diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_80.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_80.c
index 1744455..479d6fb 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_80.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_80.c
@@ -138,38 +138,18 @@
 	return gsm0808_submit_dtap(conn, msg, 0, 0);
 }
 
-int gsm0480_send_ussdNotify(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn, int level, const char *text)
+int msc_send_ussd_notify(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn, int level, const char *text)
 {
-	struct gsm48_hdr *gh;
-	struct msgb *msg;
-
-	msg = gsm0480_create_unstructuredSS_Notify(level, text);
+	struct msgb *msg = gsm0480_create_ussd_notify(level, text);
 	if (!msg)
 		return -1;
-
-	gsm0480_wrap_invoke(msg, GSM0480_OP_CODE_USS_NOTIFY, 0);
-	gsm0480_wrap_facility(msg);
-
-	/* And finally pre-pend the L3 header */
-	gh = (struct gsm48_hdr *) msgb_push(msg, sizeof(*gh));
-	gh->proto_discr = GSM48_PDISC_NC_SS;
-	gh->msg_type = GSM0480_MTYPE_REGISTER;
-
 	return gsm0808_submit_dtap(conn, msg, 0, 0);
 }
 
-int gsm0480_send_releaseComplete(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn)
+int msc_send_ussd_release_complete(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn)
 {
-	struct gsm48_hdr *gh;
-	struct msgb *msg;
-
-	msg = gsm48_msgb_alloc_name("GSM 04.08 USSD REL COMPL");
+	struct msgb *msg = gsm0480_create_ussd_release_complete();
 	if (!msg)
 		return -1;
-
-	gh = (struct gsm48_hdr *) msgb_push(msg, sizeof(*gh));
-	gh->proto_discr = GSM48_PDISC_NC_SS;
-	gh->msg_type = GSM0480_MTYPE_RELEASE_COMPLETE;
-
 	return gsm0808_submit_dtap(conn, msg, 0, 0);
 }
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
index 0b360b8..edece51 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
 
-	gsm0480_send_ussdNotify(conn, level, text);
-	gsm0480_send_releaseComplete(conn);
+	msc_send_ussd_notify(conn, level, text);
+	msc_send_ussd_release_complete(conn);
 
 	subscr_put(subscr);
 	talloc_free(text);