diff --git a/srsue/hdr/phy/vnf_phy_nr.h b/srsue/hdr/phy/vnf_phy_nr.h
index 74823a225..3bbf1c890 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/phy/vnf_phy_nr.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/phy/vnf_phy_nr.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace srsue {
 class vnf_phy_nr : public srsue::ue_phy_base, public srsue::phy_interface_stack_nr
 {
 public:
-  vnf_phy_nr(srslte::logger* logger_);
+  vnf_phy_nr() = default;
   ~vnf_phy_nr();
 
   int init(const srsue::phy_args_t& args, srsue::stack_interface_phy_nr* stack_);
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ public:
   int tx_request(const tx_request_t& request);
 
 private:
-  srslte::logger* logger = nullptr;
-
   std::unique_ptr<srslte::srslte_basic_vnf> vnf;
 
   srsue::stack_interface_phy_nr* stack = nullptr;
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/vnf_phy_nr.cc b/srsue/src/phy/vnf_phy_nr.cc
index 91d6f5568..4b274f9e5 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/vnf_phy_nr.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/vnf_phy_nr.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace srsue {
 
-vnf_phy_nr::vnf_phy_nr(srslte::logger* logger_) : logger(logger_) {}
-
 vnf_phy_nr::~vnf_phy_nr()
 {
   stop();
diff --git a/srsue/src/ue.cc b/srsue/src/ue.cc
index b74d2a144..b808f6625 100644
--- a/srsue/src/ue.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/ue.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int ue::init(const all_args_t& args_, srslte::logger* logger_)
 #ifdef HAVE_5GNR
     std::unique_ptr<srsue::ue_stack_nr> nr_stack(new srsue::ue_stack_nr(old_logger));
     std::unique_ptr<srslte::radio_null> nr_radio(new srslte::radio_null(old_logger));
-    std::unique_ptr<srsue::vnf_phy_nr>  nr_phy(new srsue::vnf_phy_nr(old_logger));
+    std::unique_ptr<srsue::vnf_phy_nr>  nr_phy(new srsue::vnf_phy_nr);
     std::unique_ptr<gw>                 gw_ptr(new gw());
 
     // Init layers