diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/npool.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/npool.c
index c7a92e16483..2bccf77fb4e 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/npool.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/npool.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: npool.c,v 1.90 2004/09/25 06:41:16 arty Exp $
+/* $Id: npool.c,v 1.91 2004/10/01 20:51:28 arty Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:    See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:      ReactOS kernel
@@ -1556,6 +1556,8 @@ ExAllocateNonPagedPoolWithTag(ULONG Type, ULONG Size, ULONG Tag, PVOID Caller)
    PVOID block;
    KIRQL oldIrql;
 
+   ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
+
    POOL_TRACE("ExAllocatePool(NumberOfBytes %d) caller %x ",
               Size,Caller);
 
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/pool.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/pool.c
index 38d9666a016..701fc3a0752 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/pool.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/pool.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: pool.c,v 1.34 2004/10/01 04:00:11 arty Exp $
+/* $Id: pool.c,v 1.35 2004/10/01 20:51:29 arty Exp $
  * 
  * COPYRIGHT:    See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:      ReactOS kernel
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ ExAllocatePool (POOL_TYPE PoolType, ULONG NumberOfBytes)
  */
 {
    PVOID Block;
-   ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
-   assert(KeGetCurrentIrql() == PASSIVE_LEVEL || PoolType == NonPagedPool);
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 
@@ -124,9 +122,6 @@ ExAllocatePoolWithTag (ULONG PoolType, ULONG NumberOfBytes, ULONG Tag)
 {
    PVOID Block;
 
-   ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
-   assert(KeGetCurrentIrql() == PASSIVE_LEVEL || PoolType != PagedPool);
-
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 
    Block = EiAllocatePool(PoolType,
@@ -168,9 +163,6 @@ ExAllocatePoolWithTagPriority(
     IN EX_POOL_PRIORITY Priority
     )
 {
-   ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
-   assert(KeGetCurrentIrql() == PASSIVE_LEVEL || PoolType != PagedPool);
-
     /* Check if this is one of the "Special" Flags, used by the Verifier */
     if (Priority & 8) {
         /* Check if this is a xxSpecialUnderrun */
@@ -198,9 +190,6 @@ ExAllocatePoolWithQuotaTag (IN POOL_TYPE PoolType,
     PVOID Block;
     PEPROCESS Process;
 
-    ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
-    assert(KeGetCurrentIrql() == PASSIVE_LEVEL || PoolType == NonPagedPool);
-
     /* Allocate the Pool First */
     Block = EiAllocatePool(PoolType,
                             NumberOfBytes,
@@ -263,7 +252,6 @@ ExFreePool(IN PVOID Block)
 VOID STDCALL
 ExFreePoolWithTag(IN PVOID Block, IN ULONG Tag)
 {
-   ASSERT_IRQL(DISPATCH_LEVEL);
    /* FIXME: Validate the tag */
    ExFreePool(Block);
 }
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/ppool.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/ppool.c
index c15eb8fab11..9232c120a1b 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/ppool.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/mm/ppool.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: ppool.c,v 1.30 2004/08/15 16:39:08 chorns Exp $
+/* $Id: ppool.c,v 1.31 2004/10/01 20:51:29 arty Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:       See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ ExAllocatePagedPoolWithTag (IN POOL_TYPE PoolType,
    PVOID BlockAddress;
    ULONG Alignment;
 
+   ASSERT_IRQL(PASSIVE_LEVEL);
+
    ExAcquireFastMutex(&MmPagedPoolLock);
 
    /*