diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
index 89bd9c3ac..99d38dcfd 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-ue-phy.cc
@@ -545,8 +545,7 @@ Ptr<SpectrumValue>
 LteUePhy::CreateTxPowerSpectralDensity ()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
-  LteSpectrumValueHelper psdHelper;
-  Ptr<SpectrumValue> psd = psdHelper.CreateUlTxPowerSpectralDensity (m_ulEarfcn, m_ulBandwidth, m_txPower, GetSubChannelsForTransmission ());
+  Ptr<SpectrumValue> psd = LteSpectrumValueHelper::CreateUlTxPowerSpectralDensity (m_ulEarfcn, m_ulBandwidth, m_txPower, GetSubChannelsForTransmission ());
   m_reportPowerSpectralDensity (m_rnti, psd);
 
   return psd;