diff --git a/openbsc/configure.in b/openbsc/configure.in
index 7f2355f..3806a2c 100644
--- a/openbsc/configure.in
+++ b/openbsc/configure.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_BSC, test "x$osmo_ac_build_bsc" = "xyes")
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOCORE, libosmocore >= 0.1.22)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOCORE, libosmocore >= 0.1.23)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOVTY, libosmovty >= 0.1.19)
 
 dnl checks for header files
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
index c860b28..796a1c1 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/gsm_04_80.h
@@ -3,19 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <osmocore/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_80.h>
-
-#define MAX_LEN_USSD_STRING	31
+#include <osmocore/gsm0480.h>
 
 struct gsm_subscriber_connection;
 
-struct ussd_request {
-			char text[MAX_LEN_USSD_STRING + 1];
-			u_int8_t transaction_id;
-			u_int8_t invoke_id;
-};
-
-int gsm0480_decode_ussd_request(const struct msgb *msg, 
-				struct ussd_request *request); 
 int gsm0480_send_ussd_response(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn,
 			       const struct msgb *in_msg, const char* response_text, 
 			       const struct ussd_request *req);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
index 42f81ba..e0f47ff 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_80.c
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@
 #include <osmocore/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocore/tlv.h>
 
-/* Forward declarations */
-static int parse_ussd(u_int8_t *ussd, struct ussd_request *req);
-static int parse_ussd_info_elements(u_int8_t *ussd_ie,
-					struct ussd_request *req);
-static int parse_facility_ie(u_int8_t *facility_ie, u_int8_t length,
-					struct ussd_request *req);
-static int parse_ss_invoke(u_int8_t *invoke_data, u_int8_t length,
-					struct ussd_request *req);
-static int parse_process_uss_req(u_int8_t *uss_req_data, u_int8_t length,
-					struct ussd_request *req);
-
 static inline unsigned char *msgb_wrap_with_TL(struct msgb *msgb, u_int8_t tag)
 {
 	uint8_t *data = msgb_push(msgb, 2);
@@ -72,181 +61,6 @@
 }
 
 
-/* Decode a mobile-originated USSD-request message */
-int gsm0480_decode_ussd_request(const struct msgb *msg, struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	u_int8_t *parse_ptr = msgb_l3(msg);
-
-	if ((*parse_ptr & 0x0F) == GSM48_PDISC_NC_SS) {
-		req->transaction_id = *parse_ptr & 0x70;
-		rc = parse_ussd(parse_ptr+1, req);
-	}
-
-	if (!rc)
-		DEBUGP(DMM, "Error occurred while parsing received USSD!\n");
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static int parse_ussd(u_int8_t *ussd, struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = 1;
-	u_int8_t msg_type = ussd[0] & 0xBF;  /* message-type - section 3.4 */
-
-	switch (msg_type) {
-	case GSM0480_MTYPE_RELEASE_COMPLETE:
-		DEBUGP(DMM, "USS Release Complete\n");
-		/* could also parse out the optional Cause/Facility data */
-		req->text[0] = 0xFF;
-		break;
-	case GSM0480_MTYPE_REGISTER:
-	case GSM0480_MTYPE_FACILITY:
-		rc &= parse_ussd_info_elements(ussd+1, req);
-		break;
-	default:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unknown GSM 04.80 message-type field 0x%02x\n",
-			ussd[0]);
-		rc = 0;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static int parse_ussd_info_elements(u_int8_t *ussd_ie, struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = -1;
-	/* Information Element Identifier - table 3.2 & GSM 04.08 section 10.5 */
-	u_int8_t iei = ussd_ie[0];
-	u_int8_t iei_length = ussd_ie[1];
-
-	switch (iei) {
-	case GSM48_IE_CAUSE:
-		break;
-	case GSM0480_IE_FACILITY:
-		rc = parse_facility_ie(ussd_ie+2, iei_length, req);
-		break;
-	case GSM0480_IE_SS_VERSION:
-		break;
-	default:
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unhandled GSM 04.08 or 04.80 IEI 0x%02x\n",
-			iei);
-		rc = 0;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static int parse_facility_ie(u_int8_t *facility_ie, u_int8_t length,
-						struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = 1;
-	u_int8_t offset = 0;
-
-	do {
-		/* Component Type tag - table 3.7 */
-		u_int8_t component_type = facility_ie[offset];
-		u_int8_t component_length = facility_ie[offset+1];
-
-		switch (component_type) {
-		case GSM0480_CTYPE_INVOKE:
-			rc &= parse_ss_invoke(facility_ie+2,
-						component_length,
-						req);
-			break;
-		case GSM0480_CTYPE_RETURN_RESULT:
-			break;
-		case GSM0480_CTYPE_RETURN_ERROR:
-			break;
-		case GSM0480_CTYPE_REJECT:
-			break;
-		default:
-			fprintf(stderr, "Unknown GSM 04.80 Facility "
-				"Component Type 0x%02x\n", component_type);
-			rc = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-		offset += (component_length+2);
-	} while (offset < length);
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/* Parse an Invoke component - see table 3.3 */
-static int parse_ss_invoke(u_int8_t *invoke_data, u_int8_t length,
-						struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = 1;
-	u_int8_t offset;
-
-	/* mandatory part */
-	if (invoke_data[0] != GSM0480_COMPIDTAG_INVOKE_ID) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected GSM 04.80 Component-ID tag "
-			"0x%02x (expecting Invoke ID tag)\n", invoke_data[0]);
-	}
-
-	offset = invoke_data[1] + 2;
-	req->invoke_id = invoke_data[2];
-
-	/* optional part */
-	if (invoke_data[offset] == GSM0480_COMPIDTAG_LINKED_ID)
-		offset += invoke_data[offset+1] + 2;  /* skip over it */
-
-	/* mandatory part */
-	if (invoke_data[offset] == GSM0480_OPERATION_CODE) {
-		u_int8_t operation_code = invoke_data[offset+2];
-		switch (operation_code) {
-		case GSM0480_OP_CODE_PROCESS_USS_REQ:
-			rc = parse_process_uss_req(invoke_data + offset + 3,
-						   length - offset - 3,
-						   req);
-			break;
-		default:
-			fprintf(stderr, "GSM 04.80 operation code 0x%02x "
-				"is not yet handled\n", operation_code);
-			rc = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected GSM 04.80 Component-ID tag 0x%02x "
-			"(expecting Operation Code tag)\n",
-			invoke_data[0]);
-		rc = 0;
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/* Parse the parameters of a Process UnstructuredSS Request */
-static int parse_process_uss_req(u_int8_t *uss_req_data, u_int8_t length,
-					struct ussd_request *req)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	int num_chars;
-	u_int8_t dcs;
-
-	if (uss_req_data[0] == GSM_0480_SEQUENCE_TAG) {
-		if (uss_req_data[2] == ASN1_OCTET_STRING_TAG) {
-			dcs = uss_req_data[4];
-			if ((dcs == 0x0F) &&
-			    (uss_req_data[5] == ASN1_OCTET_STRING_TAG)) {
-				num_chars = (uss_req_data[6] * 8) / 7;
-				/* Prevent a mobile-originated buffer-overrun! */
-				if (num_chars > MAX_LEN_USSD_STRING)
-					num_chars = MAX_LEN_USSD_STRING;
-				gsm_7bit_decode(req->text,
-						&(uss_req_data[7]), num_chars);
-				/* append null-terminator */
-				req->text[num_chars+1] = 0;
-				rc = 1;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /* Send response to a mobile-originated ProcessUnstructuredSS-Request */
 int gsm0480_send_ussd_response(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn,
 			       const struct msgb *in_msg, const char *response_text,