diff --git a/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.cc b/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.cc
index d73b03caa..c0e754f0f 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.cc
@@ -1023,16 +1023,16 @@ void dll_pll_veml_tracking::run_dll_pll()
 }
 
 
-void dll_pll_veml_tracking::check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization(uint64_t sample_counter)
+void dll_pll_veml_tracking::check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization()
 {
     if (d_acc_carrier_phase_initialized == false)
         {
-            double T_rx = static_cast<double>(sample_counter) / trk_parameters.fs_in;
             d_acc_carrier_phase_rad = -d_rem_carr_phase_rad;
             d_acc_carrier_phase_initialized = true;
         }
 }
 
+
 void dll_pll_veml_tracking::clear_tracking_vars()
 {
     std::fill_n(d_correlator_outs.begin(), d_n_correlator_taps, gr_complex(0.0, 0.0));
@@ -1831,7 +1831,6 @@ int dll_pll_veml_tracking::general_work(int noutput_items __attribute__((unused)
                 do_correlation_step(in);
                 save_correlation_results();
 
-
                 // check lock status
                 if (!cn0_and_tracking_lock_status(d_code_period * static_cast<double>(trk_parameters.extend_correlation_symbols)))
                     {
@@ -1842,7 +1841,7 @@ int dll_pll_veml_tracking::general_work(int noutput_items __attribute__((unused)
                     {
                         run_dll_pll();
                         update_tracking_vars();
-                        check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization(d_sample_counter + static_cast<uint64_t>(d_current_prn_length_samples));
+                        check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization();
                         if (d_current_data_symbol == 0)
                             {
                                 // enable write dump file this cycle (valid DLL/PLL cycle)
diff --git a/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.h b/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.h
index b9bb44cb6..1fbd98bb1 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/tracking/gnuradio_blocks/dll_pll_veml_tracking.h
@@ -72,14 +72,13 @@ private:
     bool acquire_secondary();
     void do_correlation_step(const gr_complex *input_samples);
     void run_dll_pll();
+    void check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization();
     void update_tracking_vars();
     void clear_tracking_vars();
     void save_correlation_results();
     void log_data();
     int32_t save_matfile();
 
-    void check_carrier_phase_coherent_initialization(uint64_t sample_counter);
-
     // tracking configuration vars
     Dll_Pll_Conf trk_parameters;
     bool d_veml;