diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 90f83ea3879f40d377fb7096960fac085d53f324..889d42845bc7d1c0dfeccddd0d570658921a9210 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1220_OMASA_JBM_EXT_USAN               /* Nokia: fix issue 1220 OMASA EXT JBM USAN, also fix similar cases of free to avoid future problems */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1376_MDCT_CONCEALMENT                 /* FhG: fix concealment artifact in MDCT Stereo with DTX, in case transition frame gets lost */
 #define NONBE_1377_REND_DIRATT_CONF                     /* Eri: Issue 1377: Error in directivity attenuation configuration for both IVAS_dec and IVAS_rend */
+#define FIX_1999_TEMPORARY_DISABLE_DIST_ATT_CHECK       /* Eri: Issue 1999: Range check on float values of distance attenuation, while the float values are not propagated to this function. The test is not correct, but configurable distance attenuation is not used in Characterization.*/
 #define ADJUST_MCT_CHANNELS_MAX                         /* FhG: set correct max mct channels constant*/
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
index e2457301f9d20e3e522aa1605f5e618fe1f7191e..1d5f111ac6144e021506690a5a894eecb645c142 100644
--- a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,9 @@ ivas_error RenderConfigReader_checkValues(
     pRoom_acoustics = &hRenderConfig->roomAcoustics;
     tab_value_err_count = 0;
     int16_t wall_idx;
+#ifndef FIX_1999_TEMPORARY_DISABLE_DIST_ATT_CHECK
     int16_t i;
+#endif
 
     /* Verify the number of frequency bands in the config input data */
     if ( ( pRoom_acoustics->nBands > N_BANDS_MAX ) || ( pRoom_acoustics->nBands < N_BANDS_MIN ) )
@@ -1279,6 +1281,7 @@ ivas_error RenderConfigReader_checkValues(
                 pRoom_acoustics->AbsCoeff_fx[wall_idx] = ER_MAX_ABS_COEFF_FX;
             }
         }
+#ifndef FIX_1999_TEMPORARY_DISABLE_DIST_ATT_CHECK
         /* Verify range of distance attenuation parameters: 0.1 <= distAtt[0] <= distAtt[1] */
         /*                                                  0.0 <= distAtt[2] <= 10.0       */
         hRenderConfig->distAtt[0] = max( 0.1f, hRenderConfig->distAtt[0] );
@@ -1292,6 +1295,7 @@ ivas_error RenderConfigReader_checkValues(
             hRenderConfig->directivity[i * 3 + 1] = max( 0.0f, min( 360.0f, hRenderConfig->directivity[i * 3 + 1] ) );
             hRenderConfig->directivity[i * 3 + 2] = max( 0.0f, min( 1.0f, hRenderConfig->directivity[i * 3 + 2] ) );
         }
+#endif
     }