diff --git a/src/lte/helper/lena-helper.cc b/src/lte/helper/lena-helper.cc
index 717cba4ac..0bc554434 100644
--- a/src/lte/helper/lena-helper.cc
+++ b/src/lte/helper/lena-helper.cc
@@ -192,9 +192,8 @@ void
 LenaHelper::SetFadingModel (std::string type) 
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << type);
-  m_fadingModelType = type;
   m_fadingModelFactory = ObjectFactory ();
-  m_fadingModelFactory.SetTypeId (m_fadingModelType);
+  m_fadingModelFactory.SetTypeId (type);
 }
 
 void