A method for reducing power consumption by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising: entering , by the UE, a multi-radio connectivity mode in which the UE is able to receive user data from a master node or a secondary node, wherein the master node controls a connection of the UE to the secondary node in the multi-radio connectivity mode and the secondary node comprises one or more secondary cells; detecting , by the UE, a power-related condition of the UE; determining , responsive at least in part to detecting the power-related condition of the UE, by the UE, 1) whether each of the one or more secondary cells configured on the secondary node is a channel quality indicator, CQI-configured secondary cell, and 2) for each secondary cell determined to be CQI-configured, whether the CQI-configured secondary cell is a periodic CQI-configured secondary cell or an aperiodic CQI-configured secondary cell; and either sending , from the UE to the master node, based on a determination that none of the one or more secondary cells configured on the secondary node is CQI-configured, or based on a determination that all secondary cells configured on the secondary node are aperiodic CQI-configured and no query requesting a CQI report is received from the network within a time window, a message to indicate to the master node to release the connection of the UE to the secondary node, or sending , from the UE to the secondary node, based on a determination that at least one of secondary cells configured on the secondary node is periodic CQI-configured, a message to indicate to the secondary node to stop scheduling on the at least one of the secondary cells configured on the secondary node. entering , by the UE, a multi-radio connectivity mode in which the UE is able to receive user data from a master node or a secondary node, wherein the master node controls a connection of the UE to the secondary node in the multi-radio connectivity mode and the secondary node comprises one or more secondary cells; detecting , by the UE, a power-related condition of the UE; determining , responsive at least in part to detecting the power-related condition of the UE, by the UE, 1) whether each of the one or more secondary cells configured on the secondary node is a channel quality indicator, CQI-configured secondary cell, and 2) for each secondary cell determined to be CQI-configured, whether the CQI-configured secondary cell is a periodic CQI-configured secondary cell or an aperiodic CQI-configured secondary cell; and 1) whether each of the one or more secondary cells configured on the secondary node is a channel quality indicator, CQI-configured secondary cell, and 2) for each secondary cell determined to be CQI-configured, whether the CQI-configured secondary cell is a periodic CQI-configured secondary cell or an aperiodic CQI-configured secondary cell; and either sending , from the UE to the master node, based on a determination that none of the one or more secondary cells configured on the secondary node is CQI-configured, or based on a determination that all secondary cells configured on the secondary node are aperiodic CQI-configured and no query requesting a CQI report is received from the network within a time window, a message to indicate to the master node to release the connection of the UE to the secondary node, or sending , from the UE to the secondary node, based on a determination that at least one of secondary cells configured on the secondary node is periodic CQI-configured, a message to indicate to the secondary node to stop scheduling on the at least one of the secondary cells configured on the secondary node. <EOS>