 #endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,6,0) */
 
@@ -190,12 +133,7 @@ int nas_netlink_init()
     return(-1);
   }
 
-#ifdef KERNEL_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_2629
   
-#else
-    // Create receive thread
-  netlink_rx_thread = kthread_run(nas_netlink_rx_thread, NULL, "NAS_NETLINK_RX_THREAD");
-#endif
 
   return(0);
   
@@ -208,11 +146,7 @@ void nas_netlink_release(void) {
   printk("[NAS][NETLINK] Releasing netlink socket\n");
  
   if(nas_nl_sk){
-#ifdef KERNEL_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_2629 
     netlink_kernel_release(nas_nl_sk); //or skb->sk
-#else
-    sock_release(nas_nl_sk->sk_socket);
-#endif
     
   }