diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/smartcard/smartcard_pcsc.c b/winpr/libwinpr/smartcard/smartcard_pcsc.c
index 3553db8e8..5ba47a958 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/smartcard/smartcard_pcsc.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/smartcard/smartcard_pcsc.c
@@ -386,22 +386,9 @@ SCARDCONTEXT PCSC_GetCardContextFromHandle(SCARDHANDLE hCard)
 	return pCard->hContext;
 }
 
-BOOL PCSC_IsCardHandleConnected(SCARDCONTEXT hContext)
-{
-	PCSC_SCARDCONTEXT* pContext;
-
-	pContext = PCSC_GetCardContextData(hContext);
-
-	if (!pContext)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	return pContext->hCard ? TRUE : FALSE;
-}
-
 PCSC_SCARDHANDLE* PCSC_ConnectCardHandle(SCARDCONTEXT hContext, SCARDHANDLE hCard)
 {
 	PCSC_SCARDHANDLE* pCard;
-	PCSC_SCARDCONTEXT* pContext;
 
 	pCard = (PCSC_SCARDHANDLE*) calloc(1, sizeof(PCSC_SCARDHANDLE));
 
@@ -412,10 +399,6 @@ PCSC_SCARDHANDLE* PCSC_ConnectCardHandle(SCARDCONTEXT hContext, SCARDHANDLE hCar
 
 	InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(&(pCard->lock), 4000);
 
-	pContext = PCSC_GetCardContextData(hContext);
-
-	pContext->hCard = hCard;
-
 	if (!g_CardHandles)
 		g_CardHandles = ListDictionary_New(TRUE);
 
@@ -427,7 +410,6 @@ PCSC_SCARDHANDLE* PCSC_ConnectCardHandle(SCARDCONTEXT hContext, SCARDHANDLE hCar
 void PCSC_DisconnectCardHandle(SCARDHANDLE hCard)
 {
 	PCSC_SCARDHANDLE* pCard;
-	PCSC_SCARDCONTEXT* pContext;
 
 	pCard = PCSC_GetCardHandleData(hCard);
 
@@ -436,10 +418,6 @@ void PCSC_DisconnectCardHandle(SCARDHANDLE hCard)
 
 	DeleteCriticalSection(&(pCard->lock));
 
-	pContext = PCSC_GetCardContextData(pCard->hContext);
-
-	pContext->hCard = 0;
-
 	free(pCard);
 
 	if (!g_CardHandles)
@@ -1619,9 +1597,6 @@ WINSCARDAPI LONG WINAPI PCSC_SCardConnect_Internal(SCARDCONTEXT hContext,
 	if (!g_PCSC.pfnSCardConnect)
 		return SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE;
 
-	if (PCSC_IsCardHandleConnected(hContext))
-		return SCARD_E_SHARING_VIOLATION;
-
 	szReaderPCSC = PCSC_GetReaderNameFromAlias((char*) szReader);
 
 	if (!szReaderPCSC)