diff --git a/channels/smartcard/client/smartcard_main.c b/channels/smartcard/client/smartcard_main.c
index 0199d815f..855df3ff0 100644
--- a/channels/smartcard/client/smartcard_main.c
+++ b/channels/smartcard/client/smartcard_main.c
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <freerdp/channels/rdpdr.h>
 
-#define BOOL PCSC_BOOL
-#include <PCSC/pcsclite.h>
-#include <PCSC/reader.h>
-#include <PCSC/winscard.h>
-#undef BOOL
 #include "smartcard_main.h"
 
 static void smartcard_free(DEVICE* dev)
@@ -325,22 +320,6 @@ int DeviceServiceEntry(PDEVICE_SERVICE_ENTRY_POINTS pEntryPoints)
 	name = device->Name;
 	path = device->Path;
 
-	{
-		LONG rc;
-		DWORD proto = SCARD_PROTOCOL_RAW | SCARD_PROTOCOL_T0 | SCARD_PROTOCOL_T1;
-		SCARDHANDLE card = NULL;
-		DWORD scope = SCARD_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
-		SCARDCONTEXT hContext;
-
-		rc = SCardEstablishContext(scope, NULL, NULL, &hContext);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s SCardEstablishContext %s\n", __func__, pcsc_stringify_error(rc));
-		rc = SCardConnect(hContext, name, 0, 0, &card, &proto);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s SCardConnect %s\n", __func__, pcsc_stringify_error(rc));
-		rc = SCardDisconnect(card, 0);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s SCardDisconnect %s\n", __func__, pcsc_stringify_error(rc));
-		rc = SCardReleaseContext(hContext);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s SCardReleaseContext %s\n", __func__, pcsc_stringify_error(rc));
-	}
 	if (name)
 	{
 		/* TODO: check if server supports sc redirect (version 5.1) */