diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index f09d93bf36695e0fab3f8093bbc2d76aa3cba34e..ed3df3b1f38a2b449a4f9269434374e07758f982 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -121,27 +121,6 @@ extern int setup_ue_buffers(PHY_VARS_UE **phy_vars_ue, openair0_config_t *openai
 extern void fill_ue_band_info(void);
 extern void init_UE(int);
 
-struct timing_info_t {
-  //unsigned int frame, hw_slot, last_slot, next_slot;
-  RTIME time_min, time_max, time_avg, time_last, time_now;
-  //unsigned int mbox0, mbox1, mbox2, mbox_target;
-  unsigned int n_samples;
-} timing_info;
-
-uint8_t  abstraction_flag=0;
-
-openair0_config_t openair0_cfg[MAX_CARDS];
-
-int32_t **rxdata;
-int32_t **txdata;
-int setup_ue_buffers(PHY_VARS_UE **phy_vars_ue, openair0_config_t *openair0_cfg, openair0_rf_map rf_map[MAX_NUM_CCs]);
-int setup_eNB_buffers(PHY_VARS_eNB **phy_vars_eNB, openair0_config_t *openair0_cfg, openair0_rf_map rf_map[MAX_NUM_CCs]);
-
-uint16_t runtime_phy_rx[29][6]; // SISO [MCS 0-28][RBs 0-5 : 6, 15, 25, 50, 75, 100]
-uint16_t runtime_phy_tx[29][6]; // SISO [MCS 0-28][RBs 0-5 : 6, 15, 25, 50, 75, 100]
-double cpuf;
-
-void fill_ue_band_info(void);
 #ifdef XFORMS
 // current status is that every UE has a DL scope for a SINGLE eNB (eNB_id=0)
 // at eNB 0, an UL scope for every UE
@@ -306,7 +285,12 @@ double cpuf;
 
 char uecap_xer[1024],uecap_xer_in=0;
 
+int oaisim_flag=0;
 
+/* see file openair2/LAYER2/MAC/main.c for why abstraction_flag is needed
+ * this is very hackish - find a proper solution
+ */
+uint8_t abstraction_flag=0;
 
 /*---------------------BMC: timespec helpers -----------------------------*/
 
@@ -1416,12 +1400,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 #endif
 
   int CC_id;
-<<<<<<< 3fdcf5b676124652c36f1b343370d6f94b246f5c
   uint8_t  abstraction_flag=0;
-=======
-  uint16_t Nid_cell = 0;
-  uint8_t  cooperation_flag=0;
->>>>>>> openair2: fix abstraction mode for oaisim with MME
   uint8_t beta_ACK=0,beta_RI=0,beta_CQI=2;
 
 #if defined (XFORMS)