diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 57ae348a..7bce0e14 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -344,16 +344,11 @@ app.enableAuth = function() {
     }
 
     if(Model.checkAccess) {
-      // Pause the request before checking access
-      // See https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-storage-service/issues/7
-      req.pause();
       Model.checkAccess(
         req.accessToken,
         modelId,
         method,
         function(err, allowed) {
-          // Emit any cached data events that fired while checking access.
-          req.resume();
           if(err) {
             console.log(err);
             next(err);