diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
index 8785a59388b..dbbea3c9953 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/fdo.c
@@ -374,11 +374,15 @@ USBSTOR_FdoHandlePnp(
        case IRP_MN_QUERY_STOP_DEVICE:
        case IRP_MN_QUERY_REMOVE_DEVICE:
        {
+#if 0
            //
            // we can if nothing is pending
            //
            if (DeviceExtension->IrpPendingCount != 0 ||
                DeviceExtension->ActiveSrb != NULL)
+#else
+           if (TRUE)
+#endif
            {
                /* We have pending requests */
                DPRINT1("Failing removal/stop request due to pending requests present\n");
diff --git a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/pdo.c b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/pdo.c
index 4b8d0325beb..92fa17b656f 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/pdo.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/usb/usbstor/pdo.c
@@ -905,10 +905,14 @@ USBSTOR_PdoHandlePnp(
        case IRP_MN_QUERY_REMOVE_DEVICE:
        case IRP_MN_QUERY_STOP_DEVICE:
        {
+#if 0
            //
            // if we're not claimed it's ok
            //
            if (DeviceExtension->Claimed)
+#else
+           if (TRUE)
+#endif
            {
                Status = STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
                DPRINT1("[USBSTOR] Request %x fails because device is still claimed\n", IoStack->MinorFunction);