diff --git a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
index d7b08f993..08d0f01e2 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
@@ -303,14 +303,7 @@ PfFfMacScheduler::DoCschedLcConfigReq (const struct FfMacCschedSapProvider::Csch
           flowStats.flowStart = Simulator::Now ();
           flowStats.totalBytesTransmitted = 0;
           flowStats.lastTtiBytesTrasmitted = 0;
-          if (params.m_logicalChannelConfigList.at (i).m_eRabGuaranteedBitrateDl != 0)
-            {
-              flowStats.lastAveragedThroughput = params.m_logicalChannelConfigList.at (i).m_eRabGuaranteedBitrateDl;
-            }
-          else
-            {
-              flowStats.lastAveragedThroughput = 1; // minimum bitrate -> high priority to new flows
-            }
+          flowStats.lastAveragedThroughput = 1;
           flowStats.rlcBufferReq.m_rlcTransmissionQueueSize = 0;
           flowStats.rlcBufferReq.m_rlcRetransmissionQueueSize = 0;
           flowStats.rlcBufferReq.m_rlcStatusPduSize = 0;