diff --git a/dlls/hidclass.sys/pnp.c b/dlls/hidclass.sys/pnp.c
index 6ce68e01b93..c537bf6578f 100644
--- a/dlls/hidclass.sys/pnp.c
+++ b/dlls/hidclass.sys/pnp.c
@@ -75,22 +75,6 @@ static NTSTATUS SendDeviceIRP(DEVICE_OBJECT* device, IRP *irp)
     return status;
 }
 
-static NTSTATUS PNP_SendPnPIRP(DEVICE_OBJECT *device, UCHAR minor)
-{
-    IO_STACK_LOCATION *irpsp;
-    IO_STATUS_BLOCK irp_status;
-
-    IRP *irp = IoBuildSynchronousFsdRequest(IRP_MJ_PNP, device, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, &irp_status);
-
-    irpsp = IoGetNextIrpStackLocation(irp);
-    irpsp->MinorFunction = minor;
-
-    irpsp->Parameters.StartDevice.AllocatedResources = NULL;
-    irpsp->Parameters.StartDevice.AllocatedResourcesTranslated = NULL;
-
-    return SendDeviceIRP(device, irp);
-}
-
 static NTSTATUS PNP_SendPowerIRP(DEVICE_OBJECT *device, DEVICE_POWER_STATE power)
 {
     IO_STATUS_BLOCK irp_status;
@@ -183,22 +167,12 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI PNP_AddDevice(DRIVER_OBJECT *driver, DEVICE_OBJECT *PDO)
         return status;
     }
 
-    status = PNP_SendPnPIRP(device, IRP_MN_START_DEVICE);
-    if (status != STATUS_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        ERR("Minidriver IRP_MN_START_DEVICE failed (%x)\n",status);
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, PDO_id);
-        HID_DeleteDevice(&minidriver->minidriver, device);
-        return status;
-    }
-
     status = call_minidriver(IOCTL_HID_GET_DEVICE_ATTRIBUTES, device,
         NULL, 0, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 
     if (status != STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         ERR("Minidriver failed to get Attributes(%x)\n",status);
-        PNP_SendPnPIRP(device, IRP_MN_REMOVE_DEVICE);
         HID_DeleteDevice(&minidriver->minidriver, device);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, PDO_id);
         return status;
@@ -220,7 +194,6 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI PNP_AddDevice(DRIVER_OBJECT *driver, DEVICE_OBJECT *PDO)
     if (status != STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         ERR("Cannot get Device Descriptor(%x)\n",status);
-        PNP_SendPnPIRP(device, IRP_MN_REMOVE_DEVICE);
         HID_DeleteDevice(&minidriver->minidriver, device);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, PDO_id);
         return status;
@@ -232,7 +205,6 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI PNP_AddDevice(DRIVER_OBJECT *driver, DEVICE_OBJECT *PDO)
     if (i >= descriptor.bNumDescriptors)
     {
         ERR("No Report Descriptor found in reply\n");
-        PNP_SendPnPIRP(device, IRP_MN_REMOVE_DEVICE);
         HID_DeleteDevice(&minidriver->minidriver, device);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, PDO_id);
         return status;
@@ -296,7 +268,6 @@ void PNP_CleanupPNP(DRIVER_OBJECT *driver)
         {
             list_remove(&tracked_device->entry);
             PNP_SendPowerIRP(tracked_device->FDO, PowerDeviceD3);
-            PNP_SendPnPIRP(tracked_device->FDO, IRP_MN_REMOVE_DEVICE);
             HID_DeleteDevice(tracked_device->minidriver, tracked_device->FDO);
             HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, tracked_device);
         }