diff --git a/src/pdch.cpp b/src/pdch.cpp
index 68bc69df..7d70958e 100644
--- a/src/pdch.cpp
+++ b/src/pdch.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static inline void sched_ul_ass_or_rej(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, struct gprs_
 	bts_do_rate_ctr_inc(bts, CTR_CHANNEL_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION);
 
 	/* This call will register the new TBF with the MS on success */
-	gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *ul_tbf = tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(bts, tbf->ms(), tbf->trx->trx_no, tbf->tlli());
+	gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *ul_tbf = tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(bts, tbf->ms(), tbf->trx->trx_no);
 
 	/* schedule uplink assignment or reject */
 	if (ul_tbf) {
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ void gprs_rlcmac_pdch::rcv_resource_request(Packet_Resource_Request_t *request,
 				ms_set_egprs_ms_class(ms, egprs_ms_class);
 		}
 
-		ul_tbf = tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(bts(), ms, trx_no(), tlli);
+		ul_tbf = tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(bts(), ms, trx_no());
 		if (!ul_tbf) {
 			handle_tbf_reject(bts(), ms, trx_no(), ts_no);
 			goto return_unref;
diff --git a/src/tbf_ul.cpp b/src/tbf_ul.cpp
index d4f2093a..74b2636b 100644
--- a/src/tbf_ul.cpp
+++ b/src/tbf_ul.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_tbf(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs
 }
 
 /* Alloc a UL TBF to be assigned over PACCH */
-gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms, int8_t use_trx,
-				 uint32_t tlli)
+gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms, int8_t use_trx)
 {
 	struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf;
 
@@ -165,8 +164,6 @@ gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms,
 	}
 	tbf->m_contention_resolution_done = 1;
 	osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(tbf->state_fsm.fi, TBF_EV_ASSIGN_ADD_PACCH, NULL);
-	tbf->update_ms(tlli, GPRS_RLCMAC_UL_TBF);
-	OSMO_ASSERT(tbf->ms());
 
 	return tbf;
 }
diff --git a/src/tbf_ul.h b/src/tbf_ul.h
index defdfba8..0dc2336d 100644
--- a/src/tbf_ul.h
+++ b/src/tbf_ul.h
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ inline uint16_t gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf::window_size() const
 }
 
 struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_tbf(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms, int8_t use_trx, bool single_slot);
-struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms,
-					      int8_t use_trx, uint32_t tlli);
+struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_pacch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, GprsMs *ms, int8_t use_trx);
 struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *tbf_alloc_ul_ccch(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts, struct GprsMs *ms);
 struct gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf *handle_tbf_reject(struct gprs_rlcmac_bts *bts,
 	GprsMs *ms, uint8_t trx_no, uint8_t ts_no);