diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_app.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_app.c
index 9490c3f5d86caa29f0baa449d4ac93f5cce8570b..0f38b62c29fffc8ae291a4465caac473c7126356 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_app.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_app.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #   include "s1ap_eNB.h"
 #   include "sctp_eNB_task.h"
 #   include "gtpv1u_eNB_task.h"
+# else
+#    define EPC_MODE_ENABLED 0
 # endif
 
 #include "openair1/PHY/INIT/phy_init.h"
@@ -182,15 +184,15 @@ void *eNB_app_task(void *args_p)
     configure_rrc(enb_id);
   }
 
-  if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
+# if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
   /* Try to register each eNB */
     registered_enb = 0;
     register_enb_pending = eNB_app_register (enb_id_start, enb_id_end);//, enb_properties_p);
-  } else {
+#else
   /* Start L2L1 task */
     msg_p = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_ENB_APP, INITIALIZE_MESSAGE);
     itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_L2L1, INSTANCE_DEFAULT, msg_p);
-  }
+#endif
 
   do {
     // Wait for a message
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ void *eNB_app_task(void *args_p)
       break;
 
     case S1AP_REGISTER_ENB_CNF:
-      if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
+# if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
   	LOG_I(ENB_APP, "[eNB %d] Received %s: associated MME %d\n", instance, ITTI_MSG_NAME (msg_p),
   	      S1AP_REGISTER_ENB_CNF(msg_p).nb_mme);
 
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ void *eNB_app_task(void *args_p)
   	    }
   	  }
   	}
-      } /*if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) */
+#endif
       break;
 
     case S1AP_DEREGISTERED_ENB_IND:
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ void *eNB_app_task(void *args_p)
       break;
 
     case TIMER_HAS_EXPIRED:
-      if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
+# if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
   	LOG_I(ENB_APP, " Received %s: timer_id %ld\n", ITTI_MSG_NAME (msg_p), TIMER_HAS_EXPIRED(msg_p).timer_id);
 
   	if (TIMER_HAS_EXPIRED (msg_p).timer_id == enb_register_retry_timer_id) {
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ void *eNB_app_task(void *args_p)
   	  registered_enb = 0;
   	  register_enb_pending = eNB_app_register (enb_id_start, enb_id_end);//, enb_properties_p);
   	}
-      } /*if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) */ 
+#endif
       break;
 
 
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index 4cca5ff8fe256ed95fbfd1a552fa0a26c98d561e..488286f595a367124664dafe66105e825358929c 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 # if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME) 
 #   include "s1ap_eNB.h"
 #   include "sctp_eNB_task.h"
-# endif
+# else
+#  define EPC_MODE_ENABLED 0
+# endif 
 #endif
 #include "sctp_default_values.h"
 #include "SystemInformationBlockType2.h"
@@ -2350,7 +2352,9 @@ void RCConfig(void) {
   printf("Getting ENBSParams\n");
  
   config_get( ENBSParams,sizeof(ENBSParams)/sizeof(paramdef_t),NULL); 
+# if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
   EPC_MODE_ENABLED = ((*ENBSParams[ENB_NOS1_IDX].uptr) == 0);
+#endif
   RC.nb_inst = ENBSParams[ENB_ACTIVE_ENBS_IDX].numelt;
 
   if (RC.nb_inst > 0) {
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
index cac49690afe8fe28497c21b8de046839d5d60303..10590bc0194988daa6cea1d8ce0b1af233b4523a 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 #   else
 #      include "../../S1AP/s1ap_eNB.h"
 #   endif
+#else
+# define EPC_MODE_ENABLED 0
 #endif
 
 #include "pdcp.h"
@@ -1415,7 +1417,7 @@ rrc_eNB_process_RRCConnectionReestablishmentComplete(
   ue_context_pP->ue_context.Srb1.Active = 1;
   //ue_context_pP->ue_context.Srb2.Srb_info.Srb_id = 2;
 
-  if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
+#if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME) 
     hashtable_rc_t    h_rc;
     int               j;
     rrc_ue_s1ap_ids_t* rrc_ue_s1ap_ids_p = NULL;
@@ -1459,18 +1461,18 @@ rrc_eNB_process_RRCConnectionReestablishmentComplete(
               ctxt_pP->instance,
               &create_tunnel_req,
               reestablish_rnti);
-  } /* EPC_MODE_ENABLED */
+#endif
   /* Update RNTI in ue_context */
   ue_context_pP->ue_id_rnti                    = ctxt_pP->rnti; // here ue_id_rnti is just a key, may be something else
   ue_context_pP->ue_context.rnti               = ctxt_pP->rnti;
-  if(EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
+#if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
     uint8_t send_security_mode_command = FALSE;
     rrc_pdcp_config_security(
         ctxt_pP,
         ue_context_pP,
         send_security_mode_command);
     LOG_D(RRC, "set security successfully \n");
-  }
+#endif
   // Measurement ID list
   MeasId_list = CALLOC(1, sizeof(*MeasId_list));
   memset((void *)MeasId_list, 0, sizeof(*MeasId_list));
@@ -6662,7 +6664,7 @@ rrc_eNB_decode_dcch(
 	}
       }
 #if defined(ENABLE_ITTI)
-      if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED == 1) {
+#if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
 	if (dedicated_DRB == 1){
 //	  rrc_eNB_send_S1AP_E_RAB_SETUP_RESP(ctxt_pP,
 //					     ue_context_p,
@@ -6727,7 +6729,7 @@ if (ue_context_p->ue_context.nb_of_modify_e_rabs > 0) {
                }
              }
          }
-      }    
+#endif   
 #else  // establish a dedicated bearer 
       if (dedicated_DRB == 0 ) {
 	//	ue_context_p->ue_context.e_rab[0].status = E_RAB_STATUS_ESTABLISHED;
diff --git a/targets/COMMON/create_tasks.c b/targets/COMMON/create_tasks.c
index f8230928ddf9a5f4948de1abcc07b26fa2bcd840..df3ce8992fefbf09db20590c01bd77050d470df7 100644
--- a/targets/COMMON/create_tasks.c
+++ b/targets/COMMON/create_tasks.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #     include "nas_ue_task.h"
 #     include "udp_eNB_task.h"
 #     include "gtpv1u_eNB_task.h"
+#   else
+#     define EPC_MODE_ENABLED 0
 #   endif
 #   if ENABLE_RAL
 #     include "lteRALue.h"
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ int create_tasks(uint32_t enb_nb)
       return -1;
     }
   }
-
+# if defined(ENABLE_USE_MME)
   if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
       if (enb_nb > 0) {
         if (itti_create_task (TASK_SCTP, sctp_eNB_task, NULL) < 0) {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ int create_tasks(uint32_t enb_nb)
       }
 
   } /* if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) */
-
+#endif
     if (enb_nb > 0) {
       LOG_I(RRC,"Creating RRC eNB Task\n");
 
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index a011a6253b7221970a72f035d81cfde77b4f748c..dc9400a97194c98526822aebac96672f11e6bbe3 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ unsigned char                   scope_enb_num_ue = 2;
 static pthread_t                forms_thread; //xforms
 #endif //XFORMS
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_USE_MME
+#define EPC_MODE_ENABLED 0
+#endif
+
 pthread_cond_t nfapi_sync_cond;
 pthread_mutex_t nfapi_sync_mutex;
 int nfapi_sync_var=-1; //!< protected by mutex \ref nfapi_sync_mutex