diff --git a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
index d3092098a..ca5f631ea 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
@@ -1961,7 +1961,6 @@ PfFfMacScheduler::RefreshUlCqiMaps (void)
 void
 PfFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t size)
 {
-  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::map<LteFlowId_t, FfMacSchedSapProvider::SchedDlRlcBufferReqParameters>::iterator it;
   LteFlowId_t flow (rnti, lcid);
   it = m_rlcBufferReq.find (flow);
@@ -1987,6 +1986,7 @@ PfFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t s
             }
           else
             {
+              size -= 2; // remove minimun RLC overhead due to header
               (*it).second.m_rlcTransmissionQueueSize -= size;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc b/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
index abbba5883..879c9d58f 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
@@ -1752,7 +1752,6 @@ void
 RrFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t size)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
-  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::list<FfMacSchedSapProvider::SchedDlRlcBufferReqParameters>::iterator it;
   for (it = m_rlcBufferReq.begin (); it != m_rlcBufferReq.end (); it++)
     {
@@ -1778,6 +1777,7 @@ RrFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t s
                   }
                 else
                   {
+                    size -= 2; // remove minimun RLC overhead due to header
                     (*it).m_rlcTransmissionQueueSize -= size;
                   }
               }