diff --git a/sys/Driver.cpp b/sys/Driver.cpp
index f03a0be..dae4222 100644
--- a/sys/Driver.cpp
+++ b/sys/Driver.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ NTSTATUS Bus_EvtDeviceAdd(IN WDFDRIVER Driver, IN PWDFDEVICE_INIT DeviceInit)
 	WdfDeviceInitSetDeviceType(DeviceInit, FILE_DEVICE_BUS_EXTENDER);
 	// More than one process may talk to the bus at the same time
 	WdfDeviceInitSetExclusive(DeviceInit, FALSE);
-	// Bus is power policy owner over all PDOs
-	WdfDeviceInitSetPowerPolicyOwnership(DeviceInit, TRUE);
 
 #pragma region Prepare child list
 
diff --git a/sys/EmulationTargetPDO.cpp b/sys/EmulationTargetPDO.cpp
index 9e6b953..a878f51 100644
--- a/sys/EmulationTargetPDO.cpp
+++ b/sys/EmulationTargetPDO.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ NTSTATUS ViGEm::Bus::Core::EmulationTargetPDO::PdoCreateDevice(WDFDEVICE ParentD
 
 	// set device type
 	WdfDeviceInitSetDeviceType(DeviceInit, FILE_DEVICE_BUS_EXTENDER);
-	// Bus is power policy owner
-	WdfDeviceInitSetPowerPolicyOwnership(DeviceInit, FALSE);
 
 	do
 	{
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ NTSTATUS ViGEm::Bus::Core::EmulationTargetPDO::PdoCreateDevice(WDFDEVICE ParentD
 		}
 
 		// default locale is English
-		// TODO: add more locales
 		WdfPdoInitSetDefaultLocale(DeviceInit, 0x409);
 
 #pragma region PNP/Power event callbacks
@@ -141,9 +138,6 @@ NTSTATUS ViGEm::Bus::Core::EmulationTargetPDO::PdoCreateDevice(WDFDEVICE ParentD
 
 #pragma endregion
 
-		// NOTE: not utilized at the moment
-		WdfPdoInitAllowForwardingRequestToParent(DeviceInit);
-
 #pragma endregion
 
 #pragma region Create PDO