diff --git a/applications/apertif/designs/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu/src/vhdl/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu.vhd b/applications/apertif/designs/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu/src/vhdl/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu.vhd
index 8208a9e7dae5f7ae5282233a094c4d425e9beeec..ecaaa9d30c402506417432320fc50d7f2ff28b64 100644
--- a/applications/apertif/designs/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu/src/vhdl/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu.vhd
+++ b/applications/apertif/designs/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu/src/vhdl/apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu.vhd
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ ARCHITECTURE str OF apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu IS
   SIGNAL dp_pps                     : STD_LOGIC;                             
   SIGNAL ddr_ref_rst                : STD_LOGIC;        
   SIGNAL sa_rst                     : STD_LOGIC;     
-  SIGNAL ctrl_dp_rst                : STD_LOGIC;     
-  SIGNAL ctrl_dp_clk                : STD_LOGIC;     
 
   SIGNAL this_chip_id               : STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_unb1_board_nof_chip_w-1 DOWNTO 0);  -- [2:0], so range 0-3 for FN and range 4-7 BN
 
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ ARCHITECTURE str OF apertif_unb1_fn_bf_emu IS
   CONSTANT c_bg_gapsize             : NATURAL := 0;
   CONSTANT c_bg_blocks_per_sync     : NATURAL := 781250;
   CONSTANT c_bg_ctrl                : t_diag_block_gen := (sel_a_b(g_sim, '1', '0'), -- enable: On by default in simulation; MM enable required on hardware.
-                                                           '0',                      -- enable_sync        
+                                                           sel_a_b(g_sim, '1', '0'), -- enable_sync        
                                                           TO_UVEC(     c_bg_block_size, c_diag_bg_samples_per_packet_w),
                                                           TO_UVEC(c_bg_blocks_per_sync, c_diag_bg_blocks_per_sync_w),
                                                           TO_UVEC(        c_bg_gapsize, c_diag_bg_gapsize_w),
@@ -447,8 +445,8 @@ BEGIN
     mm_locked                => mm_locked,
     mm_rst                   => mm_rst,
 
-    dp_rst                   => ctrl_dp_rst,
-    dp_clk                   => ctrl_dp_clk,
+    dp_rst                   => dp_rst,
+    dp_clk                   => dp_clk,
     dp_pps                   => dp_pps,
     dp_rst_in                => dp_rst,
     dp_clk_in                => dp_clk,